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Rob Barlow's 250th trip to St Kilda is a milestone that deserved to be recognised

Our first trip to St Kilda this season was magical in every sense - we expected nothing less!

Read a poem from Margaret Knowles  on her 14th chartered cruise with Hebrides Cruises

In 2021, Rob Barlow, Skipper and Owner of Hebrides Cruises, celebrates a personal 25 years introducing guests to cruising the Hebrides.

While we have not been at sea, Elizabeth G has had a major upgrade, with spacious new outside deck seating areas

There are no words that can adequately describe the sensory overload of the amazing spectacle of the seabird colonies of the Hebrides. 

Our Wildife Expert Lynsey Bland has just completed a refresher course in the WiSe scheme for responsible wildlife watching, delivered by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

During the spate of recent storms, spare a thought for the puffins spending the winter at sea on the Atlantic Ocean - but in around 6 weeks time, many thousands of puffins will be heading to the Scottish west coast islands to breed.

The Isle of Skye is a busy tourism hot spot, but there is one way to avoid the crowds and see the fabulous scenery, visit iconic destinations and spot rare wildlife in peaceful seclusion.

Although it may seem from our cruising calendar that we only work seven months of the year, the winter months are very busy indeed!

We waited, holding position and hoping this minke whale would approach a little closer… Then it surfaced around 50 metres from the boat, and just as it was slipping back beneath the waves, we saw it, this whale had a calf with it!

Read the cruise highlights from our Wildlife Guide Will Smith on board Emma Jane for our Oban - Inverness cruise this September

We had a great selection of cruises in September as well as Private Charters. Many thanks to our guests who posted reviews and sent in their photos, we really enjoy getting them and are delighted all have been so positive.

We have another exciting new wildlife cruise itinerary for 2020! Our new 10-night cruise “Whale watching in the Northern Minch” departs from Oban on August 15th 2020 aboard Elizabeth G

Our June 2019 cruises were either Private Cruise Charters or "St Kilda and the Isle of the Outer Hebrides" 10-night cruises. Read what our guests thought of their cruise and view a gallery of images from our June cruises from our guests and crew.