My husband and I just returned from a cruise to Alaska where we were excited by our whale watching excursion, until we went to Gloucester, Mass.! We took the 7 Seas Whale Watching cruise on July 9th and had a fabulous day of whale watching! Not only did we see the whales swimming around, but we also saw them feeding and diving. As if on cue to top the trip off, one of the whales, a 7 year old named Eruption (yes, the naturalist on board, Michelle, identified many of the whales by name!) began breaching and jumped out of the water between 25 and 30 times!

The crew was friendly and informative, especially Michelle and Peter, and the boat was clean and comfortable. This trip is an absolute must if you're going to Gloucester. We were staying in Salem and were so happy that we chose to take the trip, it was the highlight of our whole weekend!!!