18 August 2025
From start to finish, our trip was an experience that will remain a lifetime memory. From the welcome aboard by the fantastic crew, through the wildlife encounters around the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, to the absolutely fabulous cuisine and beautiful dinner table decorations which changed each day - we had a spectacular time. Skipper Chris ensured our individual needs were catered for aboard the Lucy Mary and during our short trips ashore. Nature guide Indy displayed an amazingly wide knowledge of the wildlife which we encountered and worked with Chris to ensure our experience was wholly memorable. While aboard, Olly, Abby and Calum ensured our trip was totally comfortable and relaxing - quite how Chef Calum managed to create such a tasty and varied menu in the small galley, we just have no idea. Our favourite dish was the rolled stuffed sole on a bed of risotto! The daily routine worked like clockwork, with beds made up and turned down as if by magic - there was even a bedtime chocolate treat left on our pillow each night! Of course our whole experience was made all the more special by the array of wildlife which we saw - there was even a White-tailed Sea Eagle which bade us farewell on our last morning as we left the calm of our overnight mooring on Loch Spelve! To our crew and Hebrides Cruises, thank you. We can't recommend you more highly.
Iain & Sue McNeil
What an amazing trip! We were aware that there were no guarantees for anchoring off St Kilda or indeed of going ashore but thanks to the expertise and care of James and his crew we made it, and goodness aren't we appreciative. It was a truly memorable and special experience. Lucy Mary accommodated us beautifully. The professionalism, genuine enthusiasm and hard work by all the crew made our trip the best it could possibly be. The catering, wildlife spotting, walks ashore were excellent and each member of the crew played their part in making it so. This was our second holiday with Hebrides Cruises and we would certainly do another!
Jane Hunter: 2 June 2025St Kilda and the isles of the Outer Hebrides