Cruise season in the San Juan Islands opens April 28-29, 2012 at the 2nd annual Bellingham Bay Rendezvous. Charter vessels from throughout the Salish Sea travel to Bellingham for this two-day celebration to show off their boats and honor maritime history at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal (355 Harris Ave),which also hosts the Alaska Ferry. TICKETS ON SALE… Continue reading Bellingham Bay Rendezvous – April 28 & 29
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Vote For Us In King 5's "Best NW Escapes" Contest
The deadline is Sunday, April 15th! Please take a second and vote for San Juan Cruises as the “Best NW Whale Watch” in King 5’s “Best NW Escapes” contest. If you’ve taken one of our cruises, or just want to support a local Bellingham/Whatcom County business, we’d love to have your vote. Just click on… Continue reading Vote For Us In King 5's "Best NW Escapes" Contest
Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away
We’re busy gearing up for the 2012 season, which will start on May 5th this season for our San Juan Adventure cruise, and June 1st for our Chuckanut Bay Cracked Crab dinner cruises. We will also be doing several holiday cruises, including our popular 4th of July Fireworks cruises aboard the Victoria Star 2 and… Continue reading Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away
New Orca Calf In J-Pod Born In December
In mid-December J-16 (aka “Slick”) gave birth to her fifth calf (J-48). There are now 89 resident Orca whales in the San Juan Islands. Photo (Photo by Candace Emmons / NWFSC)
Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available
Treat your family, friends or co-workers to a unique Northwest experience. Our tours will run May through September next year. There are two options available: –Our 8-hour San Juan Adventure day cruise, which includes a narrated tour through the scenic San Juan Islands, whale watching & wildlife viewing, a 2 hour shore visit in Friday… Continue reading Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available
San Juan Cruises Featured In Professional Mariner Magazine
Our company was recently featured in Professional Mariner Magazine – it’s a trade publication, but it gives a nice overview of our San Juan Adventure cruise, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into operating our tour.
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/16
At this point of the season we’re just running our tours Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, so we haven’t been out in the islands for a few days. Yesterday we were welcomed back by all three pods of resident Orca, just off the west side of San Juan Island. We’ll be back out today and tomorrow,… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/16
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/11
Yesterday, without a doubt, was the best day of the season. Clear skies, temperatures in the low 80’s, calm waters and a “super-pod” of Orca whales. A super-pod is when members of all 3 resident pods of Orca whales (J, K and L pods) are all gathered in one place. This only happens a few… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/11
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/10
On Saturday (9/10) we were able to find the L-12 group of Orca whales just off Eagle Pt. on the west side of San Juan Island. They were too far out of our range in the morning, so we cruised over to Friday Harbor for our 2 hour shore visit first, but were able to… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/10
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/9
We are currently offering our San Juan Adventure cruise Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, so we didn’t have any tours over the last few days. It was great to get back out there yesterday though – amazing weather and two pods of resident Orca whales (J & K pods), spotted in the southwest corner of the… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 9/9
