Aloha, I can hardly believe the Whale Season has begun already. Where has the year gone??? Though our season has started off kind of slow with just sporadic sightings, we have seen Humpbacks the last couple of days on our Whale Watch Cruises. On Monday’s 10:00 Cruise from Kawaihae, we found a pod of two …

Aloha, Guests joining us on Saturday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise saw 4 different Humpbacks within about a mile of each other, though we had to travel all the way up to the Spencer Beach area to see them. Our on board naturalist, Captain Mike, reports that one of these whales surfaced just over …

Epic Snorkel & Whale Watch Adventure on Seasmoke today. On the way to our snorkel site, not only did we see a 5 foot + Manta Ray feeding on the surface, but we also saw a monk seal!!! And then…to top it off, on the way back, while we were under sail, we saw two …

This monk seal showed up at Anaeho’omalu Bay today. Based on the photo, she appears to be enjoying a nap on the shoreline. And while we absolutely love to see this endangered animal, the folks at NOAA tell us that overall, her species isn’t doing so great.  According to NOAA’s Office of Protected Resources, the …

We wanted you to be the first to know that today guests on our Snorkel Adventure Cruise aboard Seasmoke got to see the very first Humpback Whales of our 2015/2016 season! Captain Ryan Stevenson reports seeing spouts from two sub-adult Humpbacks just about 1/2 mile offshore of Anaeho’omalu Bay around noon. As our guests and …

We know you like to Snorkel, Sail, Whale Watch and Cruise the beautiful coastline…and we love to share all these adventures with you. So, we’ve decided it’s time to create the ultimate Frequent Cruiser Club! We’re proud to unveil our Big Kahuna Club. For just $500 per year (and we’re talking a calendar year, so …

Aloha and Welcome to our new site! We’ve spent the summer working with the very talented designers at Kismet Design to update our site and make it responsive. Now, you’ll be able to find out about our adventures and reserve your space no matter which device you’re using to access the site. We hope you enjoy …

Aloha, As this ends our Humpback Season, I thought I should leave off with some good news. All the new calves we’ve seen this season bode well for the future of the Humpback population in the North Pacific. According to research results released in 2008 by SPLASH (Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance and Status …

Aloha, We didn’t see any Humpbacks on our Tuesday Wake up With the Whales, but we did have a nice morning on the water looking for them! So with no Humpbacks to report about in our waters, here’s an interesting story about a Humpback who went where he wasn’t supposed to be: In 1985, a …

Aloha, With another Whale Watch Season wrapping up here on the Big Island, we’re beginning to think the remaining whales are getting kind of lonely. At least that would explain what happened to us on our Wake Up With the Whales Cruise on Monday. As we were leaving the bay, Captain Mike saw a couple …