The Kaikoura Whale Watch experience was remarkable and definitely the highlight of our trip to the South Island. We were worried that the excursion would be cancelled due to bad weather after seeing updates from their website indicating that trips were cancelled for consecutive days before ours. However, fortunately our excursion went forward and glad to say that we were rewarded by 3 whale sightings, outstanding coastlines, pod of dolphins and more during the sailing.Crew on board were friendly, helpful and safety conscious. Definitely would recommend this attraction when in Kaikoura (and best to take the 1st sailing as the Pacific Ocean tend to be calmer in the early morning).