I had booked this cruise a while ahead, and the weather on the day of the cruise could not have been worse. It was a large boat, but there were only 7 of us on the day, due to the weather. I was impressed that they went ahead with the cruise. Upon reflection, it was probably a good thing to do on such a miserable day. We were warm, dry, could see the sights clearly and learnt a lot about the area from the commentary. Whatever the weather I would recommend the cruise as you see things from a different perspective seeing it from the water.