The whole process was easy. The boat was clean. Vaccinated persons were exempt from wearing masks. The crew were pleasant and interesting. We saw several whales, however on this trip none of the whales did anything exciting; they just went up and down the way whales do. We got a good idea of how big they are. Those who have been on several whale watches said that sometimes the whales will do more interesting things, such as a breaching and/or slapping their fins, and/or come alongside the boat. Not this time for us unfortunately. The whale expert in the ship's crew pointed out that whales are wild animals and we humans do not attempt to train them by feeding them or otherwise interfere with their lives.