⚓ Stuart Line Cruises Monthly Newsletter ⚓ November 2018 ⚓

• Devon Tourism Awards – We Won!
• Bonfire Night Cruise
• Christmas Cruises

WE WON GOLD!

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Gold Award for ‘Small Attraction of the Year’ at the prestigious Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2018!
We enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club in North Devon for the awards ceremony – many thanks to them for the delicious food, fabulous atmosphere and brilliantly attentive staff.

Congratulations are also in order for Seaton Wetlands and Torre Abbey Museum, who both won a Bronze award and to our friends at Quince Honey Farm, who took home the Silver award. Thank you also to Westward Marketing for their sponsorship of our award category and to Thomas Chartres-Moore of Stephens Scown Solicitors for his incredibly entertaining and slick co-ordination of the presentation ceremony.

It was wonderful to have a well-deserved night off with the team and we are very grateful for their incredibly hard work throughout the past year. We are extremely lucky to have such enthusiastic, committed and forward-thinking staff who are ready to embrace our vision for the present and the future of our family-run business and simply could not achieve such high standards without them.

Undoubtedly, those who were lucky enough to join us for Bonfire Night this year, will agree that there are few better places to view the spectacular firework displays which surround the Exe Estuary, than from the River Exe itself. For several years now, we have been offering the opportunity to do just that, from the relaxing comfort of our modern vessels and this year was certainly better than ever.

Due to popular demand, we decided to operate both vessels for the evening and all tickets were sold-out in record time by early September. Passengers enjoyed hot pasties from Chunk of Devon, hearty organic soup from Rod & Ben’s and the odd tot of brandy or whiskey here and there to warm the cockles!

When the fireworks started, we enjoyed uninterrupted views from the unique perspective of the boat, with panoramic views from both decks – we simply didn’t know where to look next! Of course, another very special aspect of viewing the fireworks from the water are the reflections which glisten on the surface of the water and make the whole experience that much more special.