Captain Cook Cruises, Australia
| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Trevor Haworth |
| Headquarters | Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia |
Area served |
Great Barrier Reef Hawkesbury River Pittwater Murray River Port Jackson |
| Services | Ferry operator |
| Parent | SeaLink Travel Group |
| Website | www.captaincook.com.au |
Captain Cook Cruises is an Australian cruise operator.
History
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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.
- City Loop
- Lane Cove River[9]
- Circular Quay West
- Jeffrey Street, North Sydney
- Kirribilli
- Birchgrove
- Greenwich Point
- Bay Street, Greenwich
- Northwood
- Longueville
- Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill
- St Ignatius' College, Riverview
- Shark Island
- Circular Quay West
- Shark Island
- Zoo Express[10]
- Circular Quay West
- Taronga Zoo
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]
- Aussie Venture
- Alice
- Captain Cook II
- Captain Cook III
- John Cadman II
- John Cadman III
- Matilda III
- Megan
- Jillian
- Sydney Crystal
- Sydney 2000
Fourth Generation vessels designed by Incat Crowther and built in Tasmania by Richardson Devine Marine:
- Elizabeth Cook
- Mary Reibey
- Annabelle Rankin
- Violet McKenzie[15]
Jillian and Elizabeth Cook now operate on behalf of Sydney Ferries.[16]
References
- ↑ Trevor Haworth 1931-2014 Otituary Sydney Morning Herald 10 April 2014
- 1 2 3 Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney. Sydney: Sydney University Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN 0 424002 02 7.
- ↑ Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney. Sydney: Sydney University Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0 424002 02 7.
- ↑ Hegarty's ferry service Afloat Magazine February 2003
- ↑ Introducing Matilda Cruises Matilda Cruises
- ↑ SeaLink buys Capt Cook Cruises ABC News 25 August 2011
- ↑ SeaLink acquires Captain Cook Cruises Travel Weekly 25 August 2011
- ↑ Prospectus SeaLink Travel Group 2013
- ↑ Lane Cove Ferry Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 11 June 2013
- ↑ Taronga Zoo Ferry Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 24 December 2010
- ↑ Hop On/Hop Timetable Captain Cook Cruises 14 May 2015
- ↑ Hop On - Hop Off Captain Cook Cruises Retrieved 30 May 2015
- ↑ Watsons Bay finally gets a commuter ferry as Captain Cook Cruises launches private service Wentworth Courier 27 March 2015
- ↑ The Fleet Matilda Cruises
- ↑ "Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet". Sealink Travel Group. 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts Transport for NSW 7 July 2015