San Diego Day Cruises and Whale-Watching Cruises

There are multiple options for a short 1-day cruise in San Diego. Take a sightseeing tour, relax on a dinner cruise, or go on a whale-watching excursion.

Flagship Cruises is San Diego's longest running harbor cruise company. They offer a jet boat, harbor tours, whale watching, Coronado ferry, and a water taxi. Dinner cruises available too.

City Cruises offers dinner cruises, dinner & movie, sightseeing tours, and wildlife cruises. Whale watching adventures.

Maritime Museum of San Diego Boat Rides offer a variety of adventures. Boats include a 1914 pilot boat, the schooner Californian, a replica of a Gold Rush era revenue cutter, and the Swift Boat PCF-816.

Adventure Whale Watching has fun whale and dolphin watching excursions and scenic harbor tours. Small, fast boats.

Some of these harbor tours are a good way to see the Navy ships. For more information see our San Diego Naval Base tour page.