1 October 2025
We planned our recent trip to the UK around the four night voyage on the Lucy Mary, and it was without a doubt a highlight of the entire 19 days we spent touring. We are so glad that we chose your company to have such a signature outing during our visit to Scotland and in the four days since we got off the boat, we have recommended your company many times to anyone who asked. Even with Storm Amy wreaking a little havoc with the original plans for the trip, it was still such a dream come true to be out at sea knowing we were in such great hands. The vistas, the walks in nature, the historic venues and the Lucy Mary herself were once-in-a-lifetime. The crew took care of our every need, and we felt safe, even during some of the scarier moments of the storm. It bears repeating that the food was some of the best we have ever had - anywhere! Once again, we are grateful for our Hebrides Cruises experience and should be incredibly happy to do it again if we find ourselves back in the UK in the future.
Lisa Toth
Oh dear. I had an incredible time on the Emma Jane last year, such a life altering experience that I was just a little nervous; it couldn’t possibly be as good again, could it? But it was…no, it was better. It might feel like happy accident to get good conditions, find amazing sealife, or really feel at home on a boat with twelve strangers, but of course it’s not; it skill, experience, planning, hard work and kindness. This is family, a family business that has created an ethos and atmosphere that flows through the crew (on shore and at sea) so that you feel totally at ease as you are taken by the hand and shown the wonders of the Hebrides. Vanessa, the steward, was bright, attentive and lovely. Chef Nicola cooked and baked delicious and varied food and is the sweetest and happiest person. Lynsay, wow, capable, knowledgeable and a hawkeye that never failed to spot or identify the multitudinous sealife, plus she’s the beautiful artist on display all over the boat! And Skipper Bren, so relaxed and accomplished that everyone assumed it was his umpteenth season on the Emma Jane…I hope he’s tempted back many more times. Thank you so much for showing me such incredible places, giving me unique experiences and indulging a chatty singleton who kept peeling off to sing in caves or check out the Mishnish’s 80-/ and random locals! I really appreciated the care, attention and honesty of the crew, they clearly love their jobs, had endless patience and are really interesting people to talk with. I can’t wait to come back and have booked another cruise aboard the Emma Jane; can it possibly be as good as this one? I’m not nervous. x
Ellen Orrock: 9 September 2023Skye and the Small Isles: Hebridean horizons