Author: Cruiser Evan
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Whale Watching Cruises in Port Townsend, Washington: A Guide
Port Townsend is a small town on the northeastern corner of the Olympic Peninsula, right on the upper edge of the Puget Sound, and this makes it an ideal place to take a whale watching cruise. Although whales are occasionally seen off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend is primarily a good whale watching cruise departure point because of its proximity to the San Juan Islands, which is a whale watching mecca of sorts, at least if you want to see killer whales. (Washington is a big whale watching state largely because of the killer whales that live around the San Juan Islands.) Below we outline everything you need to know about whale watching cruises from Port Townsend. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Bellingham, Washington: A Guide
Whale watching cruises that depart from Bellingham, Washington are the northernmost such launches in the Continental United States. Bellingham is only about ten miles from the Canadian border, and in fact the city is frequented by Canadian tourists looking for cheaper consumer goods. More relevant for our purposes, Bellingham is also right on the coast of Washington, and the town’s port, and the Fairhaven Cruise Terminal in particular, is an ideal departure point for whale watching cruises around the San Juan Islands. Below we outline the whale watching opportunities available to residents and visitors of Bellingham, providing you with a guide for finding the right cruise to book. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Anacortes, Washington: A Guide
Anacortes is basically attached to the mainland of Washington, but it is on a jagged landmass that stretches toward the San Juan Islands, and these two features make Anacortes an excellent place to take a whale watching cruise. You can drive a car to the port, and then once you are at the port you aren’t very far from the whales, or more precisely the killer whales that inhabit or pass through the San Juan Island area. As is the case with whale watching cruises in any given city, it is helpful to know a little about the scene – like which companies offer these types of voyages – before you start looking into cruises to book. We have done the research for you, and below we have compiled our findings into a guide to whale watching in Anacortes, Washington. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Everett, Washington: A Guide
Everett is a city in Washington that is on the coast of Puget Sound, and thus there are not surprisingly whale watching cruises that depart from the city. However, despite the city’s prime positioning and relatively large size (with a population of about 100,000, it’s the seventh largest city in the state), the whale watching opportunities are fairly sparse. Basically, if you plan to go on a whale watching cruise that leaves from Everett, you need to know what the situation is, which is precisely what we explain below. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in the San Juan Islands of Washington: A Guide
Essentially all whale watching opportunities in the state of Washington involve the San Juan Islands or the area around these islands, including the Puget Sound. This area is off the northwestern coast of Washington, which is made up of a maze of islands and waterways where whales and other marine life are frequently spotted. To give you a better idea of what to expect if you go on a whale watching cruise in the San Juan Islands or there about, we have compiled the following guide. Read more […] -
The World Residential Cruise Ship
The World is a residential cruise ship that continuously sails around the globe. The people who have purchased rooms on board the ship, which range from studios to three-room apartments, collectively own the ship. Among other things, this means that the roughly 200 residents have a say in the vessel’s yearly itinerary, and they also get to dictate what services are offered on board the ship. Basically, The World is a privately owned yacht – the world’s largest, in fact – but the ownership claim is spread among dozens of people who call the ship home, either part-time or full-time. There is something inherently interesting about living a life of permanent mobility at sea, so we have compiled the following overview of The World that explains the basics of the ship’s concept and how it is lived out by its residents. Read more […]
