7 Seas Whale Watch

63 Rogers Street, Gloucester House Restaurant, Gloucester, MA 01930

978-283-1776

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If it was only easy to catch them breaching...

Very difficult to photograph the whales as they were popping up everywhere... Mother and calf.

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Ranked #3 of 18 activities in Gloucester

163 Reviews

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Owner description: Whale Watching Tours Departing Daily for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.7 Seas Whale Watch has been leading Gloucester Ma whale watching... more » Owner description: Whale Watching Tours Departing Daily for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.7 Seas Whale Watch has been leading Gloucester Ma whale watching tours for over 30 years. We're just a forty-five minute drive north of Boston, in the heart of historic downtown Gloucester, MA. Family owned and operated.Call for trip schedule and reservations,

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Colin C

Newport, United Kingdom

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14 reviews

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“There she blows”

Reviewed 8 May 2013

It was a beautiful May afternoon, no clouds fabulous sun shine, but a biting cold wind. The boat had I think they said 120 people on board, but there was bags of room, unlike the boat we saw which had come out of Boston, and looked full to the brim! On our trip out the really fabulous guide told us... More

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Wow. Thank you. That was a spectacular review of a wonderful afternoon on the water. Thanks again. Namaste. More

CJGo

Tannersville, Pennsylvania

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“FANTASTIC whale watching tour”

Reviewed 20 April 2013

We were staying in Salem, MA but I definitely wanted to go on a whale watching trip. I tried calling a few places with no luck. Seven Seas was wonderful and not far away. It was May 2012 and they told us that other boats were cancelling their tours but they would guarantee we were going to see whales but... More

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Hi CJGo, Thanks you so much for writing about the great time you had whale watching with us. I wanted to respond to this part of your post: "It was May 2012 and they told us that other boats were cancelling their tours but they would guarantee we were going to see whales but it would be a long ride.... More

johnw60763

New York City, New York

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7 attraction reviews

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6 helpful votes

“The BEST!!!”

Reviewed 15 April 2013

This company is extremely professional, with tours given by actual marine scientists who are very knowledgeable and personal. The boat is very comfortable. It was May 2012, and not quite a high season for whale watching, but we saw whales EVERYWHERE when we got to the spot (which too more than an hour an half each way, so prepare to... More

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Thank you for the great review. Yes, May is early in our whale watching season and it can be a little chilly out on the water. At that time of year, even when the air temperature is nice and warm, the water temperature is still quite cold so you can expect temperatures to be 10-15 degrees cooler on the ocean.... More

ronsgal

Overland Park, KS

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13 reviews

5 attraction reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

2 helpful votes

“WHALES EVERYWHERE!”

Reviewed 7 April 2013

First of all, the quality of the boats that 7 seas has are much superior to any of the others that I saw! The staff is wonderful, helpful and gives a wonderful narrative of everything that you will see on your tour. We were told that they can't guarantee that we would see anything, and I have to say that... More

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Hi Ronsgal, Thank you for the great review and I am glad your trip was a good one. It sounds like it started slow and kept getting better... I love it when trip choreography works out like that! I just wanted to clear up one thing for anyone who might read this review: We DO guarantee sightings! Well, to be... More

bamasattic

Alabama

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41 reviews

Reviews in 21 cities

25 helpful votes

“Absolutely wonderful experience!”

Reviewed 9 January 2013

My family and I went on the whale watching trip in early June. For some reason the whales were further out from Gloucester than normal and we had a longer trip to arrive where they were feeding. We stayed below deck because of the cool weather and were very comfortable. When we arrived where the whales were feeding the captain... More

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Thank you for the great review! Yes, it can be a bit chilly out on the water. Generally we tell people to plan on it being 10-15 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course) cooler on the water than on land. Early June can still be cool on the ocean, but by the end of June (and especially through July and August) you... More

5MNgirls

Eagan, Minnesota

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14 helpful votes

“If this is not on your bucket list - it should be”

Reviewed 26 December 2012

Going on this whale watching trip was the highlight of our Northeast weekend. I wasn't sure that I could get my mom and sisters out on a boat to go whale watching, but I decided to purchase tickets in advance and hope that they would go. Was I ever glad I purchased in advance as the trip was sold out... More

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"Going on this whale watching trip was the highlight of our Northeast weekend." Now that's what we like to hear! More

traveler2385

New York City, New York

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“Fantasic crew and whales!”

Reviewed 21 October 2012

I don't know what was better-being yards away from the humpback whales or listening to the highly knowledgeable naturalist narrate the trip!?! Everyone at 7 Seas was so friendly and professional! We saw 10 different whales (for extended periods of time each) and had a smooth sail out to sea and back. I would definitely stop in Gloucester to go... More

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Thank you for writing a good review of your trip with us and especially for complimenting our crew. While we can't control what the whales do on any given trip, we CAN control the quality of customer service we give to our passengers. We work hard to be the best crew in the business. It all starts with a smile... More

mazsummerfield

edinburgh

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9 reviews

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6 helpful votes

“Eleven whales seen”

Reviewed 16 October 2012 via mobile

Fantastic trip out to spot whales. We were very lucky and got close to eleven whales. The talk given by the resident crew was fascinating. It was a cold day but warm in the cabin where we could get a coffee. Good value.

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Anytime you go out on the ocean and see even ONE wild and endangered whale in its natural habitat it is a special experience. Seeing ELEVEN is just spectacular! I'm Glad you got such a good trip! Thanks for writing! More

KNICKRD

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

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“AWESOME”

Reviewed 9 October 2012

We saw so many whales. Humpbacks, multiple times, and a bunch of Minki whales, not just breaching, but jumping completely out of the water, about a dozen times. My 2 cents: Drinks and food on board are expensive. Bring your own!

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Breaching is always fun to see! We don't see it every trip though so count yourself as amongst the lucky ones! More

djl44

Manchester, United Kingdom

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“Second time lucky”

Reviewed 7 October 2012

We first tried this whale watching trip in April 2011, with no luck, all we swa were 2 dolphins. As we were getting off the boat they offerred us a raincheck voucher but as we never thought we would be this way again we said no thanks. Then in Sept 2012 the opportunity to come to this part of the... More

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I'm so happy you were able to come out again. It is exceedingly rare that we don't see whales on a trip. In the 26+ years that we've been in operation we have a greater than 99% success rate at finding whales. The waters off the New England coast are very productive and that's why Gloucester has become the world-famous... More