We walked to the aquarium and paid them directly. Great aquarium. We also paid to do the "Feed the Fish" tour. It was a behind the scenes tour and experience. We loved it. ...
Did not take a tour. Just went to the Pier and shopped for a while. Not much to do if you don't take a tour and the one we wanted to take got sold out. ...
The port is the near the very old Seaport area. They have a wonderful walking paths and through the older part of town they have a walking tour with medallions built into the sidewalks so you don’t get lost. We found it to be very friendly and we had drinks on the pier on the way back to the ship that were very good and reasonably priced. ...
We did not take a ship excursion. Instead we walked down the path to the Monterey Aquarium. It is a bit of a hike (1.5 miles) but good exercise with a gorgeous view. The aquarium was wonderful. We made it in time for penguin feeding. The jellyfish exhibit was amazing. I was disappointed they did not have more mammals (only a few sea otters, no sea lions, seals, or dolphins) but they did have ...
No transportation from dock to Cannery Row and Aquarium. The city is not interested in having tourist from cruise ship industry. Some locations increased prices. ...