$54 Luxury Whale Watching & Ferris Wheel Package

While visiting Newport Beach experience two iconic activities for one special price. Purchase your Luxury Whale Watching ticket and also receive a ticket to ride the Balboa Ferris Wheel. Ferris wheel tickets will be issued at whale watching check in if you have purchased this package.

Ferris Wheel - Open daily from 11AM - 8PM (Friday & Saturday extended hours) - The Ferris Wheel offers a long ride to take in all the sights of the Newport Harbor from many levels.

Onboard our 50’ pristine Catamaran Yacht, our always low passenger capacity makes for an intimate at sea experience. The luxury whale watching cruises feature a perfect balance of gorgeous nautical details, and spacious viewing areas which allow you and your family to get up-close views of wild marine mammals including giant blue whales, humpback whales, mega pods of dolphin, and so much more. The unique 360-viewing walk around feature, allows for a perfect view from almost any vantage point onboard and means you’ll never miss a moment. Our favorite spot onboard is up front, where you can gaze down at bow riding dolphin, which will glide just below your feet on one of the dual bows, so close they are almost within arm’s reach!

Soak in the experience with our passionate and knowledgeable whale watching captains and onboard naturalists, as they share their excitement for all things ocean with guests onboard.

Join Captain Larry or Captain John and our Naturalist Jill.

• Spacious & luxurious yacht with numerous features Including 360 degree walk around deck, with dual bows for the ultimate viewing of bow riding dolphin.


• Low passenger number (only 35 guests max) for an intimate experience.


• Greater speed for going the distance to see mammals and/or spending more time viewing mammals and less time traveling to them. Over 10-mile radius means close to 100 square miles of ocean can be reached on a single cruise.


• Our most important asset is our amazing staff, which are experts at what they do. With decades of combined knowledge of marine mammals, and the ability to provide an enriching and responsible whale watching experience for guests. The passion is contagious!”


• Supplement charge of $8.50 applies for cruise times Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. No supplement charge for all other cruise times.


• Add $4.00 per person for weekend cruise times