
Hobart Historic Cruises Pty Ltd

Information about Hobart Historic Cruises Pty Ltd
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hobart Historic Cruises organises and operates the Derwent River harbour cruise tour, providing quality service to both global tourism and participating delegates. We have highly experienced crew memb
We have highly experienced crew members and also provide a boat charter service on our vessel ‘Spirit of Hobart’. The company, which has been running the Derwent River harbour cruise tour for more than 30 years, has an excellent track record.
Our comment from TraTraTravel about Hobart Historic Cruises Pty Ltd:
Hobart Historic Cruises Pty Ltd offers a memorable experience on the beautiful waters of the Derwent River, showcasing the stunning scenery and rich history of Hobart. Guests have praised the friendly and knowledgeable staff, particularly highlighting the engaging commentary provided by the captain.
Many visitors have enjoyed both lunch and dinner cruises, with reports of tasty meals and good value for money. Options like gluten-free meals are available, catering to diverse dietary needs. The vessel is described as charming and comfortable, providing great vantage points for enjoying the picturesque views.
Users commend the entertaining and informative commentary, making the cruise both enjoyable and educational. The atmosphere is welcoming, and the crew’s attention to detail, from meal preparation to customer service, has been consistently praised.
However, some guests noted instances of inconsistent communication regarding cruise schedules, particularly during winter months, which may affect planning. Additionally, a few reviews mentioned the need for better sound quality in the commentary and suggested enhancements to the onboard amenities.
Overall, Hobart Historic Cruises is highly recommended for both locals and tourists looking to explore Hobart's beautiful waterfront and learn about its fascinating history while enjoying good food in a relaxing environment.
Hobart Historic Cruises Pty Ltd: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Done the dinner cruise, food was good, staff friendly,, nice charming vessel. We really didn’t need the commentary some soft background music would suffice The young man wearing many hats ( from Armidale) did an amazing job & was so delightful & friendly a great cruise I would highly recommend
Fantastic experience: Enjoyed a lovely lunch cruise today. Good value for money, and friendly service. The male staff member was helpful and enthusiastic, and the kitchen staff generously offered us food for our baby. The meal was tasty and drinks reasonably priced. The commentary was informative and animated. All of us throughly enjoyed it.
Fantastic experience: The two-hour dinner cruise today was an exceptional experience, the food was exquisitely prepared and served, and there was even a gluten-free option. The views throughout were spectacular.
Fantastic experience: Excellent value for money. We didn’t eat but we had a lovely time with our young kids, just the right length for a 1 and 3 year old. Good value for money as they were free.
Positive experience: Did a lunch cruise, departs from the Hobart waterfront, covers both the northern & southern part of Hobart along the Derwent river. It was a bright & warm autumn day, views were great. There is a commentary from the skipper about the areas passing by. It sails under the Tasman bridge for the northern course. Lunch was included, a pre-booked menu, it was good. There is seating both on the upper & lower deck, views are better from upper deck as its open. The morning & afternoon cruises are shorter duration, lunch & dinner are the longer ones.
Fantastic experience: Very interesting tour!! The captain is very knowledgeable and was very engaging!
Fantastic experience: Went on the lunch cruise Staff were great Commentary was very informative
Negative experience: Did not update winter hours on Google nor on shopfront nor on website. Turned up but cruise was not running.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely thoroughly enjoyed our morning cruise on the Northern Loop. We are local and have been meaning to do this for years. My Mum was on a visit just over a week ago and we finally decided to do a cruise before taking her to the Airport. Departure and arrival were bang on time, the commentary was amusing, entertaining and extremely informative and it was great to be able to roam around to take photos. We were advised that the upper deck was the most comfortable and I think also the best place for photo taking. We can highly recommend this cruise, not only for visitors but locals too. No doubt we will do the Southern Loop as well at some point!
Positive experience: Cruises
Negative experience: Google says open so i ran 10 minutes worrying if i miss it but when i get there it is closed Called and told winter time closed on wed and thu
Fantastic experience: Hobart Port - The Derwent cruise is leisurely and enjoyable, the captain explains everything with great care (although I couldn't understand), but I could feel his enthusiasm. The shore is also great for taking photos.
Positive experience: It was a great little lunch cruise very informative reasonably priced...only the commentator was a bit too loud..and most of us came off with a headache
Positive experience: Lovely informative cruise, including morning tea.
Fantastic experience: Great company Captain was very friendly Highly recommended
Positive experience: Informative cruise on comfortable vessel.
Fantastic experience: Loved this, super informative, great dinner, stunning scenery. Suitable for kids and adults. Such a beautiful harbour
Positive experience: Great experience. Sort of cruising through the Derwent River. Beautiful scenic route with a guided audio. The view from the deck is good. Different options are available. Enjoyed it
Positive experience: Date/time of visit: 28 March 2024 @ 12:15pm This was a very pleasant relaxing cruise on the Derwent River. The audio commentary provides a good snap shot of Hobart's history. This was the lunch time cruise and we received a small meal (menu selection to be made prior to departure) included with the cruise price. Drinks were an additional cost. The meal was simple and edible. It tasted fresh. The crew were friendly but you're likely to have very minimal interaction with them, you'll be watching the view. We originally attempted to do the afternoon cruise two days prior but I hadn't booked due to waiting to see the sea state and weather conditions (my travelling companion was elderly and may suffer from sea sickness); however, that afternoon cruise two days prior didn3sail due to lack of bookings. So, I highly recommend booking. My travelling companion was excited by the cruise and tge views (she has lived in Hobart her entire life, i grew up in Hobart and returning as a visitor/tourist). It was great to see Hobart from this vantage point.
Positive experience: Very informative cruise. You were able to walk around the boat to take photos. Meal was nice however a bit rushed. It was cleared away before I finished eating.
Fantastic experience: Lovely short cruise around Hobart. Boat was comfortable. Great commentary about the local history. Enjoyed it.
Fantastic experience: We had a great cruise today. Lovely lunch of steak , salmon ,vegetarian or chicken options.The captain provided an informative commentary .Boat had a bar, couches and chairs inside or out. Saw and learned heaps. Thanks for a great afternoon.
Fantastic experience: What a great dinner cruise excellent food and the staff and captains commentary was first class Would recommend this dinner cruise great work Sweets beautiful
Fantastic experience: One of the best experiences we did when we visited Hobart. Great price, staff were amazing, the captains commentary was funny and kept us entertained. Thoroughly recommend
Fantastic experience: A great night celebrating my sister's wedding. The steak was perfectly cooked with fantastic service.
Fantastic experience: Great cruise out on the Derwent, most entertaining and informative captain. My wife and I enjoyed a cold beer and a steak cooked perfectly to our liking.spuds were the best. Cheers to the staff.recommended.
Fantastic experience: Great cruise tour of the Bay area of Hobart. Hearing about the history around the bay and how it has impacted us as a country till today is insightful. Even though it is a tour on the boat it has optional drinks to purchase while on board. Toilets are also available on the boat. There are other cruise options to have lunch and dinner as well as other cruises of the bay area too.
Positive experience: Very basic 1hr cruise but for $20 was quite pleasant and does not break the bank account.
Fantastic experience: Enjoyable cruise with a good commentary. Food was simple but tasty. Recommended.
Fantastic experience: Great value, and surprisingly good food for the lunch cruise.
Fantastic experience: Fun for the whole family. Great value for money. Commentary was well done and educational.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful Lunch Cruise. Very relaxing friendly staff great way to see the sights around Hobart
Positive experience: Only 12 of us on board. The food and commentary were excellent. I had the Salmon and hubby had the lamb. We joined tables with a couple of single travellers and we had a great couple of hours..Thanks guys
Fantastic experience: Best cruise EVER !! Captain was so knowledgeable and entertaining ! Excellent history lesson . Great experience . Can't recommend highly enough . Boat was very comfortable to ride in . Must do when in Hobart
Fantastic experience: Had a wonderful time the crew was excellent the captain was great and the lunch was cook perfect highly recommend
Fantastic experience: did the lunch ride good size lunch I had the beef missus had the snitz very nice food lovely staff but the captain was absolutely fantastic full of information but delivered it with such enthusiasm was a right laugh had a great ride would do it again for sure
Fantastic experience: A quaint, non crowded & relaxing boat ride, with a nice meal! The commentary wasn't too much, & Captain O'Toole made everyone happy! Would highly recommend this little gem of an experience.✅️
Fantastic experience: We took the lunch cruise, and enjoyed a well-prepared steak and a delicious serve of salmon. The commentary was entertaining and informative, and the views lovely. The captain even paused to let me take a picture of my home from the water! Loved every minute of this very relaxing trip. Thank you for a great time!
Fantastic experience: Went on the 9pm fireworks cruise, kids had great time and excellent view to watch the fireworks
Fantastic experience: We did the lunch cruise, was a great experience. Information was fantastic, service great, food was good. Great way to spend an afternoon!
Fantastic experience: What a relaxing cruise with l unch. Friendly staff, great and interesting commentary. Food was great. I had steak cooked to my liking and my wife had the Tasmanian Atlantic FRESH Salmon. Include this cruise on your bucket list TO DO!!!!.This Thursday night from 6pm to 8.00pm there is an evening cruise with 3 course dinner We are thinking to do it to see the brilliant lights of Hobart town from the wa ter
Positive experience: Interesting and informative commentary from the skipper. Had a wine tasting during the tour. Good value.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic lunch cruise meal was delicious and the captains commentary was informative and hilarious highly recommend
Fantastic experience: My daughter and I did the lunch cruise and I would say it was the best part of my holiday. We loved it and recommend anyone to go and enjoy. Lunch was lovely and was just great fun.
Positive experience: Loved our tour of the north harbour; was friendly, informative and well priced. The only feedback I would offer is that the captain might orient the passengers better to where points of interest might be in relation to where they are seated on the vessel, and the commentary could be slowed down a little - I am an Aussie and I struggle to keep up with what was being said! Overall a fantastic experience, thank you!
Fantastic experience: Loved our little cruise! We did both directions, but if you are torn between which one - choose the route going under the bridge! It’s very picturesque and we even saw some seals in the water.
Fantastic experience: Really glad I chose this older boat to go on a harbour cruise, it was fantastic. Took the lunch cruise and had a beautifully cooked salmon lunch (other options on menu) and the captain gave a great commentary of sights around the harbour. Well worth going on and not as crowded as the "flasher" boats
Fantastic experience: We started late because of late arrivals and they forgot to turn on the commentary until half way but I am still going to give this a five star. Value is exceptional, commentary we heard was great, food was basic but great, boat was fantastic. Only slight criticism would be that I think some more speakers for the commentary would be fantastic. Great job guys and well worth the money
Fantastic experience: Highly recommended, great food, great service , The Captain was so knowledgeable. Well worth it , great experience had by all
Positive experience: Good short trip on water. Excellent historical narrative of the area. Good discount for my elderly mum.
Positive experience: We enjoyed our lunch cruise around the Derwent. Interesting and informative commentary provided by the Captain complimented by a tasty meal. Would recommend.
Fantastic experience: Lovely cruise around the Hobart area
Fantastic experience: Super nice tour, the captain explains everything and tells cool stories about Hobart. Come and enjoy!
Positive experience: We didn't know what to expect from the dinner cruise and were pleasantly surprised. The Captain shared so much interesting history about the places that the cruise took us through. The food was good, and so was the service. We saw some beautiful views of Hobart.
Fantastic experience: Excellent one hour cruise around southern part of harbour area. The captain gave a very interesting and entertaining commentary throughout the cruise. I’d definitely do this cruise again, one that includes a meal would be lovely.
Fantastic experience: Relaxing time
Fantastic experience: Had a lovely dinner Cruise with delicious food on the Derwent River with a wonderfully witty commentary from the Skipper. Highly recommend.
Positive experience: Six of us booked the dinner recently. The food I will say was simply to die for! I had the lamb chops and the hot chocolate pudding. We had to approach the person serving the drinks as we weren't sure if they were going to be offered. The only thing I would recommend to look into would be to turn up the speakers so we could hear the commentary. Once the boat was underway we found it drowned out the speaking. This was a shame as we did hear some pieces and it sounded interesting. Overall I would definitely recommend this cruise.
Positive experience: Good value for money. Pity they didn't tea or coffee on morning cruise.
Positive experience: Great cruise and commentary. Good value lunch cruise and great meal. Drinks reasonable price. Staff excellent. Our booking agent gave an incorrect meet address which made it difficult to find before calling direct number. We are both somewhat mobility impaired so that mattered to us. The girl in the booking booth gave good directions when we called.
Fantastic experience: Very informative commentary but not in your face. Tasty food. Friendly & helpful crew. Very efficiently operated
Fantastic experience: Three different meals in our group - all where nice and hot and value for money. Happy crew and very efficient - lunch was served in a timely manner-no rush at all. Very informative commentary by the skipper. Young lady at booking kiosk seemed a bit bored with the process. Cousin from the U.K. had a lovely day.
Fantastic experience: Great value for money lunch cruise - captain is friendly
Fantastic experience: Great value for money lunch cruise - captain is friendly
Positive experience: Great evening cruise, good commentary. Got to see a pod of dolphins feeding. Lovely friendly service.
Positive experience: Of all the times I've been to Hobart, I had never done this tour before. Was quite informative. Thanks
Fantastic experience: We did the Lunch Tour , Group of 4 , relaxing and enjoyable, lunch was basic but very good , Staff
Fantastic experience: Food was good, wine in a paper cup was interesting, though it was a double pour so who cares. The best part is the commentary which was very interesting and his laconic style perfectly fitting (he doesn't carry on like a game show host or make himself the centre of attention). The decor is dated ... because it's a historic boat! Would go again. The only thing negative (and out of their control) is the horrible parking in the area, and perhaps the most parking inspectors I have ever seen in any city in the world.
Fantastic experience: We had a beautiful clear night for our dinner cruise. Compliments to the young man organising the dinners..very efficient yet still friendly. Dinner was ok. The info we got about the area as we cruised by was very interesting and sometimes surprising. Loved it.
Fantastic experience: Amazing trip, lovely staff, we took the lunch time cruise, the food was nice and very well cooked
Fantastic experience: A must do when visiting Launceston. Thank you for looking after my tour group of ladies from Our Time to Travel, they really enjoyed the cruise.
Fantastic experience: This was a highlight of our holiday. We thoroughly enjoyed the cruise through Hobart, looking at the beautiful sights and learning about Hobart's history. Highly recommend.
Fantastic experience: Great Value for money, did the lunch cruise & its definitely well worth it, the commentary was very informative with a touch of humour & picturesque ... will definitely do it again or might try the dinner cruise next time in Hobart
Fantastic experience: The sightseeing is beautiful. The tour was great and informative. The salmon was delicious. Staff is very friendly and serve food very quick. Highly recommend the lunch tour when visiting Hobart.
Fantastic experience: On a beautiful night in Hobart, 4 of us enjoyed this splendid 2 hour cruise, incorpating a delicious three course meal and an excellent, informed commentary from the captain. It deserves to be much better supported, and no doubt was in pre-COVID times.
Fantastic experience: For $42 per head you can’t go wrong here, and it includes lunch! What a Great way to spend a couple of hours out on the harbour. The commentary was awesome, very informative. The food was basic but tasty, fish was fresh and steak was tender. Would highly recommend this lunch time cruise.
Fantastic experience: Went on 6pm cruise. Fantastic beautiful with all the lights. 3 course Meal was well prepared & enjoyable. Captain good local stories. Good value.
Fantastic experience: Had cruise on 21st Jan with my daughter from NE Victoria...I am Hobart born and bred and very proud of my state! The commentary was extremely informative and I learned a lot as well...food was great and trip was great value for money. Thank you to all concerned!
Fantastic experience: Absolutely awesome value cheap as chips ! 3 course dinner cruise fabulous captain was so informative with history chat! Food was basic but delicious and a free drink of choice made the value even better . This was my hubbys birthday pres included in our trip from NSW he loved it !
Fantastic experience: We enjoyed the lunch cruise. The steak was good for that price and the guide was very informative.
Positive experience: Nice day putting around the harbour
Positive experience: Cafeteria food and a monotone voice description of the sights of Hobart waterfront.
Positive experience: Excellent tour. The guide really knew his stuff. Perfect scenery, the best way to see Hobart. The food was average. I was not expecting anything amazing considering the price but it was very average. Also, the food came out way too quickly. A bit of time to digest would have been great. Staff were lovely.
Fantastic experience: The staff were friendly and helpful as I had walking difficulties
Positive experience: The boat ride was fairly nice, would have preferred to sit upstairs but the commentary didn't reach upstairs. The boat was fairly dirty though I guess that's why it's called 'historic'? It was well priced though so I would still recommend visitors to Hobart do this tour if they have spare time!
Fantastic experience: Wonderful cruise thank you
Positive experience: Good harbour view and relaxing cruise. The food was really basic but ok so don’t expect too much, could be windy.
Positive experience: Easy to book and find the pier. Maps says it's closed permanently. Ignore this and go to the pier anyway, their info hub is right there. You can buy tickets from this location too.
Positive experience: Did the lunch cruise, food ok but the commentary sounded like he was calling a horse race, very annoying and the loud speaker at the front of the boat was too loud, better to sit at the back.
Positive experience: Large boat, good experience
Fantastic experience: Great experience, food was good also
Fantastic experience: This tour is a great tour to do it left on time everything was great - give it a go
Positive experience: Harbour views were beautiful. Food was nice, but very basic. Decor of the boat is very dated. I would recommend to do the dinner cruise in the warmer months as we went in June and were freezing
Positive experience: Best day of tour the commentary was interesting food was hot and tasty served well had great views within the boat most of all the staff were very happy and helpful only mmm was the toilet not easy for an older person or someone with a disability thanks HH Cruises
Positive experience: Interesting facts about the Tasman bridge. Ok lunch..
Negative experience: I was very disappointed that it stated it had disability access. My companion, a wheelchair bound Cerebral Palsy sufferer would have had the impossible task of descending a staircase to use bathroom facilities. Hence we got our money refunded and got off. All the host said was "It meets Australian standards" Australian standards need to be higher: It is not respectful to disabled and elderly citizens, many of whom pay taxes. Advertising needs to be more honest.
Fantastic experience: Very good seeing everything
Positive experience: The ride was fine the food good but could the comentary be any more boring. the anouncer sounded like he was calling a horse race gave us a headache we stopped paying attention after a while . The boat was quite dated as well i wish we had done the sail boat cruise instead.
Positive experience: Great way to see Hobart and know more about it's history with a running commentary from the caption of the cruise.
Fantastic experience: Excellent cruise with very interesting historical commentary, definitely recommend for anyone! Also has reasonably priced drinks ($3 soft drink and $6 wines)
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