Take your dog on a whale watch or harbor cruise on Cape Cod

May 22, 8:59 AMCape Cod Travel ExaminerDawn M Smith

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People who like to travel with their dogs can take them out on the water on Cape Cod. Three boat trip options allow well-behaved dogs on leash.

Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch welcomes dogs
Well-behaved dogs will be allowed on Dolphin Fleet whale watch trips as long as Dolphin Fleet is notified when the booking is made (reservations strongly advised) and the dog is leashed.

Dolphin Fleet whale watch trips leave from Provincetown, taking visitors to Stellwagon Banks, the summer feeding area for humpback and other whale species. Trips take from 3 to 4 hours depending on weather and whale activity.

Dogs can enjoy a Hy-Line Hyannis Harbor Cruise
Hy-Line Cruises one hour Hyannis Harbor Cruises also welcome your leashed, well-behaved dog. The cruise travels past the Kennedy Compound, Great Island, Egg Island and more.

Be sure to let them know you will be bringing your dog along when you book.
For those with children as well as dogs, the kids ride free on all morning harbor cruises.
Hy-Line Harbor Cruises 220 Ocean Street, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts (800) 492-8082

Take your canine companion on a Hy-Line Cape Cod Canal Cruise 

Hy-Line, the company that runs the Hyannis Harbor Cruises also has trips through the Cape Cod Canal. There are 2 and 3 hour sightseeing cruises with a interpreter aboard to point out interesting sights and give some insight into the history of the canal. Cape Cod Canal Cruises leave from the village of Onset, on the mainland not far from the Bourne Bridge. And yes, your well-behaved, leashed dog can come along.