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Davey's Locker Whale Watching Orange County


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 14 attractions in Newport Beach
Traveller Description:
Davey's Locker offers daily departures all year long. Cruise lengths vary depending on the time of year. Refreshments and snacks are available on the...... more » Davey's Locker offers daily departures all year long. Cruise lengths vary depending on the time of year. Refreshments and snacks are available on the ship's snack bar. The Ocean Explorer is Davey's Locker's primary whale watching ship, 65 feet in length with both outdoor and indoor seating a upper level observation deck and staff with over 30 years of combined experience in narration of whale watching cruises. The Ocean Explorer makes for a very comfortable and enjoyable whale watching excursion. Davey's Locker with over 30 years of whale watching for Orange County has provided whale watching tours to families and their kids, making Davey's Locker a whale watching tradition that we are very proud of. Private whale watching charters or boat rentals are also available. « less
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Attraction type: Group tour/boat
Activities: Fishing, Shopping
Address: 400 Main Street Newport Beach, CA 92661
Tel: 949-673-1435
Fax: 949-673-5341

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1 of 5 stars
Orange, CA
28 Sep 2009

We booked an extended 3/4 day trip (for my son and myself -- he is an avid fisherman). We left the dock on time about 6:30 AM but had to stop for bait twice (once in the Newport Channel and once a few miles up the coast in the opposite direction of our trip for the day). After a VERY... more

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3 of 5 stars
Fort Lee, New Jersey
1 Aug 2009

We tried for two days to sight a blue whale off the coast of Newport Beach, but with no luck. We were disappointed because we found out that a company in Long Beach had sighted whales on those days (we went the third day to Harbor Breeze Cruises and were able to see a whale!). If you are interested in... more

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1 of 5 stars
long beach ca
22 Jun 2008

This was my 3rd experience on a private charter out of dAaveys locker. We rounded up 15 of my close high school friends and went out for an "all day boat" A day boat in my eyes is a 24 hr period of good times with friends. Catching fish is just the by product of going out and throwing some... more

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3 of 5 stars
Tucson, Arizona
27 May 2008

Apparently it's called a 3/4 day fishing trip because you spend 3/4 of your day cruising out to Catalina and then looking for places to fish. Not so much time spent actually fishing. Deck hands weren't terribly helpful. Captain wasn't terribly excited to have us onboard. All in all, a lot of money spent for a couple pounds of calico... more

19 May 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

i had heard good things about the fishing boat FREELANCE.. however they really are not much help for those who are new to fishing .. i took my 2 sons out on a 3/4 day boat .. i pulled a deck hand aside gave him 20.00 and asked him to help out since my sons are new to saltwater fishing... more

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Davey's Locker Whale Watching Orange County Address

400 Main Street, Newport Beach, CA 92661
Tel: 949-673-1435 Fax: 949-673-5341