Our Policies-Updated

Cape May Whale Watcher has something for everyone. Whether you are by yourself on an adventure, friends looking for a new story to tell, a family with kids looking for fun or a couple looking for romance, it can be found on the waters around Cape May and Wildwood, NJ. Whale and dolphin watching, history tours, fun things to do with kids, fireworks, air show, and lighthouse cruises are just a few of the exciting events offered.

Below you can find our main schedule. For further details on a trip, click on the box. To purchase tickets, click the buy tickets button below the trip box. For our full Calendar, click the calendar button.

Trips are subject to change and need 25 passengers to sail.

Tickets purchased and reservations made for the Cape May Whale Watcher are held up until 30 minutes prior to departure. After the 30 minute threshold, pre-purchased tickets may be automatically rescheduled for a future trip if capacity is reached.

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the page(s) you visited. We will not sell your personally identifiable information to anyone.

Your payment and personal information are always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.

Ticket confirmations, notifications, and deals will be sent via the email you supply for this purchase. This information will only be used by Cape May Whale Watcher, Spirit of Cape May and Miss Chris Boats. This information will not be sold and or otherwise distributed. If you do not wish to receive future emails from Cape May Whale Watcher, Spirit of Cape May or Miss Chris Boats, you may opt to unsubscribe from these emails at any time.

All trips and prices subject to change. Fireworks are not the property of Cape May Whale Watcher. Cape May Whale Watcher is providing a cruise. The quality of fireworks or the number of fireworks, timing of fireworks, or the ability to have fireworks is at the discretion of Lower Township or Cape May City and other municipalities, not Cape May Whale Watcher. Sea Conditions and Weather are also beyond the control of Cape May Whale Watcher and Spirit of Cape May. In the event fireworks are cancelled, we will be on a Patriotic Cruise.

All sales are final. All tickets are transferable to future cruises (*except the dinner cruise) and subject to space availability . In the event of a trip cancellation, issued by the captain of the vessel, a refund is possible within 30 days of the canceled trip. After the 30 day period, a canceled trip ticket is only valid for a future trip. The ticket holder can opt in the event of a canceled trip to transfer the ticket to another trip, subject to availability.

*Dinner Cruise tickets may be transferred up to 24 hours prior to departure. After 24 hours, the food for the dinner cruise is ordered from the caterer.

All tickets and vouchers must be redeemed for boarding passes prior to boarding any vessel.

Trips sail rain or shine. The vessel can safely and comfortably accommodate passengers in a dry, climate-controlled cabin. In the event of inclement weather, the trip will still sail and no refunds will be provided. See our refund policy.

If you are redeeming a voucher for tickets, you must present your voucher at the ticket booth. Your voucher must be exchanged for a boarding pass. You may not board the vessel without a boarding pass. Everyone in your party must possess a voucher, no matter what the age. The discounts on this website, our Cape May Whale Watcher printed material, and available through social media are not applicable with voucher deals. No person rides for free with voucher redemption. Vouchers are subject to restricted times of departure, restricted dates, and restricted capacity. You must call a minimum of one week in advance of your trip date and schedule your reservation. While making your reservation, you must state you possess a voucher and intend to utilize for this reservation. Failure to state your intention to utilize your voucher will result in your voucher being ineligible for redemption at the time of your reservation.

All trips and prices are subject to change. Shoulder season trips are subject to a minimum number of 25 passengers.

Some trips may run longer than expected due to circumstances beyond the companies control such as weather, wildlife, etc, rest assured longer than usual trips do not incur additional charges.

Well behaved, leashed dogs are allowed aboard the vessel outside the cabin.

Patrons must reserve by noon the day of the trip they wish to go, or before. You must state you wish to be reserved on the Dinner Cruise. You must reserve with a credit card. If you wish to cancel, you must do so by no later than noon, 12:00 PM, the day of your trip.

By agreeing to our terms, you are agreeing that the ticket purchased is nonrefundable. The ticket is valid for the date purchased only. If you are unable to attend your cruise, miss the cruise due to traffic, do not wish to attend due to medical reasons at this time, etc, you may transfer your ticket to a future date and time, subject to space availability.