miss midland boat cruises

A tour is 2,5 . You will like it with a day trip from Toronto.it also includes St.Maria's mission,the first settlement of Europeans in Ontario and Martyrs Chrine Catholic Church. You will really like it!

The Miss Midland leaves right from the foot of downtown, on the municipal dock. A crew member hands out an informational map of the cruise as one boards; it provided lots of details about the area. Most of the information, and more, was repeated by the ongoing recorded narration throughout the cruise. The boat left right on time, and was fairly full, thanks to a bus tour group that arrived just before the boat left. There's a snack bar on board with a limited selection of hot and cold items and beverages (plenty of variety for a 2.5 hour cruise, though), and comfortable bench seats inside the heated interior. There also is seating on the upper open deck. The weather was cloudy and cool on the first day of October, but the scenery was beautiful, especially half-way through the cruise, when the boat travels through narrower passages between islands. The narration gets a little wordy at times, but the local information and history is all interesting. Great way to while away an afternoon.

We did our boat ride on September 21, well the weather was rainy for most part of the weekend, fortunately at the time the cruise started, it was cloudy, we had a glimpsed of sunshine, but light rain off and on. Once you are out on bay, it became very windy, so if you are going on a rainy day make sure you dress for the weather. Because it was in September, it was not a full boat load. So there were lots of seats. Because vastness and the bay depth of the Bay, the boat was in centre, If you have a normal camera, it useless to take out pics. But if you have those big huge camera, you are lucky, as we came closer to Honey Harbour, that was when we had amazing pictures. Narration was good, but it is more clear and crisp on the top of the boat. The boat did only the main islands, so I guess you have to take cruises from different point in the Georgian Bay to complete the 30,000 island. They are lot of history regarding the Georgian Bay. I was truly amazing of the floating convenience store in the middle of the bay, Yeah that was something else. Also at the start of the tour on the wall of the wheat factory is a large mural depicting scene from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. There were lots of parking, not a busy day, a restaurant is at foot of the harbour. It is beautiful harbour. The tour was good, the washroom was decent. Had a smoking area for smokers

It was a beautiful day for a boat ride. (They do have a 25 person minimum to launch the boat but we were lucky). It didn't start until the afternoon so we wandered around town and Sainte Marie among the Hurons while we waited. They hand out a pamphlet so I knew which island was which. They also had a description of the area as we were touring along which was nice to listen to (it was enough to provide a description but not too much that they were talking the entire time). We enjoyed the views. I wish that they had blankets or plastic tarps that we could put on our legs as it was quite cold that day on the water. (We weren't wearing long johns or woolies :( ) ... I guess the other option is to go inside but I didn't think that would be as enjoyable (or help with the possible enclosed space sea sickness)... lots of fun :) nice views... go go go

Loved the scenery, the many little islands...be sure the day is a sunny one makes for a better trip...every boat tour leaves at 2pm...great time to explore

I have had a cottage in the area my whole life, but had not been on the Miss Midland in at least 40 years. My wife and I went on September 8, 2014 and had a great time. The weather was perfect, and the winds were light. Even though I have been in the area for more than 50 years, the scenery never gets dull. I could imagine for a first timer, the views would be breathtaking.....Georgian Bay is the best. The cruise ship is more ferry, then anything, but the information provided by the tour company is very educational, and as I said, the views were very special. I wont be waiting another 40 years before I go again.

Had a great time out on Georgian Bay. We did a day tour and heard of the history in this area. We were served a lunch which was quite nice and the scenery was spectactular. Would do it again in a heart beat. This time would do the evening cruise. The lights would be beautiful going into Port at night.

Great activity for all ages. My 90 year old mother really enjoyed it! The ramp made it easy for her to embark. And there were also children on the boat have lots of fun. The boat was very comfortable - we sat inside but there was space up front to wander. It was a very sunny day so we were pleased with our choice of seating - my mother would not have been able to do the stairs to go up to the top but we saw just fine from where we were and there was lots to see. Enjoyed being able to have a beer! Interesting boats, lovely scenery and birds were photographed everywhere!

Went for a dinner cruise on Serindipity Princess out of Barrie on Aug 9 2014 was a nice relaxing trip ,seemed to be enjoyed by all ,not a huge menu but enough for a casual cruise around Kempenfelt Bay, Service was good and personnel quite helpful

First time in Georgian Bay and was impressed by the beautiful scenery. We had great weather and it was a very enjoyable 2 1/2 hour cruise. Only negative was the smoking area on the back of the lower deck. If you have to accommodate smokers putting the smoking area on the back of the upper deck would be preferable, then the smoke would just blow away and not back into the lower area. Better yet - no smoking at all - just like on a plane, bus or other public transportation.Still highly recommend the cruise!

Visiting from BC and loved the tour ....we were fortunate to have perfect weather and a very smooth ride. The announcing was very informative. Scenery wonderful. Ps they have food and beverage on board I.e. Pizza and beer :)

Great boat tour around Honey Harbour and surrounding area. boat tour is 2 1/2 hours long. Very interesting story of how the 30000 islands originated. My wife and I loved it, grandson well it was bout and 1 1/2 too long. Great trip.

First time on this cruise . Beginning announcement was that adults were responsible for supervising their children while on the boat . While most did , one set of adults totally ignored the three children who spent the first half of the cruise running up and down the stairs and up and down the aisles on the boat . Finally they wore themselves out for a period of peace and quiet but started up again as cruise was finishing . Then pushed their way down the stairs . Not their fault as they have probably never heard the word 'No' in their young lives . Otherwise cruise was enjoyable . Finding a parking spot in an already over full area was a pain . So go earlier than you thought you should to save yourself aggravation.

A longer cruise that I expected and could have been ruined as it was quite chilly and weather was overcast but the crew just made the experience and were great with some young children who were clearly bored. Hearing the tales of the island properties is really fascinating. If possible go when the weather is good to get the most of the experience.

It was overcast, but there were enough passengers to go out on this cruise so we paid and boarded and went out on the 2 1/2 cruise on Georgian Bay on board the MS Midland. The tour was very good with a lot of explanations of what we were seeing, it was a little cool for my mother, but she told me she had a good time!The prices at this place were a little higher than the other place we were supposed to go with, and an hour less cruise time.Thank's for the journey!