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Whale Watching
Private 2 Hour Charter » Monday - Friday
$ 2,625
Whale Watching
Private 2 Hour Charter » Saturdays & Sundays
$ 3,375
Cocktail Cruise
$ 1,842
Laguna Beach Sightseeing
$ 3,375
Catalina Charter
Up to 25 people
$ 5,200
Burial at Sea
$ 850
*Gratuity
All Private Charters do not include gratuity!
Ocean Adventures Catamaran Charters in Dana Point
Ocean Adventures is a 63-foot catamaran built exclusively for Dana Wharf. The U.S. Coast Guard licensed it to carry 59 passengers, and it is the only vessel of its kind to be re-certified from 49 passengers to 59.
It has a roomy viewing deck, an inside cabin with viewing from every area of the boat and a large sun area on the back deck. You’ll feel like you can reach out and touch the dolphins that swim right beneath you.
The boat is wrapped in custom artwork by marine artist Wyland, made for Dana Wharf, showing a pod of humpback whales swimming alongside bottlenose dolphins. Captains Corey Hall and Todd Mansur run Ocean Adventures.
Amenities
Room for a group to spread out, inside and out.
- Indoor and outdoor seating
- Covered salon
- Open bow and panoramic viewing areas
- Large sun deck at the stern
- Men’s and women’s restrooms
- Snack bar
- Licensed bar serving beer, wine and cocktails
- Sound system and viewing monitors
Private Whale Watching
Charter Ocean Adventures for a two-hour private whale and dolphin watching trip off Dana Point, home to the trademark Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World®, for up to 59 guests. Weekday and weekend starting rates are in the price list on this page.
A certified marine naturalist can be added on request on all whale watching charters at no extra charge. If you would rather not have one on deck, your captain will narrate the trip.
Cruises and Celebrations
Ocean Adventures hosts cocktail cruises, birthdays, bridal showers, company outings and sunset celebrations for up to 59 guests. Private cocktail cruises run after 5 p.m.
Private wine cruises take up to 49 guests, with tastings from The Organic Cellar. Our charter team can help with catering and bar options for your group.
Laguna Beach and Catalina Charters
Ocean Adventures also runs private Laguna Beach sightseeing cruises along the coast, and Catalina Island charters for up to 25 guests. Starting rates are in the price list on this page.
Burials at Sea
Ocean Adventures can host a burial at sea ceremony for up to 59 guests.
For ceremonies aboard Ocean Adventures, Dana Wharf makes a donation in your loved one’s name to the Gulf of Catalina Gray Whale Preservation and Education Foundation, and you receive a certificate of donation.
Rates
Starting rates for private whale watching, cocktail cruises, Laguna Beach sightseeing, Catalina charters and burials at sea are in the price list on this page.
Current wine and cocktail cruise specials are on our private events page. Call or email us for a quote for your date and group.
Reviews
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Photos of Ocean Adventures
Request a Charter Quote
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Public OCean Adventure Tours
OCean Adventures Captains
Captain Corey Hall
Operations Manager
Board of Directors, Gray Whale Foundation
Certified Marine Naturalist, American Cetacean Society
Captain Corey has loved the ocean since he can remember. He was born in Laguna Beach and got his Captain’s License when he was a young man of 19. He’s been on the water ever since, sharing and educating locals and visitors on the marine life here in Dana Point.
He loves both whale watching and fishing equally, especially when there are first-timers or kids on board. Captain Corey enjoys catching Calico Bass because it takes skill and finesse. There are several ways to fish Calico Bass and they can be caught year round here in Dana Point.
Since being a member of the Dana Wharf team of Captains, Captain Corey has a lot of good memories, but perhaps the most memorable was hosting the world’s tallest man on a whale watching trip. “His shoes were as big as many of the fish we catch,” explained the Captain.
Captain Todd Mansur
Director of Marine Mammal Education Programs
Board of Directors, Gray Whale Foundation
Certified Marine Naturalist, American Cetacean Society
Captain Todd was born in Laguna Beach and for the past 32 years has had a career on the ocean. Through a variety of experiences he has had the opportunity to observe hundreds of different marine species, both fish and mammals.
At the impressionable age of 13 he was the only crew member for a 20 passenger operation that fished during the spring, summer, and fall. During the winter he crewed for a whale watching operation. This early exposure to Mother Ocean had a huge impact on Todd.
In 1992 Captain Todd became Dana Wharf Whale Watching’s lead naturalist and conducts all of the pre-excursion in-classroom education for Orange County’s schools. This is also a major role for Todd as a Board Member of the Gray Whale Foundation.
Todd does pubic speaking engagements on the topic upon request. Todd worked as a writer, editor and photographer for the film “Sharing the Shores off Dana Point: A Whale and Dolphin Exploration.”