What age would you take your kids whale watching?
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Anonymous
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I’ve seen some people say younger ones are less likely to be sea sick but harder to manage when the adults are sea sick.
Did you go whale watching with your kids or as a child yourself? |
Anonymous
| We took kids at 7 and 9 and we all threw up. The kids were miserable and developed phobias about boats. I threw up from the smell of other people vomiting. It was horrible. |
Anonymous
| There are seasick patches and wrist bands that you can buy that may help. I would say 6 yrs old and up. |
Anonymous
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I didn't have kids when I went whale watching. However, we went to Seven Seas in Gloucester, Massachusetts. If you haven't chosen a place yet it was amazing and they did a great job identifying whales and giving the history of whale tracking.
I didn't get seasick and neither did my husband. I actually didn't see anyone getting sick, but doesn't mean it wasn't happening. I did think it was odd we did not have to wear life jackets considering we were out in the ocean, but of course they had those on board. As far as kids, I think older kids 10 and up, or perhaps even 12. I would be nervous to have kids that were too young on the boat. There were definitely kids on the boat when we went, but kids that seemed old enough to not run around and were well behaved. Whenever a whale is spotted everyone runs to that side of the boat for photos and viewing, so you have to be mindful of that and people certainly crowd around. I guess that would be interesting now in COVID times. |
Anonymous
| WE took our 6 year old whale watching and she had an amazing time. We had already been on many boats large and small and she never had a sea sickness problem so we didn't really consider it. If your kid doesn't get car sick easily I wouldn't worry to much about it. See how it goes. |
Anonymous
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I went whale watching as a kid. 10 or under? I was a kid who got motion sickness from long car rides and migraines from squinting in bright sunlight. So I got sick whale watching. My brother who doesn't get motion sickness, didn't get sick.
I mostly grew out of the motion sickness at 14 (though I still take Dramamine for flights and would probably take it for a boat ride (not a ferry). |
Anonymous
| I think starting around age 5. I have been whale watching several times and have never seen anyone vomit, fwiw. Not sure how common that is. |
Anonymous
| I went whale watching with a friend’s 6 year old daughter and she really enjoyed it. |
Anonymous
| Think about the sea sick meds and whether or not you feel comfortable giving those at their ages. |
Anonymous
| We went when the kids were 4 and 6 and it was fine. But we had a clear day and no one got sick, so YMMV. |
Anonymous
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My kids are 11, 9, and 6 and we have yet to do whale watching.
Although I suppose the time we were in a spot to go, the kids were 7, 5, and 2 and people advised against it & I think they were probably right. No regrets on not going at that time. |
Anonymous
I'm sorry, but I'm picturing this scenario of a boatful of people hurling all over the place during a whale watching trip and I'm cracking up. |
Anonymous
| We took the girl scouts when they were about 10, and our trip was a bust. Wavy seas and we didn't actually see any whales (off the coast of Virginia Beach). Your kids have to be old enough to understand that it's not like a ride at Disney where you are definitely going to see the giraffe, etc. Our girls had a hard time with the fact that they didn't see any whales. |
Anonymous
| I just watched the TLC showed called Outdaughtered. They have five 5 year olds that just turned 5 and they took them whale watching. They all seem to enjoy it. |
Anonymous
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Our daughter gets car sick so I don't think we will be going on a boat anytime soon.
However, I would recommend 10 or older. Definitely agree with PP that the kids should be old enough to understand there is a chance you may not see a whale. |