Guide To Caley Cruisers

From booking to checking out, Caley are an amazing company to deal with, and who provide the most fantastic getaway experience! Eriskey III was our boat, perfect for 2 adults and 2 dogs. Comfortable, well fitted out and furnished (very comfy bed!) and easy to drive and manoeuvre. Expert instruction before you set off, info and instructional videos sent well in advance, and a detailed boat guide on board.

You will cruise through spectacular scenery, interact with the friendly and very helpful team of lock keepers, and meet people from all over the world on their boats. Truly is a fantastic trip, we strongly recommend, and we will be back!

Our last day of 7 nights on the Caledonian Canal, what a fantastic family holiday with 3 generations and 2 dogs sharing the experience.

It is like winning the lottery.

Cruising Loch Ness and the Great Glen all the way to Fort William is a once in a lifetime opportunity that should not be missed 🎉🏆🎉

We (2 families) come back to Caley Cruisers after 11 years. In 2014 we (parents) had once in a kind holiday adventurers in Scotland Caledonian canal, Loch Ness and Loch Oih. In our dreams we wanted to come back. 2025 July dreams come true – we come back with kids. This adventure was fantastic.

Derek that made boat handover in 2014, helped us once again with warm hospitality. We cruise till Fort Williams and back.

All processes at Caley Cruisers are working like a ‘ clock’. Thank you Derek and Lindsey for so fantastic week.

This is a once in a life time experience, My wife and I, and friends won’t forget in a hurry !!! What an amazing holiday, sailing the Great Glen’s of Scotland, no experience needed, first time sailing a 38 foot boat, Wow !!! Caley Cruisers staff made it so easy to learn and some simple training, took about an hour, and we were off sailing down our first canal heading to lochness, boat was spotlessly clean and the staff were so friendly and welcoming on our arrival, and everything we needed was in place and more !! Was very surprised at how much effort was put into making our holiday effortless !!! They had thought of everything!!!! We had ordered an afternoon lunch (tea) , It was first class food, was fresh and very tasty, just what we needed to start our holiday and calm the nerves , I would recommend it !! We headed off down the first the canal, it was beautiful and calm, Oh no !! our first of two swinging bridges are coming up and then our first loch !!! I won’t lie I was a little nervous, the Bridge staff and lock staff made it all so easy, patient and very friendly, a big shout out to Richard on the canal loch team, a great team player, for being very welcoming and friendly!! Only had one loch keeper a little grumpy!! But didn’t let that ruin our holiday!! We travelled out onto lochness, Wow.. just Wow.. am going stop here I could go on and go and write more about our experiences, I wouldn’t like to ruin it for you all, and all the surprises along the way!! Stunning and a must do and see !!!!!! The views, the scenery the places we moored, the people we met and places we saw !! The boat was home from home and easy to sail , Caley Cruisers have and thought of everything you need and more , they haven’t missed anything out…. shopping you’ll have to be forward thinking about it as there are not many places to stock up!!!! Plenty big stores near the marina before you head off , and in Fort August or Fort william, will leave it here, ah holiday with a Wow wow !! Definitely a must do and see, Ah massive massive thank you to Caley Cruisers, for making our holiday effortless and a dream Holiday, a massive shout out for Maddie (Maddy) who multi tasks with a smile, who couldn’t of done enough for us, maybe ask for a pay rise your worth every penny (Lol) and a massive shout out to all the team who helped make our dream holiday, and a shout out to management team Lynsey, THANK YOU ALL … We will be back next year with our friends !!!! 😀🍻😎👌