SPECIAL SUMMER CRUISES

The popular Noah’s Ark Animal Safari Cruise and Pirate Cruises set sail on Wednesday and Sunday mornings respectively.  Hosted by furry friends including beavers, wolf cubs and porcupines or daunting the infamous pirate Captain Corbin, these cruises will entertain the most adventurous of sailors! 

Departing from Port Carling, the much-anticipated Muskoka Resort Lunch Cruises begin on July 14th and offer a cruise on Lakes Rosseau and Joseph before a delectable lunch is served at Delta Sherwood Inn. 

For a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the R.M.S. Segwun is hosting two very exclusive Cottage Cruises on July 18th and August 29th.  Imagine docking at one of Muskoka’s palatial summer homes for a private tour of the manicured grounds and luxuriously appointed cottage interior. 

Celebrating a special birthday or anniversary this year?  There is no better way to commemorate a special occasion than with a Sunset Dinner Cruise aboard the R.M.S. Segwun.  Promising a delectable dinner menu, live entertainment and the romance & nostalgia of Muskoka's past, a Sunset Dinner Cruise is quite simply .... a magical Muskoka experience!

For cruise details or reservations, please contact Muskoka Steamships at 1-866-687-6667.

 

 MUSKOKA BOAT & HERITAGE CENTRE - Feature Exhibit

This summer’s feature exhibit, The Muskoka Bay Story, has been proudly unveiled.  This innovative exhibit invites visitors to step back in time and discover Muskoka Wharf through the eyes of the early settlers.  With a recreated Wharf Ticket Office, train station and model railway display, the exhibit illustrates the development and significance of tourism in Muskoka beginning in the late 1800’s.




Did you know?

  • The R.M.S. Segwun continues to be recognized by Canada Post as a "Royal Mail Ship" and that mail can be hand-franked or cancelled from the ship as they did more than 100 years ago.
  • In 1974, the Segwun was recommissioned by Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
  • In 1996, the Wanda III Steam Yacht was recommissioned by Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
  • The Segwun's coal comes all the way from Kentucky.
  • Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre opened in 2006 and celebrates Muskoka's steamship era, grand resorts and hotels and the region's rich boat-building history.
  • Wenonah II is Canada's newest passenger vessel combining turn-of-the-century charm with modern conveniences such as air-conditioning and an on board elevator.
  • The Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre is home to North America's largest in-water display of antique and classic boats.
  • The ship's private label wine is one of the few given permission by the LCBO to be sold in stores throughout Ontario.
  • In 2001 and 2002, the Segwun won the award of "Best Large Attraction" by Attractions Canada.
  • In 1988, the Segwun won the prestigious "Phoenix Award" presented by the Society of American Travel Writers.  Recipients are chosen for their outstanding efforts in preservation and conservation.
  • In years past, a steamship purser used to take tickets as passengers boarded.  Today, our Purser is responsible for all guest services on board including your dining experience.
  • The Segwun used to carry passengers, freight and mail to a variety of ports on the Muskoka lakes before the days of the automobile.
  • Each year, the Segwun and Wenonah II host upwards of 30 memorable wedding ceremonies and receptions.
  • In recent years the shift to air transport for mail has left only three ships with the right to the prefix; RMS Segwun, which serves as a passenger vessel in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, RMS St Helena, which serves the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic,[9] and RMS Queen Mary 2. QM2 was conferred "RMS" by Royal Mail when she entered service in 2004 on the Southampton to New York route as a gesture to Cunard's history – The RMS Segwun is the oldest Royal Mail Ship in the world.