Admiral Hornblower

For Thanksgiving my family and I went on a dinner cruise around the San Diego Bay. The food selection was great, even for the vegan (1) and vegetarians (2) in our group of five. The service was great! The live DJ played very good music that spanned multiple genre and multiple decades, which allowed most of the passengers an opportunity to cut a rug, which I did, for an hour and a half. It was awesome! I got an extra 10,000 steps in from dancing. It was awesome! Stated twice for emphasis.

Really cool venue, my husband and I went for Halloween. The ladies who helped us check in were really sweet but it was kind of confusing to know where to go. There were two lines, one was to check on, and the other one was for boarding. It wasn't clear at all and the security was kind of hostile but they were dealing w a huge crowd so I get it. I'd definitely go back for other parties.

We loved our whale watching cruise on Hornblower Cruises in San Diego - even thought we didn't see any whales! the cruise itself is beautiful. We had great views of the city, the military in the area, a submarine, and sea lions hanging out on buoys.

The ship is large, clean and comfortable - with plenty of room for visitors to spread out. Snacks and drinks are sold on the ship too - not a large selection, but offering something is a nice treat.

If you don't see any whales on your cruise, they offer a free ticket to use within one year. I'd suggest booking your whale-watching cruise for your first day in San Diego - that way if it is cancelled for weather (we know others that happened to), or you don't see whales, you'll have other days on that same trip to try to see whales.

We booked a private brunch cruise on the San Diego bay to celebrate and kick off our wedding weekend. From start to finish, the customer service and communication was impeccable. From the booking agents to the captain and serving staff to our main point person to the food and drinks, they did a wonderful job providing 5-star service. Everyone had a great time and was raving about the experience and how it was worth every penny. I’d highly recommend working with Hornblower for your next event or joining one of their public cruises. They are amazing at what they do!!

Sunday 10/27 daughter and I were scheduled for the Brunch Cruise. While in line with many other customers they went down the line advising due to wind the ship would not leave the dock. Only option offered was to reschedule. Great if you live in town. We were flying home Monday morning. We were screwed. We ate and stared at the dock and bay. Beware, company does not try to help. Offered a 25% discount for a future trip. Won’t happen. Very dissatisfied and feel a credit of at least harbor cruise should be given. I paid $190 for a brunch😢