Our onboard Wildlife Guides are the best there are. Expert in their fields and passionate about wildlife, we feel very privileged to have them as Crew members, providing our guests with an exceptional insight into the wildlife we encounter.
Georgina Kelly is a field ecologist with years of experience within research and consultancy and a wildlife expert in seabirds and cetaceans amongst other species. She currently works as a Warden on the RSPB Skerries Reserve, a small group of islands around 5km off the north coast of Anglesey. We are very fortunate that Georgina comes onboard Proud Seahorse as our Wildlife Guide when her RSPB duties allow her the time.
Read an indepth account of Georgina and her work in Inside Ecology Magazine, January 2018. As you can see from the article, she is also a very talented wildlife photographer.
Here are the details of the cruises and dates Georgina will be onboard Proud Seahorse in 2018
- 30th July: St Kilda and the Outer Hebrides Wildlife Adventure 10-nights (sold out)
- 11th August: Skye and the Small Isles 6-nights (1 double cabin remaining)
- 15th September: Skye and the Small Isles Explorer 6-nights (1 double cabin remaining)
- 22nd September: Caledonian Canal Cruise 6-nights (sold out)
- 29th September: Caledonian Canal Cruise 6-nights (sold out)
The cruise was excellent. St Kilda is breath taking for its geology, bird life and mysterious historic buildings. Gill and I quite spontaneously both compared its haunting atmosphere with Machu Picchu. Rob the captain took us as close as possible to some wonderful bird covered cliffs, stacks and caves and homed in on bird flocks, seals, minke whales, dolphins, otters and other wildlife sights whenever he glimpsed them. We enjoyed walking on Hirta and the other islands where we saw so many wildflowers. We were lucky to see the St Kilda mouse and wren although TV enthusiasts might consider the Balamory cat more important. I was surprised to learn that the crew of four had not all worked together many times as they formed such a well co-ordinated team. All the passengers got along well. Rob the captain seemed to know the islands in detail and is obviously a man of many accomplishments but still seemed happy to help serve meals. Sian, the lady chef, produced very fine meals and evening dinners were a culinary and social joy. Craig seemed to be everywhere helping and Zoe the naturalist never stopped looking for wildlife and pointing it out from the boat and when she guided us on the islands. We are both somewhat stiff jointed but with a little help we had no trouble with beach landings. We slept in one of the two smaller cabins. There was no space to spare but we quickly made ourselves at home and were very comfortable. The little wet room worked well. We can happily recommend Hebrides Cruises to anybody. Thanks to all you all.
Gill & Paul Gillians: 5 July 2021St Kilda and the isles of the Outer Hebrides