Summer Gray Whale Spotted in the Bay
A young Gray Whale had been spotted over the weekend by Hornblower’s Captains during some of our Harbor Tours and Dinner Cruises. The small whale has been hanging out near …
Watching the Whale Watchers Watch Whales
Friday June 30 was the first day of Hornblower Cruises & Events’ Blue Whale Watching season in San Diego and what a spectacular start to the season it was. Like …
Orcas Ride the Wake of a Fishing Boat near San Diego
This exhilarating video perfectly captures the excitement of orcas playing in the wake of a small fishing charter boat. Orcas are a type of highly-social dolphin and will occasionally interact …
Whale Watching Review on Yelp.com Touts Typical Great Experience
I had to report this great YELP.com review from Mel C, from Las Vegas, NV from 2/9/14 This review is for their Whale & Dolphin Watching Adventure, not for the …
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 …
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 …