Senior Citizens Groups 

From $15 per person
A Great Plan for Great People...now booking for 2007/8
800-786-5445 or  609-884-5445

In 2007 the Cape May Whale Watcher was privileged to take nearly 10,000 senior citizens on our whale and dolphin watching and historical cruises. Most of these groups attended our regular two hour trips. By 'regular' we mean the same trip offered throughout the season to anyone that comes to our ticket window. The trip is not an abridged version of our regular itinerary.

Our senior citizen group rate plan is simple. By participating in the program we give you the ability to market the trips at an exceptional discount. In fact, our deepest discount. For example, our 10 a.m., 2 hour Dolphin Watch/Around Cape Island historical cruise has a $25 retail value (our ticket window price). Yet our seniors group rates start at $15/per person . Our rates can be tailored to your plan.  The only catch...we need 25 people minimum. We charge based on the number who actually attend the trip. We realize that senior groups often entail last minute cancellations.

Jersey Shore tour operators enjoy great success with this program. It is a tool to increase sales, provides a lucrative marketing tool that adds value to tour packages, provides patrons with another exciting experience at the shore, and increases repeat business.

About the CAPE MAY WHALE WATCHER
The Cape May Whale Watcher is a modern 100 foot excursion vessel. It was built for Cape May touring service and is not a fishing vessel cleaned up for cruising.

• She is USCG licensed to carry and seat up to 290 people on two decks.
• The upper deck seats 90 and offers unrestricted viewing.
• Lower deck is wheel chair accessible.
• Spacious heated cabin with seating for 140 under cover from wind and rain (we go rain or shine).
• Viewing from inside the main cabin while seated.
• Separate restrooms for ladies and gentlemen.
• Fully stocked snack bar serving everything from hot coffee, sodas, and beer, to pizza, hot dogs, hats, and sweatshirts.
• All cruises are lecture guided. Crew are available to see to the comfort and safety of the passengers.
• Gift shop at dock.
• Free parking including buses [no bus permits needed].
• Four new diesel engines totalling 1600 HP, and 26 knots.

Trip Highlights on a typical narrated 2 hr. dolphin watch / Around Cape Island trip...
• ATLANTIC BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHINS [in season]
• The Cape May Canal [circa 1942]
• Cape May-Lewes Ferry
• Historic whaling community of Town Bank [circa 1670]
• Higbees Beach Wildlife Management Area
• Concrete Ship at Sunset Beach [circa 1926]
• Delaware Bay
• Cape May Point [circa 1875]
• Cape May Lighthouse by water [circa 1859]
• WWII U-boat submarine gun mount
• WWII U-boat submarine lookout towers
• Sail over the vanished Victorian town of South Cape May
• Victorian Cape May beach front
• Poverty Beach
• Cold Spring Inlet [circa 1905]
• East Cape May
• Cold Spring Harbor [circa 1905]
• U.S. Coast Guard Training Base and Fleet
• Intercoastal Waterway, and Fisherman's Wharf.
• Trips may also cruise along the beach front of Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach.

A Word to Skeptics...
There really are whales & dolphins in New Jersey. It's the same ocean as Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Florida. These places have invested millions to promote their native fauna such as Whales, Dolphins, Seals, Manatees, and Birds. Guess what? New Jersey takes second to none of these places. Example: nearly two thousand Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins live in New Jersey waters from April to October every year! All those Humpback Whales in Massachusetts and Florida also spend a great deal of time around Delaware Bay. Why? Whales have to eat and Delaware Bay is one of the richest marine systems on the east coast. Birds? Cape May is world famous for it's bird life.

A special thank you to those of you who sailed with us before. We hope to see you again soon!