SHANNON RIVER BOAT HIRE

It’s wonderful to be back on the water once again with Carrickcraft, after an enforced break. We were greeted and made to feel very welcome by the friendly staff at Bellanaleck who were most helpful and obliging.  They are available to give comprehensive demonstrations, where required.  A great deal of very useful information is available on net. Since our last visit Carrickcraft have added four additional types of boat at Bellanaleck, the Tyrone, Limerick, Leitrim Sixto and the Linssen.  We hired the Linssen this time and were very impressed with the craft. Very comfortable for two, with en-suite bedrooms at the bow and stern, each with a separate shower, although it can sleep up to six.  On site The Moorings Restaurant has reopened under new management. Excellent food and good craic. The Sunday BBQ is very reasonably priced and delicious.

We had the most amazing time. I was a little apprehensive heading off on my own with the children. With an age range from 10years to 18 there was a chance there would be a lot of squabbling. The cruise was exactly what a family like ours needs. We had a comprehensive tutorial from the staff at Carrickcraft before heading off so we were set up for success on that front. The nature of the activity meant that everyone had a job, whether it was charting the course, steering the craft, refilling when we docked, manning the locks. Everyone was kept so busy there was no time for fighting!!! My 16year old told me she felt her frontal lobe grow!! Lol. My 18 year old give me a long lasting hug and thanked me for such a great time. Something he hasn’t done since he was 12. I got strict instructions to book again and this time for longer. The staff at Carrick Craft were amazing. If I had their names I would cheer them personally, the girls at the desk, the men on the marina, the house keeping ladies who looked after the boat when we returned all fantastic!!!  We will definitely be back!

I would like to extend a huge congratulations to you and your team for making our first ever boating weekend a huge success.  From Jenny at the desk for her very warm and knowledgeable welcome, you made us feel very prepared for taking the cruiser out and Padraig and his excellent skill and instruction which enabled us to take our first boat out ourselves.  The navigation of the water ways and lough where well explained, so too the suggested stops along the way.  We had an absolute ball of a time and look forward to booking with you again next year.