Gray Whale Watching Season Begins
Our first Gray Whale of the season put on quite a show! Captain Earnesto Coleman and our expert Whale Watching Naturalists from the San Diego Natural History Museum spotted a
Hornblower Captain Recognized for Customer Service on San Diego Whale Watching Cruise
Love and kindness is indeed in the air at Hornblower! This past Valentine’s weekend Captain Gaetano Balistreri was recognized for his excellent guest relations on board the whale watching cruise
Scientists do Detective Work on a Dead Whale
Sadly, a dead Gray Whale was found washed up on a San Diego beach and towed to Fiesta Island. While spotting live whales is the main focus of our Whale
Gray Whale in San Diego Bay
Book Your Whale Watching Tour More and more often Hornblower is seeing Gray Whales hanging out in San Diego Bay. About a week ago three Gray Whales were spotted within
Remarkable Risso’s Dolphins
Risso’s Dolphins (Grampus griseus) We finished our 2017 Summer Whale Watching season with an appearance of rarely-spotted Risso’s Dolphins. Whale watch naturalists aboard the cruise mentioned that they only see
Fast Facts about Blue Whales
The blue whale is bigger than 25 elephants. It is almost twice the size in weight of most large dinosuars, including the Argentinosaurus and Apatosaurus (once mistakenly know as the
San Diego Whale Watching Photos from this Whale Season
The trained naturalists on board every one of Hornblower Cruises Whale Watching Cruise are there to enhance the educational experience of our guests. These “Whalers” as we fondly call them
Reoccuring Sightings of Semi-famous Mottled Dolphin Named “Patches” from Adventure Hornblower
SD Natural History Museum Whalers and whale watching regulars like Mike Roerder (author of 1000 Whales in a Year) are out on cruises enough to spot reoccurring animals. The “regulars”
Baby Gray Whale in San Diego Bay and Gray Whale Migration Route
(Video link courtesy of CBS 8 News and reporter Marcella Lee from Jan. 27,2014) A very small and young gray whale has been stuck in the San Diego Bay since
Hornblower Captain Inspired to Bring Abalone Back from the Brink
UPDATE 5/31/18: Exciting news! Scientist, Hornblower Captain, and Kelp Lady Nancy Caruso reports that in the past year, the Green Abalone Restoration Project has grown (see original story below). They