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Whale Watch - Former Deckhand Review - Deckhand Boston Harbor Cruises Employee Review

3.0
Feb 5, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Being on the water all day is nice, and a large part of the day you spend just standing around on the boat watching whales or talking to customers. Some of the managers are really nice.

Cons

When you do have to work, you have to do it very quickly. As well the hours tend to be 16 hour days and you don't get to sit too much. The job varies greatly depending on the captain, some are very nice and some are pretty stern and unpleasant.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Very upbeat job and will allow you to meet a lot of a vast amount of different people

Cons

Can be very stressful and have you move around a lot

1.0
Aug 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good people work here Working on the sea is nice Good resume builder

Cons

Us vs them attitude towards awful management Frequently verbally attacked by the public (or physically) because of poor MBTA transparency or policy Extremely below industry average pay (less than half of what MBTA bus drivers make) Management watching like hawks to write you up over things like forgetting a life jacket on a single trip out of the 30 you do all day Physical risk- it’s very easy to be injured here.

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