St Hilda Sea Adventures News

17/07/2019 14:10

Picnic ashore, St Hilda and Seahorse II, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Summer 2019. 

Many thanks to guests Lesley and Andrew for sharing. 

16/07/2019 12:41

Scottish Wildlife, Outer Hebrides

Many thanks to guests Peter and John for sharing some great seabird pictures. Taken last week while exploring the Outer Hebrides aboard St Hilda.

14/07/2019 15:45

A St Kilda Wren, Outer Hebrides

A delightul picture of a St Kilda wren (a sub-species of the mainland wren and only lives on St Kilda) taken last week by our guest Peter aboard ex-tall ship St Hilda.

13/07/2019 22:38

St Kilda Cruise - July 2019

Minke whales galore during the Outer Hebrides cruise to St Kilda! Many minke whales sighted and one even swam alongside St Hilda.

09/07/2019 22:23

Outer Hebrides Cruise to St KIlda

Meeting of the clans: our two small ships, St Hilda and Seahorse II, meet at Village bay, St Kilda on the 7th July! Many thanks to bosun Leo for the pictures.

04/07/2019 11:41

Inner Hebrides - Mull Odyssey Criuse

Many thanks to guest Barbara for sharing with us her colourful pictures taken during the six night Mull Odyssey cruise.

02/07/2019 20:57

Scottish Wildlife - Lunga, Treshish Island, near Isle of Mull

Some great pictures from Lunga (one of the Treshnish islands). Huge seabird colony (mostly puffins, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes) can be found on this island. Many thanks to bosun Leo for sharing!

27/06/2019 21:50

Puffins & Fingal’s Cave, Mull Odyssey Scottish Cruise

This afternoon was spent exploring Fingal’s Cave (Staffa). Many thanks to Bosun Leo for the pictures.

27/06/2019 13:01

Another warm sunny day on the west coast of Scotland!

26/06/2019 22:53

Blues skies, stunning sunsets and clear seas. Manks thanks to Bosun Leo for sharing. Pictures taken during the Scottish cruise on the West coast of the Isle of Mull.

25/06/2019 21:27

Dolphins and Wild Swimming in Scotland

Many thanks to guest Jeffrey for sharing a couple of his favourite pictures. Taken during the eight night whisky cruise in the Inner Hebrides. Dolphins and bosun Leo enjoying a bit of wild swimming!

21/06/2019 21:30

Scottish small ship cruise

Many thanks to guest Samantha for sharing a few of her pictures from her 8 night cruise aboard small ship Seahorse II. Always a treat to see dolphins joining us for part of the voyage!

20/06/2019 16:16

Scottish Whisky and Wildlife Cruise - June 2019

A few pictures from skipper Christophe during the 8 night whisky cruise last week aboard St Hilda… Port Ellen (Islay) looks quite tropical and what a stunning sunset at Crinan Canal!

17/06/2019 22:55

NEW Small Ship - an ex-Cruising Lifeboat

We have just added a third vessel, Gemini Explorer, to our unique little fleet of vessels!

Our new mini cruise ship is a historic, converted cruising lifeboat that went to sea for days in the Western Approaches. After extensive re-fits and modifications (including a new galley, high bulwarks, viewing top deck for wildlife and relaxing, en-suite accommodation and a well lit saloon), she has been converted to a small cruise ship and today sails as the Gemini Explorer. However, there are parts of the insides of the vessel that have been kept in their original state to give an exciting insight in to role she once played as a cruising lifeboat.

As a mini cruise ship she has voyaged as far away as Greenland and, for the last 10 years, sailed as a charter vessel on the east coast of Scotland. In 2020 after a further refit and upgrade she will be sailing the beautiful islands and sea lochs of Scotland’s west coast as part of St Hilda Sea Adventures little fleet.

Click on the below link to read more about our new small ship: https://www.sthildaseaadventures.co.uk/our-vessels/gemini-explorer/an-ex-cruising-lifeboat

15/06/2019 11:43

Cancellation - NEW Cabin Available - Seahorse II

Due to a cancellation, there is now a double/twin en-suite cabin available aboard Seahorse II on the ‘Guided Widlife Cruise to St Kilda and the Shiants.’ Departs on the 15th July for 10 nights.

Here is the link to the cruise itinerary: https://www.sthildaseaadventures.co.uk/scottish-cruise/a-guided-wildlife-tour-to-st-kilda-and-the-shiants/15-jul-19

Call or drop us us an e-mail for more information (07745550988 / info@sthildaseaadventures.co.uk).

11/06/2019 22:56

Basking Sharks Galore!

A few more pictures from the kayaking cruise with Sea Kayak Plockton. Guests have been exploring around Sandray (near Barra in Outer Hebrides) today. Basking sharks were very close by and over 30 were spotted yesterday!

09/06/2019 22:31

Kayaking Cruise - June 2019

Guests aboard Seahorse II are currently on a kayaking cruise exploring the Outer Hebrides with our crew and Sea Kayak Plockton. They had a great first day kayaking and saw a lot of wildlife too. Bosun Leo said he spotted about 30 basking sharks, dolphins, minke whale, an eagle, lots and lots of puffins and even a breaching humpback whale…can’t wait to see more pictures!

07/06/2019 21:02

Whisky Cruise aboard St Hilda

Our guests aboard St Hilda are currently on an 8 night whisky cruise. They’re heading towards Islay for a guided whisky tour and today they stopped off at Eileach An Naoimch (one of the many uninhabited islands in the Hebrides) for a very pretty walk. On arrival they were lucky to see an otter swimming in the bay!

06/06/2019 20:59

Our shiny new tender aboard Seahorse II and beautiful blue skies again! 

30/05/2019 10:15

Beautiful colours, puffins and a bit of yoga at Lunga (Treshnish Islands) last week! Thank you to guests Manny and Mimi for sharing.