{"id":6559,"date":"2026-08-25T13:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prestonmarina.co.uk\/?page_id=6559"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:24:24","slug":"cruises-in-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prestonmarina.co.uk\/index.php\/cruises-in-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruises In Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Boating can be at its very best when going out in a flotilla.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great way to gain boating experience and confidence, explore new destinations and make new friends.<\/p>\n<p>Preston Marina encourages and supports our berth-holders&#8217; informal<strong> cruises-in-company<\/strong> to destinations around the Irish Sea. Often some of our RYA Instructors are among the fleet in their own boats.<\/p>\n<p>Some cruises are just one day, and sometimes longer&#8230;a weekend or more. Occasionally there are cruises onto the local canals too (for smaller boats).<\/p>\n<p>Because of our location, it is important to have the right sort of boat if you want to join in.<\/p>\n<p>The boats in the flotillas here are usually offshore motorboats, with diesel engines capable of cruising comfortably and reliably at at least 10 knots.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE; Cruises-in-company are not organised by Preston Marina and are not a commercial activity of our company. 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