Tag: Whale Watching
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Whale Watching Cruises in Massachusetts: A Guide
The Northeast is filled with whale watching cruises, and the state at the center of the whale watching scene, in terms of both location and importance, is Massachusetts. A number of whale watching cruise companies operate out of the state, and they sail out of cities all along the Massachusetts’ coast. There are of course whale watching cruises out of Boston, but several smaller cities have whale watching cruises as well, including Gloucester, Newburyport, Plymouth, Hyannis, and Provincetown, and there are also whale watching cruises from Nantucket Island. Basically, if you are anywhere along the Massachusetts coastline, you likely aren’t far from a whale watching outfit. To impose some order on the situation, we have compiled the following guide to whale watching in Massachusetts. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Rhode Island: A Guide
Like most coastal states in the Northeast, there are whale watching cruises in Rhode Island. In fact, given how small the state is, there are a surprising number of whale watching cruises in Rhode Island, although not all of them are particularly easy to find. To make finding and booking a whale watching cruise in Rhode Island as easy as possible, we have compiled the following guide, which covers both general information about whale watching in RI, as well more specific information about the exact companies – Frances Fleet, Snappa Charters, Fish Trap, Priority Fishing Charters, and Seven B’s V – that offer these cruises out of Rhode Island ports. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Connecticut
Despite its location on the northern end of the East Coast, where lots of whale watching companies are based, there do not appear to be any whale watching cruises in Connecticut specifically. Whale watching cruises are offered in basically all of the coastal states surrounding Connecticut, and thus it isn’t clear why Connecticut lacks whale watching cruises. There even seem to be several good places for whale watching departure points in cities like New Heaven and New London, but evidently no one has set up shop. Below we explore the situation in more depth, pointing to whale watching alternatives and also steering you clear from potential confusion. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in New York: A Guide
New York is known for many things, but one of them isn’t whale watching. However, thousands of people take whale watching cruises from New York every year, and in fact whale watching has become increasingly popular in New York thanks to a rising whale population off the coast. There is, as far as we can tell, only one whale watching company that operates out of New York – American Princess Cruises, which offers the “Whale and Dolphin Watching Adventure Cruise” – and they only operate out of one part of New York City: Riis Landing, which is on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. However, they operate for a good portion of the year, from late Spring to late Fall, and they generally offer multiple cruises a week on a large vessel, so there are plenty of whale watching cruises to be taken. Below we cover all the relevant details about these whale watching cruises in New York, giving you a guide to consult if you are interested in a largely unknown New York activity. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Cape May and New Jersey: A Guide
When you get as far north as New Jersey, or more specifically the city of Cape May, whale watching on the East Coast becomes more of a live option. South of New Jersey, there are a couple of scattered whale watching cruises, but most of the states along the East Coast have close to no whale watching cruise opportunities. New Jersey in particular doesn’t have a ton of opportunities, but there are two companies dedicated to whale watching cruises, both of which are in Cape May, and there are also a couple of ocean tours in New Jersey that are like whale watching cruises. A guide to whale watching in New Jersey is largely a guide to whale watching in Cape May, so we’ll focus on the cruises in this city, but we also include details about related cruises as well, one of which isn’t in Cape May. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Delaware
Delaware is a relatively small state, and only a small section of it borders open ocean, so you might not think there are many opportunities for whale watching in Delaware, and in thinking this you would be right: there isn’t much whale watching activity in the state. However, it is nevertheless possible to whale watch, and there are even whale watching cruises that depart from Delaware. Below we detail what is and is not possible in terms of whale watching in Delaware. Read more […]