Dart Pleasure Craft Limited

Dart Pleasure Craft Limited (trading as River Link) is a ferry, cruise boat and bus operator, based in Devon, England. The company is owned by Dart Valley Railway plc, who also own and operate the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.

River Link operates the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry, which connects the terminus of the steam railway at Kingswear station to the waterfront at Dartmouth, on the opposite bank of River Dart. It also operates river and coastal cruises from Dartmouth, including a cruise the length of the tidal Dart to the Steamer Quay in Totnes.

The railway between Paignton and Kingswear, the ferry from Kingswear to Dartmouth, and the river cruise from Dartmouth to Totnes form three segments of a heavily promoted round-trip known as the Round Robin. In order to close the loop, River Link operates a bus service, often using open top buses, between Totnes and Paignton.

Dart Pleasure Craft currently operate a fleet of 9 major vessels, as well as 3 small 12 passenger boats.

Cardiff Castle The largest vessel in the fleet carrying 400 passengers. Built in 1964 for the River Dart Steamboat Company. From 1977 operated for the Millbrook Steamboat and Trading Company out of Plymouth, but returned to the Dart in 1985, and has operated for Dart Pleasure Craft ever since. Presently mainly used on the Totnes service.

Dart Explorer A modern catamaran, carrying 300 passengers and built for the company in 1991 as Devonair Belle. She is mainly used on the 1 hour harbour cruise, and also operates most of the charters and evening disco cruises.

Dartmouth Castle built in 1947 by Phillip & Sons Ship builders and Engineers, she was previously operated by the Milbrook Steamboat and Trading Company, the Dartmouth Castle was originally intended to be built as a Paddle Steamer but was fitted with twin diesel engines just before completion, she now operates on the river dart mainly used as the second totnes service vessel.

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