The canal is frequently used today for pleasure cruising; a regular waterbus service operates between Maida Vale and Camden, running hourly during the summer months.

It was a fast yacht, meant for long-distance pleasure cruising.

The disdain was significant in that she allowed for pleasure cruising and as a result can be seen as an early move away from Royal ships as warships.

The Irwell is used for recreational activities, such as pleasure cruising, rowing, racing and fishing.

Quite an astonishing variety of ships were available for charter; for fishing, pleasure cruising, and underwater assisted exploration "with requisite official permits.

Commercial carrying above Nottingham ceased during the 1950s, to be replaced by pleasure cruising.

The canal is used for pleasure cruising, .

Mr A.J.Harmsworth later purchased the canal (in 1922) and ran a number of boats on it for a mixture of limited commercial carrying and pleasure cruising.

The Second World War put paid to pleasure cruising and she subsequently became a houseboat for some years in a west London Yacht Basin.

You can do this by not using your boat in the Pond for pleasure cruising.