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Flagship Cruises & Events

1050 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 (Formerly San Diego Harbor Excursion)
619 234 4111
Ranked #28 of 79 tours in San Diego
3.5 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Tours
Activities: Canoeing, Drinking, Group tours/city tour, Hot-air ballooning, Motor-boating, Running, Shopping, Surfing, Viewing wildlife, Water-skiing, Biking, Dining, Golfing, Hiking, Kayaking, Picnicking, Arts and crafts, City walk sightseeing, Fishing, Hang-gliding, Jogging, Nightlife, Sailing, Snorkeling, Swimming, Walking, Whale watching, Scuba diving, Sunbathing, Tennis, Watching sunrise/sunset, Wine tasting
Owner description: Serving visitors and San Diegans since 1915 Flagship Cruises & Events (San Diego Harbor Excursion) offers extraordinary experiences unique to San...... more » Owner description: Serving visitors and San Diegans since 1915 Flagship Cruises & Events (San Diego Harbor Excursion) offers extraordinary experiences unique to San Diego such as harbor cruises, holiday parties, gourmet dinner cruises, private charters, corporate events, weddings, award-winning brunches, whale watching, ferry services, water taxis, shopping, dining and more! « less
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spontaneoustrip
Vienna, Virginia
Top Contributor
189 reviews
236 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012 NEW

Whale Watching Quick Tips: 1. Flagship Cruises website for Whale Watching: http://www.flagshipsd.com/whale-watching/whale-watching 2. Parking lot available across the street from box office…$10 for all day…at our visit, construction made it so you could enter the parking lot only from W Broadway Street…limited street parking was only good for 2 hours 3. Average price for adult whale watching 3-4 hour tour…$35;... More

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Alisa J
Huntington Beach, California
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2012
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We took the two hour harbor cruise. The boat was large and comfortable. The weather was perfect - mid-70s in early February - so that made our experience more enjoyable. The bartender was helpful and the restrooms were nicer than I expected for a boat. In addition to the Navy ships, we saw several dolphins and sea lions. Highly recommended! More

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stephaniewilson1231
Beaverton, Oregon
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11 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2012
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person found this review helpful

My husband and I have made it a tradition to do harbor tours at the cities we visit. We chose to do the 2 hour flagship cruise around the Sand Diego harbor. The North portion of the trip was beautiful and there were lots of fun things to see, unfortunately our guide seemed to be reading from a script and... More

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ganta07
Colorado
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9 reviews
10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2011

We did the two hour tour. The first part explores the North side of the bay. It was okay. The boat then goes back to drop off people and then head back out to see the South side of the bay. I liked this part much better. I had no idea how large the Navy base is in San Diego... More

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Mom_with_Teenagers14
Northern Arizona
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22 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 25, 2011

The narrator was reading a script, apparently for the first time. Very amateurish. Boat was comfy. It was included in the GoSanDiego card, but would not have been worth the $27 ticket price otherwise. More

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YanksFanJen
Carmel, New York
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12 reviews
10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 2, 2011

We went on a Sunset Cruise that started after the sun went down. It would have been great to have seen the sunset. The food was pretty good. The ship was nice. More

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JoJoWI
Madison, Wisconsin
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25 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 12, 2011

Four of us did the 2 hour North & South bay tour. In between you go back to the dock to let off the people that were only doing the one hour tour and pick up the next group, so that is kind of a disruption in the middle of the cruise. On the first leg, we went past the... More

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kaffeine0307
Colorado
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12 reviews
14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 6, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We took the Champagne brunch cruise to celebrate our recent wedding and we truly enjoyed ourselves. It was so nice to have run of the ship for a couple of hours and see some of the amazing views while cruising around San Diego Bay. The brunch cruise included bottomless mimosas which the servers kept full for most of our trip... More

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OAKSFO
Oakland
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3 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 20, 2011
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We took the one hour North Bay cruise at 12:30 PM. I definitely recommend this tour and I have 2 pieces of advice: get a discount ahead of time and sit on the right side (based on being in the boat and looking towards the front). It got slightly chilly, so bring a layer. Learned a few interesting factoids, saw... More

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LisaSheaMA
Massachusetts
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7 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 29, 2011
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As the final celebration of a week long trip to San Diego, we signed up for the Flagship dinner cruise along the bay of San Diego. We got on board at 7pm and were greeted warmly by the captain and crew and each given a glass of Champagne to take to our table. The well laid out table had linen... More

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