Keeping in touch…

Ask someone how they heard about an event and how many people say;

‘I saw it on Facebook’ or ‘I heard about it on Twitter’

Likewise if you are a regular on these sites, many will link you to a blog or event information site.

Like it or not social networking has become a normal way of communicating, especially with so many WIFI spots, Openzone’s and the continuing upgrading of Smart phones.  Who hasn’t heard of an iphone, hands up please?!

We've found that keeping the traditional mailing list (whether email or postal service) becomes more work than the benefits it brings in with miss-mailings, wrong addresses and security issues

Working with guidance and advice from local company Vibrant Pulse, we are pushing ourselves into this social networking whirlwind to ensure the latest news and updates are available.  If you're reading this blog, you might have come accross it via Facebook or Twitter but have you found us on both?

www.facebook.com/stuartlinecruises

stuartlineexm

These are going to be the best way to keep up-to-date with the latest information such as new trips, changes to schedules and special offers such as competitions and discounts!

A busy few days......

With three fully booked Guided Bird Watching Cruises, a private party and a River Exe Cruise the next three days are going to be busy at Stuart Line Cruises

Almost 500 people will have sailed aboard the Pride of Exmouth by the time we get to Sunday evening - that is a lots of cups of tea, coffee and homemade soup (plus a few stronger drinks for the party).

Behind the scenes the boat will have been safety checked, cleaned and stocked and the office will have sorted tickets, collated bookings and checked records to ensure everything is ready

Staff will have ironed shirts, put away the maintenance overalls and cleaned the paint and oil off their hands to ensure they are presentable!

Finally they will ensure the boat is ready and waiting for each person to ensure they get the best value for money from their trip

We look forward to seeing everyone this weekend, and if you're not coming this weekend we hope to see you soon!

Looking back and looking forward.....

Looking back.....

2011 was a year for moving forward

Company owner Ian Stuart was on the road to recovery having completed treatment for throat cancer, a redesigned website was launched, flagship vessel Pride of Exmouth under went a refit and staff member Helen had a baby boy called George in March.

2011 also saw the return of favourite Special Events such as the Exeter Canal Cruise, Guided Bird Watching trips, Red Arrows Display Cruises, Firework Night and Sail With Santa.  The speed at which these trips booked up was amazing and we take pride in the fact that so many people come back year after year for these events.

We attended the Devon County Show as part of the 'Exmouth' stand making sure the thousands of visitors learnt what a fantastic place Exmouth is to go too. 

The importance of social networking was highlighted to us and so we duly ensured we have a presence on Facebook and Twitter which is bringing in some good feedback

We estimate we have carried up to 25,000 last year!  This averages out to 500 people a week sailing the beautiful River Exe and stunning Devon Coastline and we feel this really puts Exmouth on the map, which as we are the start of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is very important.

We were also nominated for the Jurassic Coast Business Award and while the title went to the hard workers of 'Discover Dorset Tours' we felt privileged to be nominated, especially as so much of the coast line is located in Dorset with many businesses along the way.

Finally we also launched two blogs.  This one to keep you up to date with Stuart Line Cruises as a whole and a separate one so that our Ornithologists from our Guided Bird Watching Cruises can post reviews about their trips with us.

Looking forward.....

Once again 2012 will bring several new trips and Special Events including an evening cruise to sail the full navigable length of the River Exe (a rarity) as well as old favourites such as the Exeter Canal Cruises.

This year the Dawlish Air Display will be on Friday 8th June and we hope to send both boats to watch the display from the best vantage point possible.

We've also launched a series of special offers and discounts available through different means.  One of them is clearly displayed on our 2012 leaflet so if you would like a copy please just ask, we can email you a PDF or post you a copy

We look forward to seeing you in 2012!