September 29, 2024
You do it all—the safety talk, the warnings that sightings aren’t guaranteed, and prepping the guests raincoats because of strong north westerly winds. It can all […]
September 26, 2024
Once upon a time, some 8 million years ago, there lived a giant. Not a human one, no. He didn’t carry the world on his shoulders, […]
September 23, 2024
It is a very, very special moment when dolphins or whales decide to be curious towards vessels. Sometimes they might swim on the bow, sometimes even […]
September 18, 2024
It’s a classic saying when things don’t quite go your way. “We’re five nil down at halftime, and they’re bringing on their reserve striker, who’s literally […]
September 17, 2024
Today was one of those special, fantastic, great experiences at sea. A smooth sea, resting animals, no other boat in the vicinity. But as if that […]
September 16, 2024
Every day, I recommend our guests to enjoy the wonderful but eventually brief encounters in the ocean with all their senses. Marine mammals spend most of […]
September 14, 2024
A calm, relaxed morning at sea. First we saw a large group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which approached us several times. We then observed Short-finned […]
September 12, 2024
Theres nothing I like more than learning about the lies our guests lead when they are not whale watching in Madeira. As awesome as our jobs […]
September 9, 2024
As a special welcome into the month of September, we sighted Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) this morning. The largest of all Toothed whales (Odontoceti) spend about […]