Australian master mariner with Flagship Cruises
There are several vessels offering two hour “coffee cruises” but if you're in Sydney and can afford to splurge, one of the nicest ways to see Sydney Harbour in any season is on your own Sydney Harbour cruise boat.
You can charter a vessel to take you and your friends and/or colleagues on a trip around the harbor - with or without food and drink. This will be an unforgettable experience for you. To steam under The Sydney Harbour Bridge, past the old prison island, Fort Denison, and by the famous Sydney Opera House. You can also ask the boat skipper to take you in close to some of the multimillion dollar waterfront houses on both sides of the harbor.
Sydney has a rich maritime history. One of the most interesting historical events occurred 152 years ago when a clipper ship, the Dunbar, 81 days out of England, tried to enter the harbor in foul weather at night. It was wrecked on the steep cliffs between South Head and The Gap with the loss of all 121 passengers and crew save for one crewman who managed to climb up the cliff and was rescued. The Dunbar's anchor is now on display at The Gap (a suicide spot) – just a few minutes walk from the public wharf at Watson's Bay where there are also excellent seafood restaurants - including the celebrated seafood restaurant “Doyle's” and a popular beach - Camp Cove.
Another popular anchorage is Store Beach on the other side of the harbor off Manly. Every day you'll see quite a few charter boats anchored there for lunch in the lee of North Head. There's so many things to do on Sydney Harbour. You could go to taronga Zoo if you want to see unique Australian animals like wallabies, kangaroos, koalas, platypus, dingo and wombats.
Or you could get your boat skipper to take you around to the Sydney Fish Markets which is absolutely fascinating and has a magnificent selection of fresh fish and some reasonably-priced seafood restaurants.
Many people have found no matter what vessel they pick for their Sydney Harbour Cruise it turns out to be one of the highlights of their Sydney visit if not one of the highlights of their life - really it's that good.
Later on this year, around Christmas and New Year, a true 125 foot “super yacht “ - the motor vessel “Platinum” will be available for charter on Sydney Harbour for the first time. Being a superyacht, a harbor cruise doesn't come cheap. But it will surely be unforgettable. Night cruises on Sydney Harbour is something else again but only for the warmer months. And then of course there are special events like the Boxing Day start of the celebrated Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and New Year's Eve cruises on Sydney Harbour .
And for a really unforgettable Sydney Harbour cruise, you could always get married on a luxury charter boat on the harbor.
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