Dolphins Active As The Weather Warms Up !

Dolphins were sighted on 23 days during October on our cruises.  The 18^th of October saw a large pod of approximately 20 dolphins join us on our 3pm cruise.  They had a wonderful time playing in the wake of the boat, putting on a show for our passengers.  The start of November has also seen the dolphins very active.  20 minutes of video footage was taken on the 17^th of November of the dolphins and we will hopefully get that up on our Blog and Facebook page shortly.  As the weather warms up please be aware of the wild dolphins that frequent our waterways and feel free to share your sightings, photos and videos on our Facebook page!

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A wonderful week on the water

This week’s cruises have experienced numerous close-up and personal encounters with our beautiful Mandurah dolphins. The weather has been absolutely fantastic with sunny and warm conditions. It has been great to see so many people out enjoying the sights of spectacular Mandurah. With cruises running everyday be sure not to miss out.

Tuesday 11/9/12

One pod of dolphins was spotted fishing around the jetties with the second pod of dolphins seen playing with the boats around the marina entrance.

Wednesday 12/9/12

One dolphin today joined the boat for a ride around the estuary.

Thursday 13/9/12

A mother and calf were sighted fishing within shallow water near the canal.

Friday 14/9/12

A large pod of dolphins were spotted in the bay fishing and swimming around the boats.

Saturday 15/9/12

Today’s cruises were lucky to experience heaps of dolphin sightings. Our vessel Supercat spotted a mother and her calf under the bridge in a very playful mood. 2 dolphins passed the boat within the canals and 4 more dolphins were seen at the entrance to the canals jumping, playing and fishing. The Mandjar vessel sighted 5 dolphins at the mouth of the ocean feeding and over 6 dolphins were seen feeding. The Dancing Dolphin vessel sighted 2 dolphins travelling out of the canal and 2 more playing and feeding.   

Spring is in the air

The dolphins have certainly enjoyed the beautiful spring weather this week with plenty of sightings on our cruises within the Mandurah waterways.

Monday 3/9/12

A pod of dolphins were spotted on the 11am cruise joining the boat for a ride around the estuary. The 1pm cruise saw a number of dolphins at the entrance of the marina.

Friday 7/9/12

The passengers on the boats today were thrilled to see 5 dolphins at the entrance to the Marina and 4 returning to Mandjar bay.

Saturday 8/9/12

4 dolphins were sighted on our last trip of the day within the estuary. The pod was seen fishing and heading out into the ocean.

Sunday 9/9/12

12 dolphins were spotted fishing and playing at different locations throughout our cruises today.

A Wintery Week!

Our week kicked off with some pretty windy wintery weather, however it was great to see so many people out and about and happy to get on the water and enjoy our cruises regardless!!


Tuesday 21/08/2012- Today dolphins took the opportunity to bow ride as we cruised in the estuary.

Wednesday 22/08/2012 – With a blustery day our dolphins surfaced on our last cruise of the day heading into Mariners Cove.

Thursday 23/08/2012 On this cloudy rainy day our beloved dolphins did not surface.

Friday 24/08/2012 – What a Day Our passengers on Mandjar today had 2 separate sightings and the dolphins were up in the air throwing fish and playing in the wake of the boat – WOW!

Saturday 25/08/2012 – Summer on its way, on this sunny day one of our regular dolphins was seen at the entrance to the canals all day!

Sunday 26/08/2012 – Sunny Sunday – dolphins were out bright and early as our cruise boats were setting up.

Dolphins out and about

We have had fantastic sightings of dolphins this week in the Mandurah waterways. The local dolphins most certainly don’t mind the winter weather with sightings seen nearly every day this week.

Monday 6/8/12

Two dolphins were seen playing and swimming with the boat.

Tuesday 7/8/12

A pod of dolphins were located in the canals feeding and playing around with our boat.

Wednesday 8/8/12

A big day for sightings today with a large pod of dolphins spotted within the estuary. Dolphins were also seen swimming within Mandjar bay and 4 feeding within the canals.

Thursday 9/8/12

One dolphin was sighted within the marina and one swimming from the entrance to the marina to the canals.

Friday 10/8/12

Mum and baby dolphin were sighted swimming within the estuary.

Sunday 12/8/12

Five were spotted playing and feeding and another pod spotted swimming through the estuary.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEK WITH THE RAIN!

Another week through winter means another week closer to summer! But don’t let the cool weather put you off as we have had dolphin encounters the past week and even more this morning, Monday the 6th August, 2012 with two dolphins playing it up in the rain giving all customers a wonderful show. With cruises running everyday don’t miss out on seeing our beautiful dolphins all year round.


Dolphin Sightings:

Tuesday 31st of August - 8 dolphins were sighted on both cruises! Our vessel “Mandjar” departed at both 11am and 1pm and saw this playful pod on both trips. The pod was feeding and rounding up fish while playing and showing off to the customers. With dolphins seen to be chasing fish up to 30 - 40km in short bursts, what a sight!

Friday the 3rd of August - 2 dolphins got close and personal hitching a ride off our vessel “Dancing Dolphin” wake, while heading out to the ocean swimming north from Mandurah’s new Bypass Bridge towards the Old Mandurah Bridge.

DON’T MISS OUT!

Bookings are available at:

Mandurah Cruise & Gift Shop

73 Mandurah Terrace

PO Box 1148, Mandurah, WA, 6210

Ph: 08 9581 1242

Fax: 08 9582 9534

www.mandurahcruises.com.au

From The Mandurah Cruises Team x

School Holiday Dolphin Sightings

The school holidays were packed full of fun here on the Mandurah waterways! Thank-you to everyone that cruised with us over the past 2 weeks, we hope you had fun and enjoyed your cruise. Here are some of the latest pictures from the boats.


Monday 24th July

3 big dolphins and 1 baby in estuary

Pod of dolphins heading out to ocean

Saturday & Sunday 22nd /23rd July

Not many sightings… 2 dolphins cruised next to the boats on occasion.

Friday 21st July

3 dolphins playing near new bridge

2 dolphins fishing in Mandjar Bay

Thursday 20th July

1 dolphin swimming solo in main channel

3 dolphins in canal

Wednesday 19th July

3 dolphins in main channel

2 dolphins in marina

4 dolphins swimming with boat wake

Tuesday 18th July

Not many sighting today…

Monday 17th July

3 dolphins swimming near old bridge

Some nice close up pictures from our fabulous hostess!

Remember that 'Cheaper Tuesdays' run until November!

See you soon, Love Mandurah Cruises.

Massive dolphin sightings this week!

Gday! This week has seen HUGE dolphin sightings from our 1hour Dolphin and Canal Cruises. Here are all the latest from the boats!

Dolphin Sightings

Sunday 15th July

Hundreds of birds were feeding in Mandjar Bay this morning thanks to the local dolphins pooling the schools of fish in one area. The birds were having a feeding frenzy with the local pelicans attempting to take any fish they could off the smaller birds. A great way to start the morning!

The boat staff spotted dolphins in and around the bay around this time.

Saturday 14th July

No dolphin sightings today…

Friday 13th July

4 dolphins fishing in estuary

5 dolphins in middle of channel toward the marina

5 dolphins in marina

Thursday 12th July

12+ dolphins in main channel from marina to Mandjar Bay

15+ in marina in channel, Fairbridge bank stingray point

10+ nikky and giggles playing with the boat and fishing

Dolphins in the estuary all day!

Wednesday 11th July

8 dolphins fishing and playing including some awesome jumps!

8 dolphins fishing in shallow banks in the estuary

7 dolphins heading out to sea from marina entrance

Tuesday 10th July

15 dolphins snoozing near the new bridge SUPER COOL!!

Monday 9th July

5 dolphins near marina

4 dolphins in Mandjar Bay



We look forward to cruising with you soon. Love Mandurah Cruises Crew.

Dolphin Sightings this week

The local dolphin pods have been going about their business this week with most sightings being of them fishing and cruising.  The dolphins continue to please and relax our customers on our 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise. Here are all the latest reported dolphin sightings from our friendly crew.  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 7^th July

2 dolphins cruise feeding in entrance to marina

Friday 6^th July

2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay

Thursday 5^th July

Mother and Calf fishing and playing with boat.

Wednesday 4^th July

3 dolphins in main channel

2 dolphins in marina entrance

Tuesday 3^rd July

Pod of dolphins swimming out to the ocean

2 dolphins in Mandjar bay playing

Monday 2^nd July

3 dolphins being cheeky near old bridge

2 dolphins fishing in main channel

Have a great week, we hope to cruise with you soon!

Pack the cardigan love, you’re coming cruising!

The week of the winter solstice was loads of fun out on the water.  With daily temperatures reaching  highs of 17-21 degrees,  the weather has been described as ‘fresh’.  But don’t be put off by the cooler weather as we are still cruising and the dolphins are still out and about throughout the beautiful Mandurah waterways.  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 23^nd June

3 dolphin in Mandjar bay Feeding

2 dolphins cruising through canal

14 quickly moving towards the ocean

Friday 22^nd June

2 swimming on bow and then into the marina chasing fish

Thursday 21^st June

2 dolphins near marina entrance

4 dolphins in canals

2 dolphins in channel

2 dolphins in Mandjar bay mostly feeding

2 dolphins riding on boat wake in main channel

Wednesday 20^th June

4 dolphins in marina

3 dolphins in entrance to canal

4 dolphins in canal

Tuesday 19^th June

4 dolphins near marina heading out to the ocean

6 dolphins in estuary

6 dolphins just off Fairbridge bank

Monday 18^th June

1 dolphin fishing in canal

Pack the cardy and come for a cruise with us!

Love Mandurah Cruises

Spotted… A brand new baby dolphin!

Spotted… A brand new baby dolphin!

What a week it has been in Mandurah!  We only cruised with our lovely local dolphin population on a couple of days this week due to the stormy weather that passed through the town.  We are happy to be back operating and enjoying cruising with locals and tourists now that the weather is returning to ‘normal’ beautiful winter.  However, all the rain does not deter the fun loving dolphins from splashing about! And the crew have spotted what we believe to be a brand new baby in the water! When you cruise with us please keep a special eye out for this new addition to the dolphin population here in the estuary!

Here are our reported dolphin sightings for the week that was!  We are all looking forward to the beautiful weather that is forecast for the upcoming few days!  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Friday 15^th June

Pod of dolphins in Mandjar Bay with what looked like a new baby!

Thursday 14^th June

3 fishing in Mandjar Bay

4 fishing, playing and mating

Wednesday 13^th June

2 dolphins coming to estuary from the ocean to fish in Mandjar Bay

Monday 11^th and Tuesday 12^th June no dolphin reports due to stormy weather

Sunday 10^th June

5 Dolphins playing about the marina

4 dolphins in the estuary south of the old bridge

Hope to see you soon!
Love the Mandurah Cruises Team :)

HOT CHOCOLATE ON BOARD!

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Sipping hot chocolates while cruising the waterways has been the trend this week!  The wild dolphin population have enjoyed riding the wakes of the boats here at Mandurah Cruises and we love watching them swim!  As the weather is getting a little cooler our boat staff have cranked up the hot chocolate machines and are loving the chocolate aroma that has been present on the majority of our cruises.

A few hot tips from the dolphin blog office…

·         Fill in the competition form to win a free 1 hour dolphin and canal cruise when you’re in the booking office

·         Shout your mates a hot chocolate while on a cruise and make their day!

·         Hot Chocolate, good friends and cruising equals GOOD TIMES

Question:  Do dolphins enjoy chocolate?

Check out all the latest dolphin sightings below!

Friday 8^th June

1 dolphin fishing in estuary and swimming in canals

6 fishing, playing and mating

3 heading out to the ocean, had a quick ride with the boat on the bow

Thursday 7^th June

No reported dolphin sightings today

Wednesday 6^th June

6 dolphins playing in the mouth of the marina, riding on the bow wave

8 dolphins including mothers and calves feeding and playing in the estuary

Tuesday 5^th June

3 dolphins in the marina came for a run with the boat

2 dolphins in the canal by War Memorial

2 dolphins playing in the estuary near the old bridge

2 dolphins feeding in the estuary

Monday 4^th June

6 dolphins playing in Mandjar Bay

4 dolphins around the jetty

Sunday 3^rd June

1 dolphin in Mandjar Bay

2 dolphins feeding in the marina

See you on a cruise soon! 

Mandurah Cruises – We’ll take you there!

Long weekend dolphin sightings and more!

It’s been an epic week here on the Mandurah waterways!  Our boat staff have spotted a dolphin in the area with markings from a fight with a shark! The effected dolphin has been swimming about the canals and seems to be doing ok besides its fight wounds. 

Visitors to the area have been stoked at the friendly dolphins that again have been enjoying riding the boat wakes around the estuary. They certainly are beautiful creatures and so are the local dolphins! J

 Please see below the reported dolphins sightings for this week. 

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 2^nd June

7 dolphins including mums and babies swimming upstream into Mandjar Bay.

The same 7 dolphins followed the boat around in the estuary which was really fun!

Friday 1^st June

No dolphin sightings today L

Thursday 31^st May

3 Dolphins swimming near mouth of ocean

4 dolphins fishing in estuary

Wednesday 30^th May

5 Dolphins south of old bridge, went for a run with the boat

2 dolphins near marina

5 dolphins (girls) moving through canal

A scratched up dolphin was spotted today.   Looked like a shark attack on the dolphin.   Staff have reported this to the necessary people.

Loads of dolphins in the estuary today.  Fishing and playing about!!

Tuesday 29^th May

2 Dolphins fishing in the canals

3 dolphin playing in the marina

5 dolphins south of bridge

Monday 28^th May

No reported dolphin sightings today

Sunday 27^th May

1 dolphin feeding at the quay

2 dolphins came for a ride with the boat wake! J

See you on a cruise soon!!
All the team at Mandurah Cruises

The baby dolphins grow up so fast!

The baby dolphins are surely growing up fast! Pictured above is mum 'nikky' and baby 'giggles' going for a swim with one of our '1 hour dolphin and canal' cruises.  Here are the very latest reported dolphin sightings!

Dolphin Sightings

Friday 25^th  May

So so many dolphins south of the bridge!! Estimated about 12 dolphins!

8 Dolphins swimming through canals

6 dolphins checking out the boat!

6 dolphins playing in estuary

Thursday 24^th May

No reported dolphin sightings

Wednesday 23^rd May

1 dolphin heading into the ocean

2 dolphins playing with the boat

Tuesday 22^nd May

2 dolphins chasing fish near Fairbridge bank

2 Mother and calf checking out the boat

3 dolphins in channel going out to the ocean

Monday 21^st May

1 dolphin casually swimming into the marina

Sunday 20^th May

2 dolphin in main channel

1 dolphin diving deep into channel

Saturday 19^th May

4 dolphins in Estuary

5 dolphins at Marina

5 dolphins South of the bridge

2 leaving the canals

4 in Mandjar bay fishing, checking out the boat

3 in estuary heading north

3 playing with the boat in estuary

Kev’s article – check it out!

Check out  the write-up about the dolphin baby boom here on this link.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/mandurah-dolphins-experiencing-a-baby-boom/story-e6frg13u-1226364741445

It has been beautiful weather here on the foreshore this week, perfect for cruising.  Ask our friendly booking staff about our boats with hot chocolates available!!

Happy Cruising!

Mandurah Cruises  xx

Why are dolphins coloured the way they are?

Do you know why dolphins are generally dark grey on top and light coloured below?  Keep reading and you will find the answer below.

Great dolphin sightings on our 1 hour dolphin and canal scenic tour this week again! The coat skipper and crews have been having loads of fun leading happy customers on our cruises.  Lots of dolphin sightings again this week. Dont be put off by the weather that has turned a little wet of late.  Hot drinks are available on most of our vessels and don't forget that wet weather does not effect the dolphin population here in the estuary as they love the water! Please see below for all our reported dolphin sightings this week and to get the answer to the above question.

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Friday 4^th May

6 dolphins chasing boat

6 fishing off stingray point

3 in the Mandjar bay

Thursday 3^rd May

2 dolphin fishing outside marina

4 dolphins fishing sth entrance to Port Mandurah Canals

4 dolphins chasing fish outside marina

Wednesday  2^nd May

No reported sightings

Tuesday 1^st May

3 very playful dolphins

Lots of dolphins jumping

2 very playful, jumping out of water chasing the boat – BIG SPLASHES!

2 dolphins, Beaky and friend jumping and chasing the boat

Monday 30^th April

2 dolphins swimming near old bridge

3 dolphins playing near marina entrance

2 dolphins cruising next to boat near bypass bridge

Sunday 29^th April

4 dolphins swimming in marina

3 dolphins playing with boat near the canal entrance

5 dolphins swimming near war memorial

Big pod of dolphins playing with boat wake in estuary near tree

2 dolphins near bypass bridge

Saturday 28^th April

3 dolphins swimming in boat wake

2 dolphins fishing in estuary

3 dolphins being cheeky with boat near canals

4 dolphins splashing about near marina entrance

Answer to earlier question:

The colours of the dolphin helps to camouflage the animal so when potential predators look up from the deep, the light grey belly blends in with bright surface waters. When seen from above, the grey back blends in with the deep dark waters below.

See you on a cruise soon!

Mandurah Cruises :)

Happy on the water!

A great week of cruising here in Mandurah!  The national ANZAC day holiday had a lot of people cruising on the waterways and we are happy to say the dolphin sightings were excellent during this time.  Big numbers of dolphins were spotted all around the bay and canals.  Here are the reported dolphin sightings from our 1 hour dolphin and scenic canal cruises.

Reported dolphin sightings!

Monday 23^rd April

3 dolphins in Mandjar bay

4 dolphins near Mary street bridge

2 dolphins fishing in ocean entrance

Tuesday 24^th April

5 heading toward old bridge in estuary channel

5 in channel near marina

4 resting and sleeping circling in channel near marina

9 at ocean entry

2 at old bridge

Wednesday 25^th April

Dolphins everywhere all day! In bay at the marina, south of the bridge and at the ocean entrance.

9 dolphins at playing with boat wake.

Mother and calf feeding off wall in marina

7 in front of war memorial

2 in mouth of marina

5 in Mandjar bay going for a run with the Supercat

Thursday 26^th April

4 in estuary channel heading toward old bridge

2 looking for fish on canal walls

8 playing with boat, heading to sea and playing with Sammy seal

Friday 27^th April

4 dolphins in cruise mode under Mary street bridge

Happy cruising!
Mandurah Cruises.

Learning To Surf Video

This is a beautiful video features Nikki and her new baby calf "Giggles" and Lucy and her calf "Shambles" being taught to ride the wake and surf for the first time on our wash.

Dolphin Magic Video

Here is a fantastic video video showing a pod of Mandurah's dolphins have a great time playing on our wake during one of our cruises.

CRAB FEST 2012 - A BIG HIT!

It’s been a huge fortnight here at Mandurah Cruises and we are happy to report that the local dolphins were not scared away by the international water sport athletes that took over the waterways through the Chanel Seven Mandurah Crab Fest! In fact, talk to some of our boat crews here and I think they would fill you in on the jumping techniques they (the dolphins) may have picked up from the pro’s. If you believe the dolphins have taught us to jump or we have influenced the dolphins jumping technique is entirely your decision, and is a good topic to discuss while out and about on our cruises!


Please check out the reported dolphin sightings!

Friday 23rd March

• 1 dolphin carrying large fish playing with boat

Thursday 22nd March

• 1 dolphin swimming alone in canal

• 3 dolphins near the quay. Nikky / giggles and scar.

• 8 playful dolphins at over pass. Stayed with boat through estuary and into the entrance of the canals

Wednesday 21St March

• 3 males found near new bridge

• 2 near boat in Mandjar Bay

Tuesday 20th March

• 2 dolphins (mum and calf feeding near marinas cove.

• 3 dolphins swimming in bay towards new bridge

• 1 in Mandjar bay

Monday 19th March

• 3 dolphins near inlet.

• 2 dolphins swimming near entrance to canals

Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th – Crab Fest Ferry Rides

• No official dolphin reports due to amount of customers over the weekend. Dolphins were spotted near inlet towards the late afternoon on each day.

Friday 16th March

• 12 dolphins jumping and playing with boat from Boundary Island all the way through the canals!

• Pod of dolphins, very playful. They were rolling around on the surface, they were all adults and all fat!

Thursday 15th March

• Pod of 2 in ocean entry

• Pod of 6 near ocean entry

• 4 dolphins feeding and mating

• A new dolphin has been identified and named ‘Linkin’!

• 3 dolphins at stingray point

• 1 jumping next to boat!

Wednesday 14th March

• No dolphin sightings today 

Tuesday 13th March

• Pod of 12 swimming the bay most of the day! Nicky, bubbs and Benfin hanging out between the fig tree and the ocean inlet.

• 7 feeding along the eastern bank of main channel

• 2 in Mandjar bay and Stingray point

Monday 12th March

• 2 dolphins near the inlet

• 4 dolphins – Nicky , Giggles and other mum and calf


See you on a cruise soon!

Riding The Wake!

The local dolphins have been enjoying riding the wake of our vessels here at Mandurah Cruises. Check out the above photo of the local dolphins having some fun!

The wild dolphins have been spotted most days this week and continue to impress our staff and customers while cruising the scenic Mandurah waterways. Check out our dolphin sighting below.

Sunday 4th March

• 6 dolphins playing/fishing in Mandjar Bay including Nikky and calves

• 6 dolphins very protective as many boats were around.

• 15 dolphins, different pods swimming with boat

Monday 5th March

• 1 at Entrance of marinas cove

• 3 swimming under the bypass bridge riding the wake southbound

• 1 under the bypass bridge riding wake northbound

• 5 hanging out at the marina

• 4 swimming in Mandjar Bay with babies

• 4 mums and calves very playful heading out to sea – A GREAT SHOW!

• 3 dolphins heading south below old bridge

Tuesday 6th March

• 4 dolphins fishing in Mandjar Bay

• 2 dolphins at different time

• 1 at the marina

Wednesday 7th March

• No sightings

Thursday 8th March

• 4 playing outside of marina

• 2 on fairbridge bank

Friday 9th March

• 4 dolphins including newborn near war memorial

• 6 dolphins in canals

• 3 female dolphins around Mandurah Quay

• 6 dolphins swimming with boat

• 2 feeding in shallow waters

• 2 near marina rock wall

• 4 South channel heading towards old bridge

It’s going to be a hot week this week according to weather reports. Remember to slip slop slap and keep the fluids up! We look forward to seeing you and your friends on a cruise this week!

Mandurah Cruises 

Dolphins here dolphins there!

WOW! What a magic week it has been here at Mandurah Cruises!  The dolphins have been out and about this week with loads of sightings and dolphin encounters had by our customers.  The boat crew have now counted 3 mothers with 1 calf each.   



Here are some of the mighty dolphin sighting this week!


 2nd March
• Loads of dolphins riding the wave of the boat today including the two calves
 • 3 Dolphins in marina near the old bridge
• 10 friendly dolphins including 3 mothers and calves near old bridge and the ocean entrance.
 

1st March
• 8 dolphins feeding and mating
• 6 dolphins in estuary and throughout canals
• 4 dolphins in Mandjar Bay
• Dolphins spotted on every cruise today!


29th February
• 6 dolphins at 12pm including mother and new calf. 
• 4 female dolphins feeding
• 8 dolphins swimming on bow of boat. Including Nicky and her calf ‘giggles’.
• Dolphins swimming casually in canals near Mandurah bridge
• More dolphins on the bank having a frenzy!
• Four dolphins in the marina


28th February
• 2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay in entrance of the canals
• 42 mothers and their babies in Mandjar Bay
• 1 mother and 2 calves were swimming and jumping alongside the vessel. 


27th February
• Loads of dolphins swimming about today! The calves were out near the boats!
• 4 Dolphins in marina and they met back up with us in the main channel.


26th February
• 1 dolphin swimming on bow of vessel in the Estuary near the marina
• 2 friendly dolphins swam with the Mandjar vessel for a long time today!
• Nine dolphins frolicking in the main channel, possibly heading out to the ocean. 
• 1 dolphin in the canals fishing
• 7 dolphins playing/riding wake, including one calf


25th February
• 1 dolphin in the marina
• 1 dolphin jumping with the vessel near the bypass bridge
• 3 dolphins swimming alongside the vessel. 
• 1 dolphin feeing alongside canal wall
• 4 dolphin feeding and resting near the new bridge. Female pod with mother and calf


24th February
• 3 new calves seen on all trips just out of Mandjar bay near ocean opening . 
• 7 dolphins spotted in estuary
• 5 dolphins spotted in estuary
• 5 dolphins in Mandjar Bay


Contact the Mandurah Cruises office to have yor chance to be a part of the magic here on the Mandurah Waterways!

   

Mandurah Cruises & Gift Shop
73 Mandurah Terrace
PO Box 1148, Mandurah WA 6210
Ph: (08) 9581 1242
Fax: (08) 9582 9534
www.mandurahcruises.com.au

Playful dolphins

Hello there!

This week has seen many fun encounters with the wild dolphins here in and around Mandjar Bay.  The picture above was taken by our lovely boat staff of a very happy dolphin checking out all the friendly faces on out 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise.  Lets hope this smoke haze from down south disapears in time for a lovely sunny weekend! 

Some of the interactions customers have had this week are as follows

Wednesday 22nd February

• Dolphins near inlet

• Heading south beneath the new traffic bridge

• Riding and playing on boat wave

Tuesday 21st February

• Nicky and baby ‘Giggles’ heading up channel towards the marina

• Fishing and frolicking

• In Mandjar bay near the jetty steps

• Pods of dolphins at Fairbridge bank

Monday 20th February

• Pod of dolphins near Mandjar bay

• Pod of dolphins spotted under new bridge

• Dolphins feeding and slowly swimming

Sunday 19th February

• Nicky and newborn ‘giggles’ hanging out with two other female dolphins

• Nicky and calf swan on boats bow for a while

• Pod of dolphins in marina

• Dolphins jumping with boat near the bypass bridge channel marker

• Pod of dolphins in waterside canals swimming slowly

We look forward to cruising with you this weekend!

MANY MANY Dolphin sightings this week...

A HUGE amount of dolphin sightings on our 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Scenic Tours this week!  Everyone here at Mandurah Cruises is looking forward to cruising this coming weekend and hope the wild dolphins playful mood continues for our customers. 

Come for a cruise with us this weekend!

Here some some of the boat dolphin sighting over the week.

Thursday 16th February

• 9 dolphins in estuary

Wednesday 15th February

• Many Dolphins in and around the canal entrance

Tuesday 14th February

• Dolphins riding the Super Cat wave

• Dolphins in Marinas Cove Canal

Monday 13th February

• Loads of dolphins today! Dolphins were seen near the inlet, Old Bridge and in the bay. Too many to count on two hands!

Happy Cruising,
Mandurah Cruises

IT'S JUMP TIME HERE ON MANDJAR BAY! (Monday 13th February)

Please check out this beautiful footage caught by a customer this week on our 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise.  Thank-you for our lovely customer who has allowed us to share this speacial footage with our dolphin blog visitors.  It just brings a smile to your face doesn't it!

The local dolphins have been out and about this week with some really special encounters had by our customers.  They have been playful and have enjoyed showing off for our cruises and swimming along with our boats.

Here are some of our sightings for the past week!

Tuesday 7th February


• 9 dolphins heading out slowly to ocean in a playful mood

• Female pod slowly cruising around Mandjar Bay



Wednesday 8th February

• 2 dolphins fishing in estuary

• Female and calf spotted near canal entrance

• Mother and Calf near boundary island



Thursday 9th February

• 3 dolphins in marina, followed boat to the estuary



Friday 10th February

• No sightings



Saturday 11th February

• 2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay, feeding and playing

• 2 dolphins in channel



Sunday 12th February

• Nikky fishing near jetty

• Dolphins fishing in Mandjar Bay

• 4 dolphins in Sticks Channel, followed boat into estuary

• 4 more dolphins played with boat near fairbridge bank

• 4 playing near boat with calves spinning upside down

• Mother and calf making their way through the marina

Thank-you to all who have cruised with us this week.  We look forward to another great week here on the Mandurah Canals and many more special encounters with the local jumpy fun loving dolphins!! See you soon!

Dolphin splash about weekend!

Thank-you to all our fun visitors that cruised with us over the weekend! A great time was had by all aboard and the weather was fantastic for cruising the beautiful canals here in Mandurah.  The local dolphins were splashing about and enjoying their regular swim along with our boats which gave the passengers plenty of opportunity to get that nice close up picture with the wild dolphins here on Mandjar Bay.  This photo was taken by a crew member on Saturday and is now winning the hearts of our friendly staff here at Mandurah Cruises.  Tell your friends to come and cruise with us this weekend, it's sure to be great!

January sightings

Wow! What a month January has been for dolphin sightings, 325 in total!  Please find below all of our fun dolphin encounters that happened during our 1 hour dolphin & canal cruises.

Dolphin Sightings January 2012

1 January

• 3 Dolphins seen in front of MPAC near the departure point by Mandjar
• 3 Dolphins spotted in the main channel by Super Cat
• 3 Dolphins spotted latter in the day again in the main channel probably the same 3 as earlier today by Super Cat

Total 9

2 January

• 4 Dolphins seen in the channel past the old bridge by Dancing Dolphin
•  6 Dolphins swimming next to Super Cat heading out to sea.
•  7 Dolphins spotted near the new bridge by Dolphin Discoverer

Total 17

3 January

• 2 Dolphins mother and calf, seen feeding near Stingray Point by Super Cat

Total 2

4 January

•  2 Dolphin spotted going into the wetlands by Super Cat
•  3 Dolphins seen in the main channel by the old bridge by Super Cat
•  7 Dolphins seen on the south side of the Mandurah bridge by Mandjar

Total 12

5 January

•  3 Dolphins seen travelling south at the old bridge by Super Cat
• 4 Dolphins seen near Waterside bridge by Dancing Dolphin
• 10 Dolphins seen feeding around Mandjat Bay and playing with boats, very friendly. Dancing Dolphin
•  9 Dolphins spotted in the main channel near the old bridge by Dancing Dolphin

Total 26

6 January

• 5 Dolphins in a pod seen outside Mandjar Bay by Dancing Dolphin
•  6 Dolphins seen by Dancing Dolphin near the marina heading out to sea, feeding and pretty relaxed.
• 11 Dolphins seen near the ocean mouth by Mandjar
• 1  Dolphin seen entering the canal near the War Memorial by Mandjar
• 3 Dolphins seen near the ocean mouth by Mandjar
• 2 Dolphins (mother and calf) seen opposite Stingray Point feeding  by Super Cat
• 1 Dolphin seen swimming fast from the south towards the old traffic bridge.

Total 29

7 January

• 1 Dolphin seen in the estuary heading towards the old bridge by Dancing Dolphin
•  2 Dolphins a mother and calf found near Mariners Cove by Mandjar

Total 3

9 January

• 12 Dolphins in a pod outside the marina feeding and playing around. Very exciting. Dancing Dolphin
• 14 Dolphins, two male and female pods near the new bridge.

Total 26

10 January

• 3 dolphins spotted by Dolphin Discoverer.
• 3 Dolphins heading out to the ocean by Super Cat
• 2 Dolphins feeding in the shallows
• 5 Dolphins swimming on the bow wave of Dancing Dolphin to the marina

Total 13

11 January

• 6 Dolphins seen feeding near the old traffic bridge including a seal by the Super Cat
• 1 Dolphin bow riding.
• 2 Dolphins and a seal in main channel. Mandjar
• 1 Dolphin just cruising. Mandjar
• 1 Dolphin on the bow wave of Dancing Dolphin and also fishing.

Total 11

12 January

• 6 Dolphins (male and female mixed pod) feeding out of Mandjar Bay.
•  6 Dolphins, same pod as earlier today found near Waterside Canals, followed them until Mandurah Quays, awesome watching, everyone onboard the Mandjar were very happy.

Total 12

13 January

• 1 Dolphin fishing in the estuary. Super Cat
• 1 Dolphing leaving heading to the ocean. Super Cat
• 1 Dolphin near Mandurah Quays. Mandjar
• 1 Dolphin near Waterside Canals. Mandjar
• 2 Dolphins new the main marina. Dolphin Discoverer.

Total 6

14 January

• 1 Dolphin at Sth canal entrance heading for old Bridge jumping in the air.
• 1 Dolphin in the shallows near canals

Total 2

15 January

• 2 Dolphins in the main channel near the new bridge “just cruising” with Dancing Dolphin
• 9 Dolphins Heading towards the Old Bridge from the south canal entrance. Dancing Dolphin.
• 5 Dolphins in main canal with Mandjar
• 11 Dolphins – Nikki and 10 others followed Super Cat from the Sth canal entrance and surfed to the Old Traffic Bridge. Full bodies out of the water jumping. Young female teenager very pink and play jumping into the air.

Total 27

16 January

• 9  dolphins in main estuary channel
• 6 Dolphins playing with the Dancing Dolphin, moving slowly and the guests really enjoyed them
• 3 Dolphins -1 fishing near Dome café, Nikki and boyfriend at the channel markers, all went to the ocean.

Total 18

17 January

• 3 dolphins spotted from Dolphin Discoverer
• 1 Dolphin spotted entering the canals at the War Memorial from Super Cat
•  2 Dolphins riding the bow wave of Dancing Dolphin near Fairbridge Bank
• 1 Dolphin Swimming upstream past the War Memorial

Total 7

18 January

• 5 Dolphin spotted in the main Channel from the new bridge back to the canal entrance just ambling along with the Dancing Dolphin.

Total 5

19 January

•  3 Dolphins spotted in the shallows. Vessel Dancing Dolphin.
• 3 Dolphins spotted in Mandjar Bay by the Dancing Dolphin.

Total 6

21 January

•  8 dolphins seen on all cruises!” Vessel Mandjar
• 3 Dolphins swimming alongside the Dancing Dolphin vessel in the estuary.
• 5 Dolphins being very playful along side the vessel Super Cat

Total 16

22 Jan 2012

• 3 Dolphins swimming in the wake of Dancing Dolphin heading upsteam from the estuary bridge to Peel Inlet.
• 6 Dolphins including 2 calves 6 months old swimming upsteam under the old bridge. Vessel Dancing Dolphin

Total 9

23 January 2012

• 2 Dolphins alongside the boat in the entrance to the Marina. Vessel Dancing Dolphin.
• 12 Dolphins swimming along  side the vessel Mandjar
• 4 Dolphins cruising with the Mandjar near the ocean entrance.

Total  18

24 January 2012

• 5 Dolphins – 3 adults and two calves slowly moving towards the Old Bridge from the east canal entrance. Vessel Dancing Dolphin.
•  2 Dolphins riding the bow wave on Super Cat.
•  6 dolphins near the front of King Carnival

Total 13

25 January

·     4 Dolphins seen near King Carnival by Mandjar

·     6 Dolphins were jumping on both sides of Super Cat playfully

Total 10

26 January Australia Day

·    3 Dolphins seen in the main channel by Super Cat

·    2 Dolphins Nikki and calf heading towards the old bridge.  Dancing Dolphin

Total 5

28 January

·    1 Dolphin spotted splashing in the shallow water of Mandjar Bay by Dancing Dolphin

·    1 Dolphin seen by the Super Cat in main channel

·    2 Dolphins were ridding the wake of Dolphin Discoverer.

Total 4

29 January

·    3 Dolphins found near the new bridge by Mandjar

·    2 Dolphins a mother and calf seen feeding at the mouth of the marina by Dancing Dolphin.

·    2 Dolphins a mother and calf seen feeding at the mouth of the marina by Dancing Dolphin.

·    6 Dolphins playing by the Dancing Dolphin near the marina.

Total 13

30 January

·    3 Dolphins found near Dolphin Quay jumping. Dancing Dolphin

Total 3

31 January

·    3 Dolphins seen heading out to sea by Mandjar

Total 3

Over All Total 325