Christmas Party Dinner Cruises

In Sydney, Christmas is in summer, and the best time of the year in Sydney begins several weeks before Christmas.

One can feel and breathe the spirit of Christmas in the air! Every corner and every street of the city and every shop window reminds one of Christmas! One may find a Santa cab driver with a Christmas tree set up in the boot of his cab and the entire interior of the cab made to look like valleys of snow with fluffy white cotton and other accessories! The shops sport, in addition to Santa caps and robes, Santa gowns, Santa dresses, Santa swimming trunks and even Santa bikinis!

Sydney Harbour, as at all times, is the most happening and the most attractive place in Sydney around Christmas too! The pubs, restaurants and shopping centres on the waterfront buzz with Christmas specials. The sparkling harbour is all the more so during Christmas time! A cruise on the harbour gives one the best of the harbour experiences with its spectacular views and a peek into the busy hubs around the harbour.

Board a luxury dinner cruise to make the most of the harbour experience. If you are planning to throw a party for Christmas, hire a deck on the catamaran Magistic Cruises or the paddle wheeler Sydney Showboats. Or hire the entire boat if you have a big group or if you wish for more exclusivity.

A party cruise on the harbour would be the best Christmas gift your family and friends ever enjoyed!

Australia Day is just around the corner and so is the Ferrython!

After having astounded the world with its spectacular New Year Eve celebrations, Sydney is getting ready to celebrate its national day, the Australia Day, which falls on January 26, 2010. On this day, the whole of Australia joins in national spirit to celebrate its history, heritage and identity.


Among all cities of Australia, Sydney is the most famous for its highly spirited celebrations of the Australia Day. The celebrations in Sydney also stand out as they are more or less concentrated around the Sydney Harbour, in the vicinity of the iconic landmarks, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Ferrython, a race of the ferries, is the biggest highlight of Sydney’s Australia Day celebrations. The race begins near the Sydney Opera House with the firing of the ancient cannon at Fort Denison. The ferries go around the Shark Island and further on towards Watson’s Bay to return to the Sydney Harbour Bridge which is the finishing point of the race.

The Australia Day Parade of vessels decked out to look their best is another highlight of the day where watercraft of all shapes, sizes and kinds compete for the Best Dressed Vessel title.


Sydneysiders as well as tourists rush to make sure they are at the best vantage points much earlier to the actual race so that they get a direct, uninterrupted view of the race. Though there are several points on the foreshores from where you can watch the race, the cruise boats are always the best vantage points for all festive activities around the harbour, as they can take you closest to all the thrill and action!

Blue is the hue in Sydney this New Year’s Eve

Soulful, sexy, sophisticated – they say these three words sum up the spirit of Sydney!

And the colour that reflects this incredible spirit is of course blue – the colour of the shimmering, sparkling waters of the Sydney Harbour and the varying hues of the Sydney sky - from a pale, clear, translucent blue to a deep, intense, velvet blue!

People of Sydney will awaken to and rejoice in this amazing spirit this New Year’s Eve by wearing blue for the celebrations. The celebrations are focused to awaken the spirit of the land, water, sky and people of Sydney - true to the aboriginal beliefs!

So what will you wear this New Year’s Eve?

Something that resembles the azure of the sky with pearl-white clouds scattered all over?

Or the cobalt blue waters of the sea besprinkled with colourful yachts?

Or the silky sapphire night with stars like diamonds strewn across it?

Oh! Well! Whatever! Wear your own touch of blue to add to the mood of the hour and enjoy the spirit of Sydney!

The irresistible beaches of Sydney

Any time is beach time in Sydney except during extreme winter. Its climate being warm generally, what with the sun shining bright sometimes even in winter, Sydney attracts people to its beaches throughout the year. Sydney has both ocean beaches and harbour beaches. Of its beaches, Bondi, Coogee and Manly are the most popular both internationally and locally.

Sydney is lined with beaches on the east. Indeed, wherever you may be in Sydney, you are never far away from a beach, except if you are in the far west. There lies a string of beaches from Palm Beach in the north to Cronulla in the south, facing the pacific. On the western side, across Pittwater, lie the Great Mackerel Beach and the Currawong Beach.

The harbour is the greatest attraction in Sydney and along the foreshores of the harbour stretch the Redleaf, Nielsen Park, Parsley Bay and Camp Cove beaches. Though without surf, these beaches are still highly frequented. Lady Jane and Obelisk are nudist beaches on the Sydney harbour. These are but a few of the irresistible beaches of Sydney!

Folks in Sydney just love the sea, the sun and the sand. Come leisure time, they head straight for the beach. Of course, beaches in Sydney offer endless opportunities for interesting activities! The main things to do would be surfing, skiing, sunbathing and playing beach games. Scuba diving, if you are the adventurous kind, or fishing, if you are not so, are some of the other activities. There are trendy restaurants and boutiques and immense opportunities for nightlife on the Sydney beaches. And don’t resist, just give in to the temptation of a barbeque on the beach!

To put in a nutshell, without enjoying the Sydney beaches, the Aussie experience would never be complete!

Sydney Harbour cruise - A Sydney Showboat experience

Being in Sydney and not being to Sydney Harbour or on a harbour cruise is a sheer waste of a vacation for the Sydney tourist and an injustice to oneself, if one is a Sydneysider. A cruise around the beautiful harbour past the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House is in itself an experience of a lifetime.


Cruises around Sydney Harbour are available aplenty – Matilda Cruises, Magistic Cruises and many more t o mention. Magistic Cruises - are known for their superior ambience, fine quality dining experience and personal attention to guests.

However, cruises like those on the Sydney Showboats provide not only superior dining quality and ambience, but also live entertainment such as cabaret, DJ music and dance, and magic! Sydney Showboats are also known for the attention and care rendered by their staff to the guests. Right from the moment they are welcomed aboard, through the entire course of the cruise till they are returned ashore, the visitors receive fabulous treatment!

Add to all this the sheer exhilaration of sailing, and one would find a Sydney Showboat cruise a unique, incredible experience! They offer special cruises in December for celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve. There are cruises with spectacular cabaret shows and live jazz bands! So hurry up and book your seats lest you should be late and have to wait another year for this fantastic experience!