Premium Whale Watching Cruise & Entry to Maritime Museum: Weekday

Price
$65 for adults
$34 for children (ages 12 & under)

Price includes light snacks and sandwiches, soda, water and ice, 7 fine crew, plus unlimited Maritime Museum time before or after the sail. Additional catering, alcohol and crew gratuity are NOT included.

Operation
Monday thru Friday from December 19th to April 15th. Boarding time is 10:30am and the cruise goes from 11am to 3pm.

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Premier Whale Watching in San Diego
From December 19 to April 15, experience a rare opportunity to whale watch on America, the famous San Diego racing yacht. Experience San Diego sailing like never before on our luxurious and historic yacht America, as we go whale watching. This is the peak season for whale watching, when some 28,000 gray whales migrate over 10,000 miles to Baja California where they birth their young.

Your America whale watching ticket also includes the $14 admission ticket to the San Diego Maritime Museum. Here you can pursue all of the amazing history, boats and ships that the Maritime Museum has to offer. Explore the magnificent "Star of India", prowl an ancient Russian submarine and navigate your way through "Surprise", the beautiful ship from the movie "Master & Commander".

America is the ONLY yacht that opens its decks to the public each day as we head out to watch the grace and beauty of California Gray Whales. Unlike other San Diego whale watching tours that use diesel engines (which can cause some ocean-goers to become seasick), our America yacht is a sailing yacht, allowing us to offer a "no seasickness" guarantee!

Our No Seasickness Guarantee!
That's right... lose your lunch and we'll replace it! The folks on the beautiful yacht America are so confident that you will not get seasick that they will provide a $40 gift certificate to San Diego's famous "Fish Market" restaurant if your day is spoiled by motion sickness ($20 child certificate).

Most whale watching vessels are motorboats that not only have a lot more diesel fumes than a sailboat but, because of their hull shape, are more inclined to roll a lot more on the ocean than a sailboat with a large balancing keel deep below the surface. As such, the 11 ft. deep keel on the 139 ft. America effectively eliminates 90% of the motion and guarantees you a great day.

Tour Overview
The gray whales are always the focus of our daily tours, however we are often joined by large numbers of dolphins who swim with us beside our sailing yacht. There can be hundreds of dolphins in a school or herd, and we often see 3 or 4 different dolphin species. On one memorable trip, our guests saw what one little girl described as a "stampede of dolphins".

In addition to dolphins we often see seals swimming or lounging on the buoys on our way out of the harbor or during our return. The seals are attracted to boats, especially if they think you are a fishing boat with excess bait to unload before going ashore.