Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company is a river boat company which provides cruises on the

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in Gravesend and

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, UK. Bateaux London cruises operate on the Thames under licence from

London River Services London River Services Limited is a division of Transport for London (TfL), which manages passenger transport—leisure-oriented tourist services and commuter services—on the River Thames in London. It does not own or operate any boats itself ...

, part of Transport for London.

Services

The company provides cruises on the

. Princess Pocahontas cruises begin at Gravesend and head west past Tilbury Docks, under the

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge The Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurro ...

at Dartford and through the

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, calling at

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. Passengers may remain on board for an optional "stay-aboard" cruise along the Thames, which returns to Greenwich.

Vessels

The company owns a -long, double-decker leisure boat, MV ''Princess Pocahontas'' with seating for 134 passengers. It is named after the Native American Princess

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

who is buried at Gravesend, and it is operated by Freemen of the River Thames. They also own the passenger boat ''Duchess M'' which used to operate the ferry service between Gravesend and Tilbury. London River Services Transport operators in London Transport in Thurrock {{London-transport-stub