The Plymouth Boat Cruises was an excursion boat operator on the

River Tamar The Tamar (; ) is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape (an Area of Outsta ...

South Devon South Devon is the southern part of Devon, England. Because Devon has its major population centres on its two coasts, the county is divided informally into North Devon and South Devon.For exampleNorth DevonanSouth Devonnews sites. In a narrower s ...

. It was started in 1981, in competition with

Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd The Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Company was a ferry operator on the River Tamar between Devon and Cornwall in England. It was started in 1894, and initially operated a ferry route from Millbrook in Cornwall to Plymouth. It expanded, and event ...

. In 1985 the Millbrook company withdrew from the Tamar, and several of its vessels were transferred to Plymouth Boat Cruises. In 2005 the company was taken over by

Sound Cruising In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...

.Kittridge, A. ''Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar & Three Towns District'', Twelveheads Press, 2003

Fleet List

The 1985 reshuffle

In 1985

Dart Pleasure Craft River Link is a ferry, river cruise, cruise boat, and bus operator, based in Devon, England. The company is owned by Dart Valley Railway plc, who also own and operate the Dartmouth Steam Railway. Services River Link operates the Dartmouth Pas ...

, owners of the Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd, decided to withdraw from the River Tamar, mainly due to competition with Plymouth Boat Cruises. The

Cremyll Ferry The Cremyll Ferry is a foot passenger ferry across the Hamoaze (the estuary of the River Tamar) from Admirals Hard in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon to Cremyll in Cornwall. It is operated by Plymouth Boat Trips, and runs approximately every 30 minu ...

was taken over by a new operator, Tamar Cruising / Cremyll Ferry. Some vessels were eventually sold to

G.H. Riddalls and Sons G.H. Riddalls and Sons was a passenger boat operator on the River Dart, in South Devon, England. It operated on the route from Dartmouth to Totnes, on circular cruises from Dartmouth and also ran the ferry service from Dartmouth to Dittisham. Th ...

. In the process of all of these changes the fleets of all five companies underwent many changes, which are listed below.

References

{{reflist Ferries of South West England Ferry transport in England Water transport in Devon River Tamar Transport in Plymouth, Devon