Sydney’s Captain Cook Cruises says it is helping to lift the lid on Summer with a Sydney event program that will dispatch 2021 to history, welcoming a return to Sydney’s vibrant lifestyle with Captain Cook Cruises having front row seats.
From high-speed sailing thrills to Christmas feasts, dazzling fireworks to a 500-strong drone sky show, Sydney Harbour is taking centre stage this Summer, with the big sailing events starting with Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney, over two action-packed days from 17 December. National pride will be on the line as the Australia SailGP Team race against the sport’s best athletes from seven other nations. Captain Cook Cruises’ official spectator boats offer amazing views from inside the exclusion zone.
One week later a fleet of over 100 sailing vessels line up for the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart and spectators can experience the 2021 blue-water classic in a variety of ways from the water. Pack a picnic and cruise or brave the high seas and follow the fleet as far as Bondi.
For a less strenuous and more stylish approach to sailing, enjoy a superb 3½ hour lunch onboard Captain Cook Cruises’ flagship with a choice of Ocean Deck lounge bar seating or a premium menu and drinks in the Club Deck restaurant.
Captain Cook Cruises says that everyone should experience a Christmas Day Lunch on Sydney Harbour at least once in their lives, with no cooking, no decorating, no washing up, just a festive culinary feast, buckets of bubbles, and serene water views from every angle, taking the heat of our Christmas and chill back onboard Captain Cook Cruises’ Ocean Deck this Christmas Day.
Nowhere in the world does New Year’s Eve glitz like Sydney and after a lean farewell to a disappointing 2020, Sydney has put the dazzle back into New Year’s Eve, with both the 9.00pm and midnight fireworks back, with lighting displays starting from 8.30pm. A flotilla of brightly lit vessels will again parade around the harbour and a new Welcome to Country pyrotechnic show will feature dancers, whale, and emu totems.
Guests onboard Captain Cook Cruises’ flagship, Sydney 2000, will enjoy prime position cruising inside the exclusion zone with front row seats to the New Year’s Eve fireworks, live music, superior wines, spirits, liqueurs, premium champagne at midnight, and a choice of menus and decks.
The Club Deck features a deluxe buffet and individual table seating, while the water-level Ocean Deck has relaxed lounge and high-table bar seating with continuous roving canapes and bar food
Bucket-listers will save hundreds of dollars with a New Year’s Eve ticket onboard a Captain Cook Cruises’ rocket ferry, with guests encouraged to BYO a picnic hamper and drinks including your favourite wine or 2022 cocktail.
Enter 2022 and the celebrations continue with the all-new ELEVATE Sydney Festival and a nightly sky show 1-6 January, with over 500 drones performing a dazzling aerial display each evening at 10.00pm over Sydney Cove, making it the perfect finale to a Captain Cook Cruises’ Brilliant Dinner.
Edited by: John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor
