Hobart Historic Cruises

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]}.

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/

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