Dorset Cruises

Award Winning Events & Luxury Charters

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

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

Why Choose Us?

Award Winning Events, 5 Star Customer Reviews & Over 80 Years 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 UK 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.

Our friendly team are always prepared to go the extra nautical mile to ensure our events run smoothly and that guests come back year after year.

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 over 25 artisan gins, rums & vodkas, lager, our own 1938 Dorset craft ale, spirits, Dorset wines, 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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New Dates Released for 2021
Rum & Reggae
From£30
3 Hours
Availability : Selected Saturdays
New October 2021 Dates Released
Afternoon High Tea
From£30
90 minutes
Availability : Wednesday Afternoons
Next availability - August 27th
Artisan Gin Tasting Cruise
From£40
3 Hours
Availability : Selected Fridays
2022 Date Announced in November
Battle of the Vineyards IV
From£100
6 Hours
Availability : Sunday 7th June
New 2021 Date to be Announced
Champagne & Oysters
From£100
3 Hours
Availability : TBC
New Date Released
Craft Ale Cruise
From£40
3 Hours
Availability : Easter Sunday
Sold Out
Conker Dorset Gin Cruise
From£125
4 Hours
Availability : Selected Thursdays
2021 Dates to be Announced
Dorset Black Cow Vodka Cruise
From£100
4 Hours
Availability : TBC
New September Date Released
Live Jazz Cruise
From£25
2 Hours
Availability : Last Sunday of the Month

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