{"id":333587,"date":"2024-01-03T04:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/?p=333587"},"modified":"2024-07-23T21:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:41:05","slug":"humpback-whale-watching-behavior-cruises-waikiki-honolulu-oahu-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/blog\/humpback-whale-watching-behavior-cruises-waikiki-honolulu-oahu-hawaii","title":{"rendered":"Spot these Humpback Behaviors on Your Next Whale Watch Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333599 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01.2022.SOH_.BP_.WHALEBEHAVIORS.FINAL_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01.2022.SOH_.BP_.WHALEBEHAVIORS.FINAL_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01.2022.SOH_.BP_.WHALEBEHAVIORS.FINAL_-340x170.jpg 340w, https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01.2022.SOH_.BP_.WHALEBEHAVIORS.FINAL_-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01.2022.SOH_.BP_.WHALEBEHAVIORS.FINAL_-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the sea-son for excellent winter whale sightings onboard Star of Honolulu\u2019s Early Bird Whale Watching Cruise! So far, for the first two days of the season, we&#8217;ve had great whale sightings!<\/p>\n<p>Join in on the fun and book your tickets as our Whale Cruise runs through March 31, 2024! This two-hour eco-tour comes with a Whale Guarantee, and families can receive our Child FREE Special by calling 808-983-7730 as it cannot be booked online. We also offer optional Waikiki round-trip transportation, and guests can purchase snacks and drinks onboard.<\/p>\n<p>Departing at 8:45AM from Aloha Tower, Hawaii\u2019s largest cruise vessel sails along the south shore of Oahu with scenic views of Diamond Head and other Waikiki landmarks. Guests will enjoy Star of Honolulu\u2019s four open-air decks, offering ample space to photograph and spot humpbacks performing spectacular acrobatic moves, such as these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Breach<\/strong><br \/>\nThe most breathtaking move associated with humpbacks! A whale launches itself out of the ocean and lands back on the surface with a huge splash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blow<\/strong><br \/>\nWhenever humpbacks go above the surface for air, they exhale a cloud of moist air through their blowholes, creating a spout spray. Adults usually surface to breathe every 7-15 minutes, while calves surface every 3-5 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spy Hop or Head Rise<\/strong><br \/>\nExperts believe humpbacks vertically raise their heads out of the water to scan for activity above the surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tail Slap<\/strong><br \/>\nWith this behavior, whales lift their tail flukes and slap them repeatedly on the water surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peduncle Slap<\/strong><br \/>\nThis behavior is similar to a Tail Slap. But instead of their tails, humpbacks slap the water with their peduncles, which connect their flukes to their bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pec Slap<\/strong><br \/>\nBelieved to be their way of signaling to other whales, humpbacks simultaneously slap both of their fins on the water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Head Lunge<\/strong><br \/>\nTo show competitiveness, a whale raises its head out of the water and lunges forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fluke Dive Up<\/strong><br \/>\nA humpback raises and arches its tail above the surface before going underwater.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re lucky enough to capture any of these behaviors, don\u2019t forget to share your photos and videos by tagging us @StarofHonolulu on our Facebook and Instagram accounts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It\u2019s the sea-son for excellent winter whale sightings onboard Star of Honolulu\u2019s Early Bird Whale Watch&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whale-cruise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333587"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376031,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333587\/revisions\/376031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}