$18 for a Whale & Dolphin Watching Cruise with Hornblower Cruises & Events
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- 3.5-hour whale & dolphin watching tour
- Informative, historic tour
- Witness the natural splendor
- Eco-friendly ships
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Your decades-old dominance of land has made you forget the majesty of the shoeless creatures of the deep. Today’s Groupon offers a valuable lesson in pelagic perspective from the comfort of a Hornblower Cruises & Events climate-controlled, whale-watching yacht. For $18, you get a 3.5-hour tour full of oceanic titans with expert narration about San Diego’s history and landmarks. When whale-watch season starts on December 12, you'll have your chance to experience voyeuristic opportunities beyond a landlubber’s wildest imagination.
Hornblower tours are captained by expert captains who have a wealth of expert knowledge. Docents from the San Diego Natural History museum answer questions and share the gritty-nitty of San Diego landmarks, 20th-century blubber unions, and who had what at the local plankton buffet. Kick back and stimulate the whale-watching part of your brain with spectacular moments of nature. Relish in the gargantuan grace of gray whales and the intimidating intelligence of card-counting dolphins. Hornblower guarantees a whale sighting, so if a whale goes unsighted during your tour, you'll get a pass good for another Hornblower tour. Whale-watch tours depart daily at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
In an effort to preserve the habitat of the saber-toothed humpback whale, Hornblower is partnering with the Port of San Diego to promote environmentally sound practices in and around the bay. You and your friends can aqua-ogle with eco-confidence, knowing that efforts are under way to maintain the natural beauty for future generations of whales and human-whale hybrids.
This deal is good through the end of whale-watching season, which has been tentatively set for April 4, 2010, but is subject to change.
Reviews
Yelpers give Hornblower Cruises & Events a 3.5-star rating:
- Captain Nick was very informative and very wise. I have lived in San Diego for 8 years and didn't know half the stuff that I learned on this cruise. – Miranda F.
- Overall, this is a professionally run excursion and is something very enjoyable in our own backyard. – Keith B.
- Now thats a good worth of fun for your money.I highly recommend this short cruise around the harbor. It’s a nice way to sit and relax and enjoy the beauty of this fine city. – john t.
What Whales Know About Humans
Whale watches seemingly provide a relaxing yet exciting chance to see whales in their natural habitat, acting naturally. What we humans don’t know is that whales are simultaneously doing some reconnaissance of their own. Here's what the whales have discerned about humans in their limited contact with the creatures during human watches:
- All humans are known to stand on the perimeter of Aqua-Mobile Land-Extensions for purposes of occasionally pointing at water
- Humans are awed by all blowhole-related activities
- Many grown humans encourage their calves to throw up in the ocean
- Humans exist only during the daytime
- Humans seem to be unaware of secret whale plot to build underwater White House and form bicameral legislature
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About City Experiences California (Formerly Hornblower Cruises)
City Cruises, one of two sub-brands under City Experiences’ expansive portfolio of water- and land-based experience companies, operate dining, sightseeing, and private events across 22 destinations in the U.S., Canada, and the UK.