I saw another review, and it said the boat was crowded, but, we arrived an hour early and found a seat right away. The ride out to the whales was smooth, even with an impending storm, and the captains made us feel very safe. We followed a bit a mamma and her calf, the calf was being playful and breached a few times, which was highly awe-inspiring. That moment sealed the rest of the trip. We did go back in an hour early, but, we assumed for safety? Either way, nothing was going to amount up to the calfās breach. Even if that didnāt happen, just seeing whales was majestic! We will be back.