December 4, 5, 18 & 19
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 2026
Holiday Cruises & Events
Celebrate the season on the water in Dana Point Harbor. Each of these runs on set dates in December.
December 5 & 6
December 11, 12 & 13
December 20 & 27
YEAR-ROUND
Dana Point Harbor Cruises
Two ways to see the harbor from the water at any time of year. Pick a date in the booking calendar.
Most popular harbor cruise
Private · up to 12 guests
Duffy Boat Rental
Take your own group around the harbor on our 22-foot electric Duffy boat. The ride is smooth and nearly silent, with views of the marina and the Dana Point Headlands, and you may spot a sea lion or a bottlenose dolphin. It leaves from Dana Wharf, in front of Turk’s and Proud Mary’s.
Looking for whale watching? See our whale and dolphin watching tours, which leave Dana Point Harbor year-round.
PRIVATE CHARTERS
Private Cruises & Celebrations
Reserve a whole boat for your group. We host birthdays, anniversaries, corporate gatherings, weddings and sunset cocktail cruises, on boats sized from a few guests up to the 95-foot Dana Pride for 149 guests.
Our charter team will help you choose the boat, the length of the cruise and the food and drinks.
Private charter reservations: (949) 496-5794 ext. 2
THROUGH THE YEAR
Seasonal Cruises & Events
Cruises and events we run at other times of the year.
February
March 5 to 7, 2027
July 4
July to September
July to October
SELECT DATES
Special Ocean Adventures
8-Hour Ultimate Whale Watch
A full day aboard the Ocean Adventures catamaran with a limited number of passengers, heading for the offshore banks and Catalina Island, weather permitting.
Wyland’s Whale & Dolphin Adventure Art Lesson
Before a two-hour whale and dolphin watching trip, kids watch an art lesson by Wyland on board and draw their own sea life for Wyland to judge.
Pelagic Birding Tours run a couple of times a year: six hours offshore with a local bird expert on board. See pelagic birding