Whale sighting opportunities during scenic cruising days

[paradiseisaprincessaway]

Hey does anyone know when the best time of day is for opportunities to see whales etc. we have two days of scenic cruising and am curious when I should be up on deck. :)

[gottagoacruzn]

What ship and dates are you sailing on and what are your ports?

 

Virginia

Edited April 11, 2015 by gottagoacruzn

[xlxo]

You might see one around Juneau and Vancouver... however, I recommend booking a whale excursions that takes you to their feeding areas....

 

Cruise ships avoid whale areas. It's not pretty when there is a collision.

[CruiserBruce]

Whales need to breathe (surface) 24/7, so you can see them any time of the day.

Edited April 11, 2015 by CruiserBruce

[Budget Queen]

There is a lengthy thread several days back, on scenic sailing areas- that I give tips on humpback areas.

 

IF you post your itinerary and times, I will tell you where to be out. HOWEVER, and I get the "what time" question all the time. Sorry- it requires you to invest a lot of time "searching" and you being happy with 1 minute of view. :)

[Budget Queen]

 

Cruise ships avoid whale areas. It's not pretty when there is a collision.

 

Actually not true. cruise ship routes go right through several humpback feeding areas.

[dhmom99]

Hey does anyone know when the best time of day is for opportunities to see whales etc. we have two days of scenic cruising and am curious when I should be up on deck. :)

 

we have seen many whales out of Tracy Arm going south to Ketchikan.

[peety3]

We've seen whales every time going north out of Ketchikan. On both of our Glacier Bay cruises, we've seen whales entering/leaving GBNP.

[thfamilyvontan]

We are sailing from Anchorage to Vancouver July 11-18 with stops in Ketchican, Juneau and Skagway with Glacier Bay cruising. Advice for whale sightings?

[bottom-dragger]

this area has seen increasing concentrations over the past few years. Sightings are now common east of Petersburg. They keep me awake at night........

http://psgmmc.org/pages/research/frederick.htm

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/17360.shtml

 

when i lived on Zarembo Island, w/o TV we'd drive down to Snow Passage (SW corner) in the evening to sit on the beach and look for whales.

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/17383.shtml

Edited April 13, 2015 by bottom-dragger

[paradiseisaprincessaway]

traveling from anchorage to vancouver may 16-23 stops include juneau, ketichkan and skagway with two days scenic cruising.

 

thanks for any tips :)

[Budget Queen]

I need to have the exact itineraries listed. With TIMES and ORDER of the route.

 

You can also plug in your own information- IF you take a look at a recent thread- on "scenic sailing" The information is there.

Edited April 13, 2015 by Budget Queen

[5waldos]

If there is a naturalist onboard they will usually/often alert passengers when things are seen.

[Budget Queen]

If there is a naturalist onboard they will usually/often alert passengers when things are seen.

 

An interested and visible ship naturalist can really enhance a trip. :) But for at least the last 5 years, I've experienced fewer that offer this. Even Michelle- a long time Carnival expert was mostly absent except during the few programs and narrative of Tracy Arm. She used to spend a lot of time on the bridge- every sea day. Wasn't the case last year.

[5waldos]

We had a wonderful naturalist on Princess-David Hancock who seemed to spend nearly all day on the bridge. And he made a huge difference in the experience for sure.

 

 

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[Budget Queen]

We had a wonderful naturalist on Princess-David Hancock who seemed to spend nearly all day on the bridge. And he made a huge difference in the experience for sure.

 

 

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I wish there were easy ways to track, who's on board. :) The winners are worth sailing with. It's just that I haven't hit many the last several years. I've also gone on a large number of NCL cruises- with no naturalist.

[5waldos]

I wish there were easy ways to track, who's on board. :) The winners are worth sailing with. It's just that I haven't hit many the last several years. I've also gone on a large number of NCL cruises- with no naturalist.

 

 

That was a deal breaker immediately for me. And agree would love to know who we would be sailing with in August.

 

 

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