Whale Track App update news
Sunday, 19 December 2021
Hebrides Cruises were delighted to take part in a recent stakeholder meeting with the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, to inform future developments of the Whale Track App
Read MoreOur New Brochure for 2023
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Our new brochure for 2023 is now available. In line with our commitment to sustainable tourism, our new brochure is for the first time available to view online
Read MoreCruise the Southern Hebrides in 2023
Thursday, 23 September 2021
"Sea Kingdom of the Southern Hebrides" is an exciting new cruise for 2023
Read MoreLanding on the Flannan Isles - a unique experience
Monday, 23 August 2021
Landing on the Flannan Isles is a rare occurrence and we were delighted to be able to provide this for our guests.
Read MoreRob Barlow's 250th St Kilda trip
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Rob Barlow's 250th trip to St Kilda is a milestone that deserved to be recognised
Read MoreA magical return to St Kilda
Sunday, 20 June 2021
Our first trip to St Kilda this season was magical in every sense - we expected nothing less!
Read MoreA poem from our guest Margaret Knowles
Saturday, 19 June 2021
Read a poem from Margaret Knowles on her 14th chartered cruise with Hebrides Cruises
Read MoreCelebrating 25 years cruising the Hebrides
Friday, 30 April 2021
In 2021, Rob Barlow, Skipper and Owner of Hebrides Cruises, celebrates a personal 25 years introducing guests to cruising the Hebrides.
Read MoreSpacious new outside deck for Elizabeth G
Thursday, 21 January 2021
While we have not been at sea, Elizabeth G has had a major upgrade, with spacious new outside deck seating areas
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We set off on 28 June from Oban for our ten days exploration of the Hebrides with the hope that we’d visit St Kilda. We did, and so much more. The crew (Chris (skipper), Alexa (wildlife guide), Pete (cook), Emma (bosun), were fantastic from the off. They effortlessly transported our mountain of luggage to our comfortable cabins which Emma kept spotless through the cruise, as well as looking after us on the rough crossing to St Kilda through to Caribbean strength G&Ts. Chris was a really good skipper. He sailed the boat well and did his best to find a route that best managed his passengers’ seafaring abilities, and he also had a ceremony to give homage to the Blue Men of the Minch! Pete’s amazing menus incorporated our requests – I’ll always remember his mussels on the first night, his haggis Scotch eggs, my mother’s clootie dumpling and much more – and we appreciated how he involved the kids (9 to 11) in the kitchen. Alexa (with Chris) magic’d up an amazing array of wildlife with huge enthusiasm and great knowledge. We became blasé about the number of dolphins we saw – I can best quote Chris “the weather and the wildlife sightings are some of the best I’ve known in almost 20 years”. The weather was fantastic which enabled us to land and explore Tobermory, Canna, Sanday, Taransay, Hirta (St. Kilda), Mingulay, Vatersay, Rum, Lunga (Treshnish Isles) and Loch Buie, as well as sailing past Neist Point (Skye), Boreray (St. Kilda), Monachs, Hellisay in the Sound of Barra, Eigg, Staffa, Ulva and Iona. The weather was so good we were able to swim off Sanday, Taransay, Mingulay and Vatersay, as well as enjoy the hot tub. This was a trip of a lifetime for us all. We were able to see so many places which have been specks on the horizon for so long. The cruise was magical and extra special. It’s given us memories to last a lifetime!
George Mitchell: 28 June 2018Private Charter 10 Nights