Everything was quite nice. The boat was clean, crew was pleasant, the captain soft spoken. We went March 11th, 2017. Whale watching off of the coast of California is not that difficult, we are in peak season. The whales migrate in 60 to 90 feet of water, you just get out there and hopefully they come by. And they did. Two grey whales, multiple dolphins, lots of pelicans, we loved it.