What People are Saying About Egan Houseboat Rentals

"Egan Houseboats has the best outdoor vacation in Ontario, top 5 in Canada." - CTV Canada AM/2010
"Wilderness Cruising with fine dining around the bend" - Canadian Geographic

"Having houseboated along Kentucky's Lake Cumberland, I think I like Trent-Severn better. There's more here than marinas. Houseboaters fill their days in myriad ways; shopping, browsing art galleries, visiting Indian reservations, enjoying summer theater, cruising or just vegging out on the sundeck, anchored in the many-splendored Kawartha Lakes region". - Rick Sylvain Travel Editor, Detroit Free Press

Houseboating on the Trent-Severn is one of the top 10 waterway trips in the world. "Charming villages with a European flavor, rocky gorges and sapphire-clear forest lined lakes." "A journey of a lifetime" - National Geographic

"Neil and I have just returned from our two week adventure with Egan Houseboats and we wanted to say thank you for a wonderful experience. We will be back!!! Our research proved that we picked the right houseboat company." - Gratefully, Elaine and Neil , June 2, 2012

"Just a note to thank everyone at Egan Marine for giving my family the best vacation we've ever had. We'll be back again. We've found our holiday niche." - June/2012.

"Charming towns that are sleepy in winter, come alive in summer and provide ample docking space for boaters. Each Kawartha lake and river has its share of communities filled with shops, galleries and restaurants". - Forever Young

"If this isn't boathouse heaven, it's close. The Trent-Severn is a 240 mile summer playground dotted with islands and filled with woodlands, quiet coves and pretty towns". - Detroit Free Press

"We gave our kids the choice of flying to Florida and staying in Disney World at the resort for the week or going back to your boats again for another week. There was no question about it. They only wanted to go with the boat." - Steve Procunier

"About half of Egan Houseboat Rentals' customers are first-time sailors and Ron Egan puts each new recruit through a comprehensive audio-visual training session that explains every aspect of houseboat operation. In addition, each boat has a reference manual that contains arial photos of all the waterway, along with a complete set of navigational charts.". - Leisure World

"Houseboating on the Trent is one of the most unique vacation experiences in North America - 250 miles of protected cruising. Your houseboat is a compact floating home, complete with all the comforts". - Touring Routes

"The Kawarthas are also widely known for their excellent warm water fishing and offer superb angling. Walleye (yellow pickerel to Canadians), muskellunge, smallmouth, largemouth bass and tasty yellow perch are among the most sought after quarry. September is muskie month, bass bite all summer and the sunnies practically hop right up on the deck if you offer them a worm". - Houseboat Magazine

"A Trent-Severn houseboating vacation offers a broad range of activities. Some locks are in remote sites and offer quiet, idyllic places to spend the night. Others are located in the middle of towns and provide easy access to marinas, golf courses, fast food, fancy restaurants, art galleries, shopping and sightseeing". - Pacific Yachting

"The sun had just set and a full moon was rising over our houseboat on Pigeon Lake. A pair of loons swam by, enthralling my husband and I with their haunting calls. Then Heather, our nine year old niece who had been fishing off the end of the dock, pulled in a fighting, two pound large mouth. A beaver swam by, moonlight illuminating its head. It was the perfect beginning for our houseboat adventures". - Asbury Press

"A houseboat in Ontario's waterways is the perfect vacation". - Hamilton Spectator

"I've been twice around the world and seen 70 countries, and I've never seen anything even remotely like the Trent-Severn, either for esthetics or function". - Canadian Geographic

"The Trent also comprises three of the most sensational mega-toys that any child or adult could ever hope to witness in action... Peterborough Liftlock, the world's highest hydraulic boat lift (65 feet), Kirkfield Liftlock and the Big Chute Marine Railway. The latter, a massive wheeled carriage, transports boats up or down a 60 foot high slope of granite". - Canadian Geographic

"Tom Peters, the well known proponent of customer service, would love this company". - Great Lakes Cruiser

Personal Recommendations:

"... fantastic vacation - we are so impressed! This was the first trip we've had as a family that made everyone happy".
- C. Brubaker Beaverton, Michigan

"The houseboat was spotlessly clean and very well laid out... remarkably easy, hassle-free, wonderful vacation... all your staff were very pleasant and helpful". - M. Ward Sarnia, Ontario

"Best vacation we have had in years. Our compliments to all the staff responsible for providing and preparing the boat (and for preparing the boaters), which gave us a trouble-free and pleasant trip. Our thanks for your patience with 'rookies'". - Peter Scott

"We were impressed with Egan Houseboat Rentals' staff's professionalism... their desire to please their customers, the value of customer relations, the courtesy and fairness of this firm all became very evident. Hats off to Egan Houseboat Rentals - they are a credit to your area".
- Clement Charette

"Betty and I would like to express our thanks to you, and all the great folks at Egan Houseboat Rentals, for your help and hospitality on our recent cruise. It is a pleasure to see such a well run operation and such friendly people handling it all. You and your crew, are to be congratulated for doing a great job in every way". - Ted Brewer

"The best holiday I ever had - coming back next time for two weeks. A week was too short".
- Gerald Warner

"Do it again in a minute! The best family vacation". - Shawna Kamien