Puget Sound Express - Edmonds

10/11/2026

There’s a chill in the air, and it’s getting us excited for the upcoming holiday season! If you are looking for the perfect holiday party inspiration, look no further 🎄 The winter months bring a particularly magical atmosphere to the water. Your guests can relax in the comfort of our high-speed catamarans, featuring heated, climate-controlled cabins that ensure a cozy experience regardless of the weather. While on board, enjoy hot chocolate, premium coffee, and our signature Blueberry Buckle coffee cake, baked fresh daily. Private charters from our Seattle (Edmonds) location also have the option of working with our preferred caterer, Chef Dane Catering. It’s the perfect environment for fostering community and creating lasting memories during the festive season! Ready to learn more? Reach out to our team at [email protected] or give us a call at 360-385-5288.

10/09/2026

Autumn is here, and our October 6 trip was giving full-on moody PNW vibes! On our Half-Day Tours from Seattle (Edmonds) and Port Townsend, we spent time watching the T46B pod as they journeyed through San Juan Channel. The pod was initially reported in the area by a Washington State Ferry boat, but it took nearly three hours to locate them due to dense fog. Thankfully, the fog lifted to the treeline, which provided a stunning backdrop for photos and videos!

10/07/2026

10/01/2026

This season has been so fun; let’s do it again next year 🫍 🐋 With only three months left in 2026, it’s time to start booking 2027 tours! Check out our 2027 schedule below:

📅: February 13 — Edmonds Gray Whale Tours begin
📅: February 27 — Port Townsend Gray Whale Tours begin
📅: April 1 — Edmonds Half-Day Tours begin
📅: April 2 — Port Townsend Half-Day Tours begin
📅: May 1 — Edmonds & Port Townsend Full-Day Tours Begin
📅: May 8 — Port Angeles Half-Day Tours begin

Planning to join us on a safari adventure on the water next year? Booking is live now! For more information or to make a booking, visit pugetsoundexpress.com, or give us a call at 360-385-5288.

📸: Photos by Crew Member Bridget

09/26/2026

Now that’s what I call a breach 😱 Check out this awesome series of photos taken by crew member Bridget on a recent trip into the Strait of Juan de Fuca around the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve off Vancouver Island, British Columbia!

The humpback pictured is BCY0983 “Aerie,” a PSE fave and frequent visitor to the Salish Sea. While on scene, Aerie showed off an impressive range of behaviors, including full breaches (like the one pictured), chin slaps, and belly flops 🐋

09/19/2026

School is in session, and today’s lesson is all about learning through play! On our September 16 Half-Day Tour from Edmonds, guests and crew enjoyed a delightfully playful scene: T36B4 Auk (born in 2024) and T36B1A Maple (born in 2025) playing hard in Port Susan while the rest of the T36 pod watched. I don’t think we’ve seen quite as much orca belly as we did on this one day alone — the littles were breaching (both forwards and backwards), tail slapping, porpoising, swimming upside down, and more 🫍

The protected waters of Port Susan in Puget Sound made for the perfect spot for the little tikes to let out some zoomies and practice some orca behaviors on their own. At one point, the duo practiced pulling each other by the fluke (tail), a behavior that will likely come in handy in the future when they start participating in pod hunts. With four generations of orcas traveling together in the T36 pod, it’s so fun to watch the calves be calves!

09/10/2026

Yesterday was a pretty epic day out on the water! We set sail from Edmonds in search of wildlife and found ourselves south of San Juan Island with “the Brothers,” T60D Onca & T60E Lynx. This dynamic duo is known for traveling together, away from the rest of their pod. After spending some time viewing the Brothers, we set off in search of more wildlife. We visited the sea lion haul-out at Whale Rocks, passed under the Deception Pass Bridge, and headed toward Smith & Minor Islands.

As we approached Minor Island, Captain Tony spotted a welcome sight — more dorsal fins! We approached slowly, realizing to our excitement that we were viewing the other four members of the T60 pod: T60 Panthera, T60C Yelnats, T60F Tigris, and T60G Uncia! The pod was making its way around the north side of the island, heading south towards a known harbor seal hot spot. Upon rounding the corner to the south side of the island, it was immediately obvious that these orcas were on the hunt. We watched as they made quick and efficient work of catching a harbor seal. Once they had caught the seal, they spent some time milling, prey-sharing, and spy-hopping. If you prefer not to see any images of the circle of life, we’d recommend skipping the last photo in this set.

Witnessing the entire T60 family across two groups and getting to see a hunt from start to finish proved to be an awesome chance to check out orca behavior in all of its glory!

09/08/2026

Check out these photos from an epic tour we had at the end of August, featuring some top-notch looks at the T49A pod and T137A “Jack”! Guests and crew didn’t have to travel far from Port Townsend to spot this group traveling just off the Point Wilson Lighthouse 😍

This has been an epic summer full of incredible wildlife encounters, and we’re excited to keep the momentum up as we move into autumn! In September, our Half-Day Tour schedule changes a little: from September 8 - 27, our Edmonds Half-Day Tours depart at 9:30 am, and our Port Townsend Half-Day Tours depart at 10:30 am. Starting September 28, our Edmonds and Port Townsend Half-Day Tours both depart at 12 pm daily. Throughout September, Port Angeles Half-Day Tours depart at 12:30 pm.

P.S. Don’t miss out on the last days of our Port Townsend Full-Day Tour, which departs daily at 9:00 am through September 27!

09/03/2026

Rare bird alert: Nazca B***y 😱 Guests and crew aboard a recent PSE Puffin Cruise were in for the surprise of a lifetime when we spotted a juvenile Nazca B***y hanging out on a kelp float around Smith Island! This striking bird is a little far from home, with its usual range spanning from Mexico to the Galapagos Islands and down to Peru. It is theorized that this bird may have ended up in the Salish Sea by hitching a ride on a cargo ship. Since August 25, we’ve been seeing this individual consistently around Smith Island; this series of sightings marks only the seventh time a Nazca B***y has been recorded in Washington State!

📸: on Instagram

09/01/2026

As we move towards autumn and winter, we want to highlight our options for group tours and private charters! If you’re planning a corporate bonding event, school field trip, holiday party, or even a wedding, why not host it on the water? We offer bespoke tours for every group, from a 2-hour scenic cruise to a 5-hour whale watch! If you’re ready to make a booking or would like some more information on our group rates, please send an to our team: [email protected]. See you onboard!