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Hobart Historic Cruises
IndustryTourism
Founded1980's name change 2014
Headquarters
Hobart
,
Australia
ProductsDerwent River Cruises, Charters
OwnerLJ Family Trust
Websitehttps://www.hobarthistoriccruises.com.au/

Hobart Historic Cruises operates cruises and charter routes on the Derwent River, Tasmania. These ferry tours have operated on the Derwent Harbour since the 1980s [citation needed].

Ferry routes

The longer ferry route travels north and south of the Tasman Bridge. The other two go north and south, respectively.

Bus tours

Bus tours visit Port Arthur, Bruny Island, Richmond, Mt Wellington and Devil Zoo.

History

Captain Fell's Historic Ferries had a long history of operating ferries on the Derwent River. The owner of the Spirit of Hobart was Peter O'May,[1] a descendant of the original O'May Family that have been operating ferries on the Derwent River since 1863.[2][3]

The business ownership was transferred from Peter O'May to the LJ Family Trust in September 2013. During this time, the business began to encounter controversy after a series of workplace incidents and poor public perception[4]

Ferries

Name Year Built Builder Initial Ownership Current Ownership / Fate Max. Passengers
MV Emmalisa (formally Regent Star, Nowra, Challenger Head, Kangaroo) 1947 Hobart Historic Cruises Sold - Restored moved to Port Huon, Tas[5]
MV Lady Jane Captain Fells Historic Cruises Port Huon, Tas - Abandoned[6]
Spirit of Hobart previously Southern Cross 1982 Hobart Historic Cruises Hobart Historic Cruises 150

References

  1. ^ Captain Peter O’May cranky over subsidised footy ferry to Bellerive 3 June 2016
  2. ^ "O'May Family". utas.edu.au. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ "O'May, Henry (Harry) (1872–1962)". adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ Martin, Hannah (16 December 2013). "It's stormy seas for ferry boss".
  5. ^ Historic Ferry Emmalisa back where she belongs 18 September 2016
  6. ^ It's stormy seas for ferry boss 16 December 2013


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