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from outside the Maritime Museum, Sydney by Sail offers cruises (three hours $150) and
courses, including a weekend introductory sailing course ($595).
CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES
well as ritzy lunch and dinner cruises, this crew offers the aquatic version of a hop-on/
hop-off bus tour, stopping at Watsons Bay, Shark Island, Taronga Zoo, Fort Denison, Cir-
cular Quay, Luna Park and Darling Harbour.
CRUISE
MATILDA CRUISES
Matilda offers nine different cruise options on plush catamarans, including daily whale-
watching trips between mid-May and October (from $79). Also available are breakfast
(from $55), coffee ($49), lunch (from $75), cocktail (from $39) and dinner (from $85)
cruises, and a hop-on/hop-off harbour circuit (from $39).
CRUISE
MAGISTIC CRUISES
floaters take you on a range of cruises, ranging from the one-hour sightseeing cruise ($25
to $33) offering all the harbour icons to two-hour lunch (per person $60 to $96) and din-
ner ($65 to $158) cruises with a seafood buffet. Cruises also depart from Wharf 6 at Cir-
cular Quay.
CRUISE
SYDNEY SHOWBOATS
( 8296 7388;
www.sydneyshowboats.com.au
;
Wharf 5, King St; from $100; Darling Harbour)
Settle in for
a three-hour, three-course dinner cruise on this paddlewheeler, complete with cabaret
singers, showgirls flashing their knickers, and a personal magician for your table. Very,
very camp.
CRUISE
HARBOUR JET
( 1300 887 373;
www.harbourjet.com
; Convention Centre Jetty, Darling Harbour; adult/child from $65/45;
Pyrmont Bay)
One of several jet-boat operators (Sydney Jet, Oz Jet Boating, Thunder Jet,
Jetcruiser - take your pick), these guys run a 35-minute white-knuckle ride with
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