Captain Cook Cruises, Australia
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Founded | 1970 |
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Founder | Trevor Haworth |
Headquarters | Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia |
Area served
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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.
Contents
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.
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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]
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Jillian and Elizabeth Cook now operate on behalf of Sydney Ferries.[16]
References
- ↑ Trevor Haworth 1931-2014 Otituary Sydney Morning Herald 10 April 2014
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts Transport for NSW 7 July 2015