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MBE award for leading light in Lake District’s tourism industry
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Media Release 01/06/2022
The Managing Director of Windermere Lake Cruises Limited, Nigel Wilkinson, has been recognised with an honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List.The MBE has been awarded for services to tourism and the economy in…
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Windermere’s newest vessel lights up for Her Majesty’s Jubilee celebrations
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Media Release 01/06/2022
The newest passenger vessel on Windermere in the Lake District has been showing off its royal colours in preparation to honour The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.MV Swift will light up in royal purple as part of the Lake District’s celebration of Her Majesty’s 70-year-reign. The vessel…
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Fit for the Queen! Jubilee flag flies on Her Majesty’s favourite Windermere “steamer”
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Media Release 01/06/2022
The Queen’s favoured Windermere Lake Cruises’ vessel, MV Teal, is sporting a new flag in honour of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.The Platinum Jubilee flag has been raised on the vessel to celebrate her Majesty’s 70-year-reign and mark the fact she has twice travelled onboard the…
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Holocaust survivors and their families enjoy reunion on Windermere
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Media Release 12/05/2022
Survivors of the Holocaust have returned to Windermere with their families for a special reunion to mark the delayed 75th Anniversary of their arrival in Cumbria after the Second World War.The survivors included some of the so-called “Windermere Boys” – the children who were liberated…
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“Queen of the Lake” adds royal flavour to weekend gathering on Windermere
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Media Release 11/05/2022
Windermere Lake Cruises iconic wooden launch “Queen of the Lake” brought a touch of royal glamour to this weekend’s Wooden Boat Gathering on England’s longest Lake.The vessel, which is over 70 years old, joined other wooden vessels at the special event hosted at the award-winning…
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Enjoy half price Windermere cruises while you can
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Media Release 27/04/2022
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON 26 APRILLocal residents in Cumbria and North Lancashire are being urged to enjoy a cruise on Windermere at half price while they can – their special discount ends at the end of April.We moved on to its summer timetable earlier this month but…
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Great for school trips - we've been shortlisted for a prestigious School Travel Award
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Media Release 26/04/2022
Our educational work with schools has been recognised and we're delighted to be named as a finalist in this year’s School Travel Awards.The Lake District’s most popular paid for visitor attraction is nominated in the Best Geography Learning Experience category of the prestigious national…
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Our superstar! Ahmed one of the runners-up in prestigious national tourism award
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Media Release 01/04/2022
Windermere’s smiling superstar Ahmed Abdelaziz has narrowly missed out on being named VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar for 2022.He was one of the runners up in the prestigious competition which celebrates those who go the extra mile to give tourists an amazing visitor…
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New skippers steam into summer with Windermere Lake Cruises
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Media Release 31/03/2022
We're steaming into summer – with three new boat masters joining our crew after trainee skippers sailed through
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Vote Ahmed! Cumbria’s tourism superstar finalist in last push for votes
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Media Release 19/03/2022
With just days to go before the ballot closes – the North West and Cumbria’s only finalist in this year’s national Tourism Superstar award is making a final plea for your votes!Ahmed Abdelaziz, who works for Windermere Lake Cruises, is one of ten finalists in VisitEngland’s highly prized…
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