Author: Cruiser Evan
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Whale Watching Cruises in Los Angeles: A Guide
Although the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, there are no whale watching cruises that depart from Los Angeles specifically. However, there are several companies that provide whale watching cruises to people visiting or living in Los Angeles. Most of these companies have come up in our other articles about whale watching in California, but a couple have not, and in any case this guide was written with Los Angeles visitors and residents in mind. If you are interested in taking a whale watching cruise from Los Angeles, we have all the information you need. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Long Beach: A Guide
Like lots of California coastal towns, there are opportunities for whale watching off the coast of Long Beach. Despite its close proximity, there aren’t as many whale watching cruise companies in Long Beach as there are in Newport Beach, and there certainly aren’t as many as there are in San Diego, so Long Beach isn’t exactly a whale watching mecca. However, there are cruises to be taken, and below we have composed a guide to help you find the best whale watching cruises in Long Beach. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Newport Beach: A Guide
Like a number of cities in California, there are many whale watching cruises out of Newport Beach. Three major companies in Newport Beach offer whale watching cruises all year long. The number of whale watching opportunities from Newport Beach is almost comparable to San Diego, despite the fact that Newport Beach’s population is more than 15 times smaller. (Whale watching cruises from both cities more or less explore the same California waters, so the industries of each city are blended together.) Below we’ve put together a guide to whale watching cruises in Newport Beach that explains what is available and how you can go about securing a spot on board a ship. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in San Diego: A Guide
We recently wrote an article about whale watching cruises in California in which we described the general landscape of whale watching in the state. While most of the larger, coastal towns in California have at least a couple of whale watching cruise companies, we noticed that San Diego had a particularly lively scene, partly because it is the second largest city in the state and partly because it is especially well situated for observing certain types of whales. There are numerous whale watching cruises out of San Diego every single day (at least during certain parts of the year), so it can be difficult to make sense of the wealth of options at your disposal. To help steer you toward the right sailing, we have compiled the following guide to whale watching cruises in San Diego. Read more […] -
List of Cruise Ports in the United States
Over the last several months, we have written about the things to see and do in every major cruise port city in the United States. Below is a list of every one of these U.S. port cities, with each entry in the list linking to the port’s individual article. While some cruise ports are more active than others, major cruise lines and multiple ships operate out of every city listed below (with one exception – see below). The port cities of the United States are listed in alphabetical order. Read more […] -
The Port City of Tampa: Things to See and Do Before Leaving on a Cruise
Despite being located in Florida, the main hub of the global cruise industry, Tampa, or more precisely Port Tampa Bay, is not particularly busy in terms of cruise traffic. This places it in stark contrast to other Florida ports, especially Miami, the busiest cruise port in the world. Even so, six ships from four different cruise lines sail from Tampa, and there are cruises all year long (albeit only from Carnival), so it’s obviously an active cruise port, and thousands of people pass through it each week. If you happen to be one of these people and you have some spare time before leaving on your cruise, we’ve outlined some things to see and do. With only a few hours free, you can get in a mini-vacation before your actual vacation by checking out what Tampa has to offer. Read more […]
