Captain Cook Cruises is Australia's largest and most experienced small ship operators offering unique cruising experiences on Sydney Harbour, the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast, the Murray River in South Australia, and the Yasawa and Mamanuca Islands off Fiji. Founded in 1970 in Sydney, Captain Cook Cruises operates a multi-million dollar fleet of purpose built vessels offering superb facilities.

The company has won countless tourism awards and its founder and chairman, Captain Trevor Howarth, has long been a leading figure in Australia's tourism industry. Its skippers and crews are highly trained and vastly experienced. Captain Cook's Australian and Fiji vessels are locally registered and meet stringent passenger safety standards which apply in both countries.

Captain Cook's Sydney fleet of 10 vessels, led by the 700-passenger flagship MV Sydney 2000 has a total sightseeing capacity of almost 3000 passengers. The vessels operate a daily program of nine sightseeing and dinner cruises totaling 20 departures as well as a busy schedule of private charters.
They have carried royalty, heads of state, and countless thousands of satisfied tourists on journeys around the world's most beautiful harbour.

Captain Cook specialises in areas of exceptional beauty and interest, giving passengers a real insight into the nature, history and culture of the waterways its ships cover. Its accommodated cruises provide quality cabins, gourmet food, superb facilities and a wide range of excursions and activities to make the most of the area visited.

Captain Cook Cruises offers a superb range of sightseeing, lunch and dinner cruises of Sydney Harbour, for many the world's most beautiful harbour. Captain Cook has been cruising this magnificent waterway for 28 years and its skippers know every bay and inlet. It has nine modern vessels ranging from the brand new MV Sydney 2000 to the deluxe sailing catamaran Sydney Crystal.

Sydney 2000 can carry 700 passengers on a sightseeing trip, Sydney Crystal 70. Four of its cruise vessels carry 400 or more.

Sightseeing cruises range from a one hour excursion featuring Darling Harbour and the Sydney Aquarium to a 2 hour 20 minute coffee cruises which covers almost the whole of the harbour and wanders far into its main northern tributary Middle Harbour. This is a superb way to explore Sydney from the water as you sail from the towering city buildings surrounding Circular Quay past exclusive harbourside suburbs, delightful beaches and long stretches of bushland reserves.

Shorter cruises explore the northern and southern shores of the main harbour providing stunning views of the city and North Sydney, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, Fort Denison and islands in the harbour and many of Sydney's important sites and buildings. The harbour is a photographers paradise.

MV Sydney 2000 operates lunchtime buffet and two a la carte dinner cruises daily, one at 5.15pm for early diners and people booked to attend a performance at the Opera House, another at 7.30pm which includes entertainment. The early cruise stops at the Opera House so you can disembark if you wish. Relax over a gourmet meal with fine wine and enjoy the sunset or the sparkling city lights. Sydney 2000 has three self-contained dining decks, each with its own bar, and five private dining rooms.

All cruises depart daily from and return to No.6 Wharf at Circular Quay. There are bars on all vessels. Unless stated otherwise drinks are at your expense. All daylight sightseeing cruises include expert commentary.