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Latest News
Windermere Lake Cruises nominated in the Group Travel Awards
Published: 30th March 2020
We've been shortlisted in the ‘Best Canal or Riverboat Operator for Groups’ category.
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Windermere Lake Cruises boss shortlisted for ‘Director of the Year’ award
Published: 11th March 2020
Our Sales & Marketing Director has been selected as a finalist in the ‘IoD Director of the Year Awards’.
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Windermere Lake Cruises’ used-uniforms re-purposed as baby Kangaroo pouches following bush fires
Published: 4th March 2020
Windermere Lake Cruises has donated materials being used to create hundreds of pouches designed especially for baby Kangaroos left homeless following the devastating bushfires in Australia which destroyed more than a fifth of the country’s forests.
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Windermere Lake Cruises donates lost spectacles to overseas charity
Published: 23rd December 2019
Windermere Lake Cruises has donated hundreds of pairs of lost spectacles to charity, after nobody came forward to claim them.
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Windermere Lake Cruises’ new boat MV Swift launches onto Windermere
Published: 11th December 2019
Windermere Lake Cruises’ brand-new 300-seat passenger boat MV ‘Swift’ has today taken to the water for the first time.
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Windermere Lake Cruises launches seasonal timetable
Published: 20th November 2019
Experience Windermere during the cooler months with a cosy cruise!
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Windermere Lake Cruises teams-up with British Heart Foundation for ‘Kind Cumbria Day’
Published: 13th November 2019
We're doing our bit for 'Kind Cumbria Day', by re-purposing our old uniforms!
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Windermere Lake Cruises to showcase on 40th anniversary of London’s prestigious World Travel Market
Published: 28th October 2019
Members of the Windermere Lake Cruises team will be among almost 5,000 exhibitors at a major international travel trade event in November.
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‘Silver Sailors’ offered 75% off with Windermere Lake Cruises
Published: 30th September 2019
Windermere Lake Cruises is offering local residents of retirement age an exclusive offer of 24 hours of unlimited cruising on Windermere for just a quarter of the usual fee.
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Windermere’s Santa Cruise tickets go on sale
Published: 16th September 2019
With only 15 weeks to go before Christmas, hotly anticipated tickets for Windermere Lake Cruises’ 2019 ‘Santa Cruise’ sailings have gone on sale.
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