Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Guaranteed Sightings! 7 Seas Whale Watch is located in the heart of historic downtown Gloucester, MA and in one of the busiest parts of Gloucester harbor. As soon as you board the Privateer you will be surrounded by the sights and sounds of Gloucester’s working waterfront. You may see fishing boats unloading fish, lobster men baiting and setting their traps, and perhaps even some of our indigenous wildlife such as Harbor seals, Gray seals, and various species of birds. The tour begins with a harbor tour of Gloucester Harbor starting with Cape Pond Ice (which most of you have seen on Wicked Tuna and ends at the Dog Bar Breakwater. A typical trip is anywhere from 3-4 hours but may be extended if the whales move further out for feed. The Privateer IV was built for 300 passengers but we only book to 150 to ensure the comfort and safety of our passengers and is equipped with restrooms, and on-board food Galley and bar.
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Naturalist onboard
A 3 and a half hour to 4 hour excursion.
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks (available for purchase)
Gratuities
$5 DOLLAR FUEL SURCHARGE PER PASSENGER
Departure Point
63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA 01930, USA
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Due to unusually high fuel prices, we have had to add a $5 FUEL SURCHARGE. This surcharge will be collected at the window upon check-in for each passenger in your party. This purchase does not include the fuel surcharge.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Erin_R
20 Oct 2022
We saw so many whales!! The trip was amazing. We learned a lot and thought it was really cool that other than the captain, the entire boat was run by young women!! Highly recommend!
ecoster121
18 Oct 2022
This was my very first whale watch and it went so well! We saw at least 9 individual whales!! The staff knows so much about the whales and we had a naturalist and photographer on the ship that made announcements of where to look, how to stay safe, identify the whales as we saw them and told us their names, and announced fun information about the whales and their behaviors. The water was very choppy that morning but the staff and crew made sure everyone was safe and we had an awesome time on the boat. There is an upper open deck, lower edge deck, and a heated cabin on the bottom level and bathrooms. It took about 45 minutes to get out to the feeding grounds, about 2.5 hrs watching, and 45 minutes back. the town has a great main street and there are a lot of places to shop and eat. I suggest getting there early and going to Cake Ann for a blueberry muffin as it is amazing and the shop is right near where you check in and its a good place to stay warm! Wear layers and hats and gloves in the fall!
Don L
18 Oct 2022
Great experience captain and crew were the best saw 4 different whales even saw a boat that had just caught a tuna got great photos of whale tails
This tour in
Gloucester
is organized by
7 Seas whale Watch
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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