A luxury escape on a Hebridean April Mini-Cruise
Monday, 18 December 2023
After the long winter months, we invite you to escape to the Hebrides to feel rejuvenated aboard a luxury cruise with a heady mix of gourmet meals, gorgeous scenery and close encounters with nature.
Read MoreDouble Award Winners for Herald Scottish Family Business 2023
Friday, 8 December 2023
Wow - what a night we had at the Herald Scottish Family Business Awards! We were absolutely delighted to win the Customer Service Excellence Award. Customer service is the foundation of our family business so we were very proud to be recognised for the importance it plays in running our cruises. However, unknown to us, the best was yet to come. Completely out of the blue for us, Hebrides Cruises was awarded the overall micro Scottish Family Business of the Year.
Read MoreOur new one-off expedition cruise "in search of giants"
Monday, 13 November 2023
When our colleague and friend Dr Conor Ryan suggested a new cruise to the migratory corridor for large baleen whales and sperm whales in the former Hebrides whaling ground, we had to find out more.
Read MoreFinalist Herald Scottish Family Business Awards
Friday, 3 November 2023
Hebrides Cruises is shorlisted as finalist in no less than 4 categories at this years The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards
Read MoreHWDT new minke whale catalogue is a major boost for conservation
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
HWDT have published an incredible digital catalogue of photographs of over 300 individual minke whales submitted by members of the public since 1990.
Read MoreSpecies report from our recent whale watching cruise
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Spectacular close encounters with whales and other cetaceans on our recent whale watching cruise: report Will Smith
Read MoreA whale song and a glorious sunset
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Two spectacular cruise highlights led Ian Woods to compose 2 poems which he read on the final night of the cruise
Read MoreRenaming and blessing ceremony for MV Lucy Mary
Saturday, 8 July 2023
A celebration to rename and bless our new motor vessel, Lucy Mary, took place today, July 8th, at Oban Bay pontoons in the company of family and friends .
Read MoreOutstanding Orca Encounter!
Friday, 23 June 2023
Our Wildlife Guide, Lynsey Bland sent in this incredible report on the recent Orca sighting during a St Kilda and Outer Hebrides cruise
Read MoreLucy Mary arrives safely in Oban Bay
Sunday, 4 June 2023
Twenty seven days and 3,800 sea miles after leaving Lebanon, our new vessel, Lucy Mary arrived safely in Oban on June 3rd.
Read More10 reasons to book a private cruise charter for 2024
Saturday, 6 May 2023
A Private Cruise Charter aboard one of our vessels is often described by our guests as a dream come true and the holiday of a lifetime
Read MoreIntroducing Lucy Mary, our new Luxury Vessel
Friday, 17 March 2023
We are delighted to share our very exciting news that Hebrides Cruises has purchased a third luxury vessel
Read MoreOur Green Tourism Report
Saturday, 11 February 2023
When we embarked on the Green Tourism Scheme, we had no idea what a commitment this would be. The Green Tourism team give us such a lot of positive support and encouragement, while at the same time identifying the further challenges that we need to face to continue to improve
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Chris went out of his way to avoid the threatened weather, with the happy result that the weather was much better than expected at this time of year. The team also arranged the itinerary to make sure that, where a guest had specific requests, these were accommodated (and without having a negative impact on the other guests). They tried very hard to show us as many species of wildlife as possible and to introduce us to areas and their history that we might not have been aware of. The guided walks were much more interesting than going on our own and the crew took great care in getting us all on and off shore, with radios for safety when we decided to split up. The presence of Hannah, in particular, made all the difference. Her knowledge of the local wildlife was exceptional and it was very interesting to hear about the islands and communities that we visited. She (and Chris) kept a look-out to make sure that anything of interest was highlighted to us on the voyage and her end of day wrap up reminded us of what we’d seen. Craig looked after us very well and seemed to be everywhere – he was certainly very hard working. I think that he cleaned the cabins as well – he definitely did a good job there. Along with Hannah, the meals that Izzy cooked were the best thing about the cruise for me. On a previous cruise (with another small company), the quality and service of the food (and the garrulous chef) spoiled the cruise for me. I was a little worried about this when I joined this cruise, but needn’t have been. Izzy was a great cook, providing a nice variety of well-cooked meals. Serving sizes were appropriate for the daily menus and we did not go hungry (or leave the table feeling too full). I looked forward to seeing what the next meal would be and also very much enjoyed her cakes. The whole team looked after us very well, but weren’t too obtrusive, allowing us to have quiet moments and to talk amongst ourselves.
Jo Boait: 21 September 2024The Small Isles and sea lochs: Wildlife havens