Bundle up for a fun journey out onto Long Island Sound in
hopes of seeing some of the seals that spend the winter just off our shores
during The Maritime Aquarium’s new season of Winter Creature Cruises.
These invigorating cruises seek
out the harbor seals and gray seals that have been coming down into the Sound
each winter. Educators on board the research vessel Oceanic will point out
these federally protected marine mammals and talk about their natural
histories. They’ll also help identify such winter waterfowl as buffleheads,
mergansers and long-tailed ducks.
The
2013-14 Winter Creature Cruise season kicks off the weekend of Dec. 28-29 and
will be offered on many Saturdays & Sundays through April 5. Dates and departure times will vary by the
tide schedule. Initial cruises are: Sat., Dec. 28 at 1 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 29 at 1:30
p.m.; and Sat., Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. See
the full season schedule at www.maritimeaquarium.org.
Tickets
for a Winter Creature Cruise are $22.95, or $17.95 for Aquarium members. Participants must be at least 42 inches tall. We recommend that you bring binoculars and
plenty of warm clothes!
Space
on the Oceanic is limited so advance reservations are strongly recommended. Walk-up
tickets will be sold, space permitting. The cruises depart from the dock
outside the Aquarium’s IMAX movie theater.
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