Whale Watching hits peak for Mothers and Calves return..

The Australian Whale Watch Southern migration has hit peak with excellent sightings of Mothers with their newbvorn calves heading down the East Coast of NSW right outside the Port Stephens headlands!

As Imagine departs Nelson Bay marina each morning, the crew are anxious to get out there and see what is going to happen next… We have had so many excellent close encounters, breaching, tail slapping and spy hops already! As always the Pacific Common offshore dolphins are providing regular entertainment on the cruises also.

The photos from this week were all snapped
by Richie one of the crew members onboard.
We get so many photos that it makes it hard
to keep updating the website each day which
is why we try to keep adding photos to our
picture gallery on our Imagine Cruises
facebook page. So if you have been out on
a cruise with Imagine it is always worth to
check the photos to see if there is one you might remember from your trip!

Could this Humpback Whale be Migaloo’s Baby?

Story by: LAURA SPERANZA The Sunday Telegraph – October 09, 2011

Picture: Damian Shaw Source: The Sunday Telegraph

MEET mini Migaloo – the baby albino humpback whale that’s been making a big splash off the NSW coast.

The playful calf, aged between two and five months, thrilled hundreds of whale watchers at Bondi Beach yesterday, as it passed Sydney with its mother on its migration south about 11am yesterday.

Lapping up the attention of one group of tourists aboard a Whale Watching Sydney vessel as it passed by, the youngster joyfully jumped out of the water several times as if to pose for the cameras.

While it would take a DNA test to remove any doubt, National Parks whale expert Geoff Ross said it was “highly likely” the calf was the offspring of the famous Migaloo – the world’s only all-white humpback whale.

Migaloo, spotted last Sunday off Cape Byron on the state’s northern coast, is now swimming past Eden, about a week ahead of Migaloo Junior and the mother.

“It’s a beautiful, very healthy calf,” Mr Ross said. “The chances of it being Migaloo’s are high. I’m very surprised to see two albinos so close together in distance.

“Even if you have one albino, it is very rare for the melanistic gene to be passed.

He said it would be Migaloo junior’s first visit to Sydney.

Port Stephens Popular $35 Seafood Dinner Cruise Returns!

Are you looking for something different to do midweek..?

Are you a smaller local business and able to organise your Xmas party midweek..?

After a huge opening success last December and a great run through Summer up to May this year, Imagine have decided to start the 2 hour Seafood Dinner Cruise during the October School Holidays 2011.

Whilst it is a bit of a last minute decision, we have had so many enquiries about when it was going to start back up, we thought….. let’s do it now!

We can cater for up to 40 people on the cruise so if you are a couple, family, small group or large group looking for something midweek give us a call!

How does it work..?

We set sail at 5:30pm (boarding 5:15) from dock C d’Albora Marina, Teramby Rd, NELSON BAY. If the weather is nice and you are keen, we head to a special spot and drop the anchor, where you can enjoy a splash in the water while dinner is being prepared!

Our fixed menu includes; BBQ Fish and Garlic Cognac Prawns on a bed of green salad and mash with Cheesecake and Fruit of the Forest sauce. We have the fully licenced ‘Mermaid Bar’ with an excellent selection of Wines and Beer.