Dorset Cruises

Award Winning Events & Luxury Charters

Dorset Cruises offer a one of a kind experience aboard 1938 vintage motor yacht, Dorset Queen.

Ideal for luxury weddings, corporate entertaining, celebrations as well as our own award winning ticketed events.

Why Choose Us?

Award Winning Events, 5 Star Customer Reviews & a Touch of History

Dorset Queen is the only vintage motor yacht operating on the South Coast of England, she is thought to be an ex Dunkirk volunteer boat and is now a proud member of The Historic Ships Register.

Built in 1938, she was lovingly restored in 2008 by Dorset Cruises and now plays host to many weddings, birthdays, corporate events, gin cruises, wine tastings, champagne & oyster cruises and much more.

Dorset Queen's History

An Experience to Remember Forever

Dorset Queen offers a perfect venue for boutique events and has exclusive docking rights at some of the finest restaurants in and around Poole Harbour.

Amenities aboard include:-

Onboard, multi deck sound system
Upper deck offering panoramic views and its own Prosecco Bar
Forward deck with retractable canopy
Fully heated lower saloon with booth seating
Main bar in the saloon stocked with 25 artisan gins, rums & vodkas, draught lager and our own 1938 Dorset craft ale, spirits, wines, Dorset sparkling wine, Champagne, Dorset Tea and coffee machine
Ladies & Gentleman’s Washrooms
Enclosed back deck with onboard BBQ area, dance floor and disco lights

Contact our Event Co-ordinators with your ideas and let us take the hassle out of planning your event.

National Historic Ship
1938 Vintage Motor Yacht
Luxury Charters & Award Winning Events

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Bottomless Prosecco Option
Afternoon High Tea
From£30
90 minutes
Availability : Selected Wednesdays
Only September Still Available
Artisan Gin Tasting Cruise
From£40
3 Hours
Availability : Selected Fridays
Best of British
Battle of the Vineyards II
From£100
6 Hours
Availability : Sunday 7th July
Award Winning Event
Champagne & Oysters
From£100
3 Hours
Availability : Sunday 4th August
New for 2019
Craft Ale Cruise
From£40
3 Hours
Availability : Selected Fridays
The Original Gin Cruise
Dorset Conker Gin Cruise
From£125
4 Hours
Availability : Selected Thursdays
New for 2019
Dorset Black Cow Vodka Cruise
From£100
4 Hours
Availability : Thursday 27th June
Live Music Onboard
Live Jazz Cruise
From£25
2 Hours
Availability : Last Sunday of the Month
One Off Event
The Brownsea Braai
From£99
4-5 Hours
Availability : Tuesday 23rd July

Customer Reviews

Champagne and oysters what a wonderful combination professionally served as you cruise Poole harbour. Thank you Jon and the team, an amazing afternoon, love Pommery, Sara was excellent, the oysters superb, thank you Robert. Highly recommend all the Dorset Queen events, wasn’t our first and will not be our last, looking forward to being back on board soon.

Helen McLennan
Champagne & Oysters Tour
If there was a 10 star option I’d tick that. Genuinely one of the best nights in ages. My wife and I booked this months ago and didn’t really know what to expect, what we got was more than we hoped for and can not recommend one of the gin cruises enough.

Jimmy Cooper
Artisan Gin Tasting Cruise