Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises

06/01/2026

If the whales make a curious approach, their eyes must be wide open, right? Well, not always!

This calf swam right over to us and hovered in the water alongside, but when we looked down, the eye remained closed tight! Whales can see underwater but it’s not their strongest sense. Instead, they rely on their keen sense of hearing, high is much more useful in the plankton-rich oceans.

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices. All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.

HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by Center for Coastal Studies.

05/30/2026

What an honor to be visited by so many whales thus far. It’s been remarkable to see so many individuals become curious of our boat, approaching us as we drift among them. This season has already been so special and we’re just getting started. 🩶

🎥: Naturalist Kali

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices. All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.

HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by Center for Coastal Studies.

05/29/2026

We haven’t even reached the end of May and have already seen so much in 2026! Humpbacks have been spotted in most trips, but there have been plenty of minke whales and fin whales, too. We’ve been left in awe on days when whales choose to investigate the vessel, kick feed, and tend to their calves. The list of humpback whale names is growing already, with plenty of little ones in tow 🩶

3.14
A-Plus and calf
Arroyo and calf
Bolide and calf
Boutonnière
Bowline
Entropy and calf
Eruption
Firefly and calf
Glo-Stick
GOM-2437
GOM-2545
Milkweed and calf
Nile and calf
Palette
Photon and calf
Putter
Salt
Spell
Sprinkles
Tear

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices. All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.

HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by Center for Coastal Studies.

05/23/2026

Our good friend Ken is offering photography classes! He will also be on board our Extended Whale Watch trips on June 19, July 15, and September 13 offering a photography workshop on board during our cruise to the whales. 🐋

Hi everyone. Only a few openings remain for my June and July Level One Photography Classes. I will have four classes running (one is completely full), some weekends, some weekdays. As of now I have one opening for a class that begins on 5/30, and a few openings in classes that begin on 6/20 and 7/11 respectively.

Anyone who might be interested in this fun and experience based five session course, set both in studio and at some beautiful locations, please send me a message here for more details. Among other things, this course will teach you how to use your camera in full manual mode as you get to know your camera’s different settings and buttons and what you can accomplish with them. If you are shooting on automatic and you don’t love the results this course is for you. You will learn to tell your camera what to do instead of your camera making decisions for you. You will also learn how to properly compose photos and use other buttons and settings on your camera. Let me know if any questions. Also if interested in an August class contact me. I do not plan on running Level One classes past August or September this year so after that there will not be any more classes until the Spring. Please send me a message here on Facebook or leave a comment below on this post if you wouId like more information.

Please share this post on Facebook or forward to anyone you think might be interested as well. Thanks. Much appreciated.

05/19/2026

Come for the kick feeding, stay for the adorable calf head stand 😍

The last few days have been nothing short of magical! Seeing wild whales is a bucket list experience no matter what they are doing, but our recent trips have been treated to off-the-charts levels of activity. So excited to be sailing daily now until October!

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices. All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.

HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by Center for Coastal Studies.

05/16/2026

You could say day one of the 2026 season was a success! With two humpback whale mother-calf pairs, two exceptionally curious grown humpbacks, and a pod of Atlantic white sided dolphins, we were absolutely spoiled.

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices.  All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.   
   
HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by Center for Coastal Studies.

05/15/2026

One more day!

We're looking forward to some beautiful weather in the coming days! We'd love for you to join us; tickets are available at www.whales.net

P.S. Did you know that whales have the same bones in their flippers as we do in our arms and hands, except for the thumb?

05/12/2026

You might know that humpback whales can be identified by the natural markings, but sometimes it takes us a bit of thinking before we're able to make a match. We code the flukes by type:

Type 1 is an all white fluke, Type 2 is 25% black, Type 3 50% black, Type 4 75% black, and Type 5 is completely black.

These placeholders help us assign a temporary label if we need some time to identify an individual. We are very much looking forward to discovering who is out there this weekend!

As a proud member of Whale Sense (www.whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices. All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.

HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by the Center for Coastal Studies.

05/10/2026

Wishing a lovely Mother's Day to all the moms! 💐

Also to those who could use a little extra whale magic today 💛

05/06/2026

10 days! Who are you waiting to see? 🐋

Tickets available at www.whales.net or by calling 1-800-287-0374.

As a proud member of Whale Sense (whalesense.org), we are committed to responsible whale watching practices.  All photos were taken in compliance with established guidelines and regulations.   
   
HWWC proudly contributes its data to the GOM Humpback Whale Catalog curated by the Center for Coastal Studies.