Planning Australia Christmas Cruises
Your best bet when planning an Australia Christmas cruise is to plan a cruise around Australia instead of traveling by boat to the continent. For example, the lone direct cruise from the United States to Australia takes 36 days to complete because of various stops in the Pacific. Australia has an overabundance of coastal and continental cruises geared to great Christmas experiences. Once you have been dissuaded from traveling the vast expanse to Australia, you can choose an Australia Christmas cruise that best suits your needs.
Your family should focus first on how an Australia Christmas cruise fits into your travel budget. Your Australia vacation involves airfare, accommodations, and other expenses before you board an Australia Christmas cruise. Another criterion when planning Australia Christmas cruise is the included features and activities aboard a cruise ship. You may be better off paying slightly more for an all-inclusive cruise with food, drinks, and activities rather than going cheap with a no-frills cruise.
Rhythmboat Cruises©
Rhythmboat Cruises© (http://www.rhythmboat.com.au/xmas-cruise.htm) treats its guests to comedy, music, and fine food in a beautiful setting without leaving Sydney Harbor. The company offers an Australia comedy cruise each Christmas that is a favorite among local residents as well as jet setters. Each Christmas cruise features an Australian comedian, a DJ, live music, and a dedicated dancing space to keep travelers entertained. As soon as you leave Pyrmont Bay Wharf in Sydney Harbor, your worries and cares wash away, thanks to the loaded entertainment schedule produced by Rhythmboat Cruises©.
The 3½ hour cruise aboard Rhythmboat Cruises© focuses as much on culinary delights as comedy and music. The cost of passage aboard a Rhythmboat Cruises© Christmas cruise entitles a traveler to complimentary wine, champagne, juice, soda, and coffee. The ship’s culinary artists start off the three course meal with appetizers such as French onion dip and antipasto platters. Travelers choose from stuffed chicken breasts, lamb, and other dishes when the main course arrives. The final course is a choice between decadent mud cake and a delicious cheese cake that is a favorite among cruise experts.
Magistic Cruises©
Magistic Cruises© (http://www.magisticcruises.com.au/sydney-harbour-cruises/special-events-cruises.asp) runs Australia Christmas cruises aboard its two-ship fleet. The Simply Magistic can handle groups from 20 to 200 and offers amenities such as indoor and outdoor bars along with ample decks for comfortable cruising. The Magistic Two is a catamaran worth $5 million that can accommodate up to 350 guests per cruise with the help of three outdoor decks and significant dining spaces. You can book Australia Christmas cruises aboard the Simply Magistic or Magistic Two in advance through Magistic Cruises©.
Travelers choose from lunch and dinner cruise options when booking through Magistic Cruises©. The lunch cruise on Christmas Day lasts one hour and 45 minutes and features a harbor buffet and cash bar. The dinner cruise starts as the sun sets on Sydney and lasts two hours. Magistic Cruises© allows each guest to upgrade to unlimited soft drinks, wine, and beer for $10 apiece on the lunch cruise and $12.50 per person on the dinner cruise.
Prestige Harbour Cruises©
Prestige Harbour Cruises© (http://www.prestigeharbourcruises.com.au/event-cruises.html) offers a Christmas Day lunch cruise perfect for families, business groups, and individuals. Prestige’s quaint cruise boats travel past attractions such as Farm Cove, Taronga Park Zoo, and the Eastern Suburbs for plenty of photo opportunities. Travelers far from home need not miss their Christmas culinary favorites when traveling with Prestige Harbour Cruises©. Each cruise features Christmas pudding, seafood platters, roasts, drinks, and your favorite Christmas songs to set the mood. The best value for a family traveling to Australia is the family package which runs $340 compared to the $110 per adult and $80 per child price. If you plan on heading to Sydney for Christmas this year, reserve your spot on Prestige Harbour Cruises© today, and plan your trip around an Australia Christmas cruise.
Sydney Showboats©
Sydney Showboats© (http://www.sydneyshowboats.com.au/harbour-events.aspx) brings the classic showboat feel of the Mississippi to Sydney Harbor. This unique cruise company offers a Christmas lunch cruise through Sydney Harbor from 12:30pm to 3:30pm on Christmas Day. Sydney Showboats© offers a full lunch buffet, great views of the harbor, and a bit of Christmas entertainment for the whole family. Travelers looking for an inexpensive Australia Christmas cruise can book passage for less than $110 per adult and $90 per child.
If your trip takes you to Australia on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day, you can take the company’s standard dinner cruise. This three-hour cruise shows Sydney Harbor’s highlights with the setting sun in the backdrop. Tourists enjoy three course dinners including chef’s appetizer platters, a choice of chicken, veal, fish, or vegetable entrées and dessert platters. Sydney Showboats© livens up the after dinner experience with a table magic show, as well as a 60-minute cabaret show unlike anything found on other Australia cruises.
Harbour Queen Cruises©
Harbour Queen Cruises© (http://www.harbourqueen.com.au/christmas.html) is the perfect Australia Christmas cruise if you want to see the majesty of Sydney Harbor. The cruise line offers four travel packages around Christmas that are affordable for any traveler. Harbour Queen Cruises© runs its half-day cruises aboard the 240-guest Harbour Queen and the 650-guest Lady Wakehurst. Whether you are traveling for work or getting the family together, you can view the Sydney Opera House and other attractions from a unique perspective with the help of Harbour Queen Cruises©.
The basic cruise through Harbour Queen Cruises© is a four-hour trip that includes a DJ, dancing floor, and cash bar. Travelers interested in finger foods, free drinks, and an optional cash bar with high-end wine and beer can opt for the second cruise package. Families, couples, and travel groups interested in buffet-style meals while cruising Sydney Harbor should select the third cruise package. The final cruise option features a full buffet, as well as seafood dishes that turn the ship into a fine dining establishment.
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