Saturday, 29 October 2022

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00  Premium Whale tour and on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 12:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00

 COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser is advised. 

Report from Eldey: Beautiful morning, with mighty clouds that were lighting up with colours during the sunrise, but with some light rain towards the middle and end of the tour. The tour started well with the sighting of a lone white beaked dolphin, which hanged out close to the ship, briefly surfacing close to us and curiously looking up to us. The tour continued with the sighting of a small minke whale, probably a juvenile, which was changing direction quickly and often. The best sighting though was a humpback whale sorrounded by a small pod of dolphins (~5 individuals), which were all feeding together and going for deep and long dives. A beautiful tour full of wonderful sightings!

-Francesco Golin

Report from Eldey: Cloudy afternoon, which then turned in inconstant light rain. The sightings started right away, with a pod (~10 individuals) of white beaked dolphins spotted quite close to our ship. We didn't stop for them though, as we heard that three humpback whales were hanging out in the vicinity. We reached them in time, and we got to see Neila and Mariupol - two of our regulars - going on frequent and long dives, probably feeding. Another unidentified individual was also present in the surroundings. As more ships joined in, we decided to reduce the number of vessels around the animals, which gave us the chance to sail a bit out and look at a pod (~5) of very active white beaked dolphins. These were happily jumping out of the water and coming close to our ship. After this marvelous sighting we moved again to the humpback spot, where we got to see the happy couple for a last time from very up close.

-Francesco Golin