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Built in 1928 by Fellows & Co. of Great Yarmouth, PRINCESS MARINA is a river vessel with a capacity for 110 passengers. Based at Reading, she operates daily cruises during the summer and is available for charter trips all the year round. Her history is documented as follows: 1928/35 owned by E W & S H D Longfield, Great Yarmouth; 1935/48 owned by Albert Butler, Leeds; 1948/52 owned by Sea Cruises, Whitby; 1952/60 owned by Thames Launches; 1960/76 owned by A Crouch; 1976/89 owned by B Balcome; 1989 – sold to present owner Thames Rivercruise. She now operates cruises along the Thames from Easter to October.
In June 2022, PRINCESS MARINA was awarded the title of NHS-UK's Operational Flagship of the Year.
Currently being operated by The River Boat Company and used for private hie as of 2024 from Windsor to Oxford.
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2022
Received the 2022 Operational Flagship of the Year Award from National Historic Ships UK
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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