Captain Cook Cruises (Australia)

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Not to be confused with Captain Cook Cruises Western Australia.

Captain Cook Cruises
Founded1970
FounderTrevor Haworth
HeadquartersNeutral Bay,
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Great Barrier Reef
Hawkesbury River
Pittwater
Murray River
Port Jackson
ServicesFerry operator
ParentSeaLink Travel Group
Websitewww.captaincook.com.au

Captain Cook Cruises is an Australian cruise operator.

History

Captain Cook II
Sydney 2000 in January 2011

Captain Cook Cruises commenced operating on 26 January 1970 on Port Jackson, Sydney with the Captain Cook, a modified 1943 Fairmile A motor launch. The business was founded by Trevor Haworth.[1]

In January 1975, the custom-built Captain Cook II was launched at Carrington Slipways. This was followed by the New Zealand built City of Sydney in 1981.[2]

In 1987, Captain Cook Cruises began operating cruises on the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater with the Lady Hawkesbury.[3] In November 1987, the Sydney business of ND Hegarty & Son was purchased, primarily to give Captain Cook Cruises access to Wharf 6 at Circular Quay.[2][4]

In 1991, an operation began on the Great Barrier Reef.[2] Captain Cook Cruises also operate the PS Murray Princess on the Murray River.

In November 2005 Matilda Cruises was acquired from Amalgamated Holdings.[5] In 2011, Captain Cook Cruises was purchased by the SeaLink Travel Group.[6][7][8]

Sydney

Network

Captain Cook Cruises operate ferry services connecting Sydney Harbour, Darling Harbour and the Lane Cove River.

30em

The timetable shows all services except the Lane Cove River service, operate as the one loop service around Sydney Harbour and also services Watsons Bay which is not listed above.[11][12]

Captain Cook Cruises commenced a commuter service between Watsons Bay and Circular Quay on 23 March 2015.[13]

Fleet

As at July 2014, the fleet of Captain Cook Cruises consisted of:[14]

30em

Jillian and Elizabeth Cook now operate on behalf of Sydney Ferries.[16]

References

  1. ^ Trevor Haworth 1931-2014 Otituary Sydney Morning Herald 10 April 2014
  2. ^ a b c Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney. Sydney: Sydney University Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN 0 424002 02 7.
  3. ^ Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney. Sydney: Sydney University Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0 424002 02 7.
  4. ^ Hegarty's ferry service Afloat Magazine February 2003
  5. ^ Introducing Matilda Cruises Matilda Cruises
  6. ^ SeaLink buys Capt Cook Cruises ABC News 25 August 2011
  7. ^ SeaLink acquires Captain Cook Cruises[permanent dead link] Travel Weekly 25 August 2011
  8. ^ Prospectus SeaLink Travel Group 2013
  9. ^ Lane Cove Ferry Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 11 June 2013
  10. ^ Taronga Zoo Ferry Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 24 December 2010
  11. ^ Hop On/Hop Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 14 May 2015
  12. ^ Hop On - Hop Off Captain Cook Cruises Retrieved 30 May 2015
  13. ^ Watsons Bay finally gets a commuter ferry as Captain Cook Cruises launches private service Wentworth Courier 27 March 2015
  14. ^ The Fleet Matilda Cruises
  15. ^ "Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet". Sealink Travel Group. 1 December 2014.
  16. ^ Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts Transport for NSW 7 July 2015
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