Santa Cruz Whale Watching by Stagnaro Charters offers whale watching trips, sea life excursions, scenic bay cruises, fishing trips, dolphin encounters, sunset cruises, San Francisco day trips, and private charters from Santa Cruz Harbor in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Stagnaro family has provided ocean adventures for over a century using luxury boats like the 60-foot Velocity and 56-foot Legacy, with narrated trips by experienced crew including marine biologists.