Ann Cheetham, who booked a charter for July 2015 has got in
touch to let us know what it meant to the group of friends:
“When I booked this cruise in March 2014 for a group of
Septuagenarians to celebrate 50 years of friendship, some of us having been on
a Morocco expedition together in 1965, I had no idea what I was letting us in
for. But now that it is all sadly over, I can only say that the cruise
surpassed all our expectations. I found you by googling into my computer
"cruises in the western isles of Scotland". When I saw the
possibility of chartering a six cabin boat with staff to look after us, I knew
this must be what we were looking for. Not one of us is disappointed. This has
been the highlight of all our reunions and we have had a fantastic week with a
magnificent crew, who saw to our every need and worked so hard to make us
comfortable and happy. David, Michelle, Michael and Darren are a fantastic team
and work very well together. We saw everything we asked for and are now on
diets after the delicious meals served up by Michael that can only be compared
to five stars in the Michelin guide.
From the moment I spoke to Marie and then later to Craig and
Ali, to the point when Andy took the drivers to collect their cars as we
disembarked and the heavens opened, we have had such friendly service, that we
almost felt we were family. Indeed we were all very sad to leave the Glen
Tarsan behind. As we stayed in Oban for a further night we walked past the two
boats moored in the harbour and thought what an amazing experience we have had."
Some highlights of the charter were:
·
Dolphins bow riding the vessel, bringing the pod
into Tobermory Bay with The Glen Massan
·
Visiting the beach at Strontian on Ardnamurchan
when one of the guests, who is a geologist, educated everyone about the rocks
on the beach
·
The overnight stop in idyllic Loch Na Drum
Buidhe
·
Going
ashore on the wildlife paradise of the Isle of Lunga on the Treshnish Isles – just in time to
see the puffins before the parents and young all head back out to sea
·
An overnight stop off the Isle of Ulva and going
ashore to visit Sheila’s Blackhouse
·
An afternoon on the Isle of Iona, exploring Iona
Abbey
·
Chef Michael catching mackerel and turning them
into canapes
Another of the guests, David Weight got in touch to let us
know how much he enjoyed his cruise:
“The crew under David's direction
could not have been more helpful and friendly, anticipating our requests more
often than waiting for us to ask, and taking time to tell us all about the boat
and the many places of interest. And
Michael's cuisine was out of this world - fabulous local produce, cooked to
perfection, the only problem being that we oldies were frequently defeated by
the generous quantities he served. I am starting a diet to recover. I
particularly enjoyed having the time to paint watercolours of the glorious
scenery. Thank you all of you for a truly memorable holiday. I shall not hesitate to commend the Majestic
Line to all my friends”
We are very much hoping to see some images of David’s
watercolours!
