Hobart Historic Cruises

Hobart Historic Cruises
Industry	Tourism
Founded	1980's name change 2014
Headquarters	Hobart, Australia
Products	Derwent River Cruises, Charters
Owner	LJ Family Trust
Website	https://www.hobarthistoriccruises.com.au/

Hobart Historic Cruises operates cruises and charters on the Derwent River, Tasmania. These historic ferry tours have operated on the Derwent harbour since the 1980s.

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 MV Emmalisa plied the waters of the Derwent River for 30 Years[4] for Historic Cruises/Ferries.

The business changed hands from Peter O'May to the LJ Family Trust in September 2013.

Ferries

Name	Year Built	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

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

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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] It's stormy seas for ferry boss 16 December 2013

[5] Historic Ferry Emmalisa back where she belongs 18 September 2016

[6] It's stormy seas for ferry boss 16 December 2013