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Hobart Historic Cruises

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Hobart Historic Cruises
IndustryTourism
Founded1980's name change 2014
Headquarters,
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

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

Bus tours

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

History

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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

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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

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  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