Boat Tour activities in New England
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Seven Seas Whale Watch
Whale-watching cruises usually depart several times a day in summer, but only once a day or perhaps only on weekends in April, May, September and October. Reservations are recommended. Seven Seas vessels depart from Rogers St in the center of Gloucester, between St Peter’s Sq and the Gloucester House Restaurant.
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Capt John Boats
Offers loads of options to get you out on the water: whale- watching and ‘floating classroom’ cruises (adult/child/senior $37/25/33); all-day fishing trips (two-day package $200); and harbor cruises (adult/child/senior from $14/10/12). All tours are offered at least once daily in summer.
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Cape Ann Whale Watch
Whale-watching cruises usually depart several times a day in summer, but only once a day or perhaps only on weekends in April, May, September and October. Reservations are recommended. Cruises depart from Rose’s Wharf, east of Gloucester center (on the way to East Gloucester).
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Yankee Whale Watch
Whale-watching cruises usually depart several times a day in summer, but only once a day or perhaps only on weekends in April, May, September and October. Reservations are recommended. The Yankee fleet ties up at the dock next door to the Gull Restaurant on MA 133 (MA 128 exit 14).
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Capt Bill & Sons Whale Watch
Gloucester's working waterfront is a good place to pick up a whale-watching cruise. Capt Bill & Sons Whale Watch leaves from behind Captain Carlo’s Seafood Market & Restaurant.
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MV Sophie C
The MV Sophie C is a veritable floating post office. This US Mail boat delivers packages and letters to quaint ports and otherwise inaccessible island residents on 1½-hour runs at 11:00 and 14:00 Monday to Saturday. It leaves from Weirs Beach.
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Boston Duck Tours
These ridiculously popular tours use WWII amphibious vehicles that cruise the downtown streets before splashing into the Charles River. Tours depart from the Museum of Science or from behind the Prudential Center. Reserve in advance.
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Boat Trips and Tours
In summer, the Maine Maritime Museum offers a variety of Boat Trips and Tours, ranging from 50-minute tours along the Kennebec Waterway and 3½-hour afternoon lighthouse cruises to trolley tours through the Bath Iron Works.
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Small Boat Shop
The Norwalk Islands lie a half-mile off the coast of SoNo, and are the playground of coastal birds. The Small Boat Shop leads two-hour, four-hour and all-day trips to the islands in the summer.
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Squam Lake Tours
Squam Lake Tours visits the singing loons and wondrous Church Island and allows visitors to see the famed sights from On Golden Pond, including Thayer Cottage and Purgatory Cove.
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Schooner Eleanor
Schooner Eleanor is a splendid 55ft schooner offering two-hour sails off Kennebunkport (season and weather dependent). Stop by Arundel Wharf for schedules and reservations.
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MV Doris E
The MV Doris E offers cruises of Meredith Bay and northern Lake Winnipesaukee from 10:30 to 19:30 from late June to August. It leaves from Weirs Beach and stops at Meredith.
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MS Mount Washington
The MS Mount Washington stops in Wolfeboro as part of its 2½-hour cruise around Lake Winnipesaukee, at 11:15 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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Schooner Thomas E Lannon
The 65ft Schooner Thomas E Lannon is the spitting image of the Gloucester fishing schooners. It leaves on two-hour sails from the Seven Seas wharf.
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Classic Cruises of Newport
Runs excursions on the Rum Runner II, a Prohibition-era bootlegging vessel. The narrated tour will take you past mansions and former speakeasies.
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Friendship Sloop Endeavor
Feel the wind in your hair on a sail aboard the Friendship Sloop Endeavor, which runs numerous daily harbor sails and a sunset cruise.
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Canal Tours
Canal Tours are offered throughout the summer, but the schedule varies according to season and water levels.
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Newburyport Whale Watch
Offers bird- and whale-watching tours, as well as cruises to the Isle of Shoals.
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Eagle Island Tours
Runs sightseeing trips out to Eagle Island and Portland Head Light.
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Bay View Cruises
Offers four different narrated harbor trips six times daily.
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