
Romantic Overnight Cruise |
Enjoy a night full of fun, luxury and romance on board a beautiful yacht. Have a romantic
dinner on board or at one of the excellent restaurants ashore. You will have exclusive use
of the vessel from 6pm to 9am the following morning. The yacht has a fully equipped galley, hot shower and a toilet
This activity departs from and returns to Blairgowrie Marina, 1.5 hours from Melbourne, VIC
Blairgowrie
Mornington / Bellarine Victoria
Overnight Cruises are from 3pm to 12:00 the following morning.
Cruises run year round and are professionally
skippered
2 people and the skipper. Sometimes other guests join us for the cruise to and from Queenscliff.
Please bring reading glasses, non-marking shoes (or bare feet), swimsuits and plenty of warm clothing.
Waterproof clothing is provided. We are generally not weather dependant.
ITINERARY - Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne while we cruise westerly past Collins Settlement where the first settlers landed, The newly rebuilt Sorrento Sailing Club, HQ of Victoria's famous Couta Boat fleet, The Baths Restaurant where the Seaplane brings luncheon guests from Williamstown, The township of Sorrento and the Sorrento Pier and Ferry Terminal, L'Aquarium Restaurant, Point King where we often see dolphins , then The Portsea cliff-top mansions including that of a well-known trucking magnate and sometimes his helicopter, The magnificent $20 million house that once belonged to Lex Davison the Grand Prix driver, The Portsea Camp, The Portsea Hotel, The new 12 acre Mornington Peninsula Shire Park at Police Point, The Quarantine Station at Point Nepean which later housed the Army and then the Kosovo refugees, soon to be a conference centre and Maritime College campus, Past the Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club, home of swans, pelicans & a herd of kangaroos, Into the Queenscliff Harbour, home of a large fishing fleet & the sea pilot launches, Arriving in time for the skipper to berth the yacht and catch the 6 pm ferry back to Sorrento. You can choose to bring your own food and dine on board, or at Harry's fine-dining balcony restaurant, then back to the yacht for a nightcap at sunset and a good night's sleep, The following morning you can breakfast on board or ashore at the ferry terminal café, When the skipper returns at about 10 am, we let go the lines and sail out of the harbour, down the South Channel where we often have a safe, close encounter with one of the Large ships on her way to or from Melbourne, on our way to The seal colony on an old channel marker, With gannets nesting on the top deck, The South Channel Fort, man-made in the 1880's to defend us from a Russian invasion, The mid-Bay lighthouse where a family of 6 once lived to tend the light, Round the Sorrento Channel Mark number 10 and back to the Marina
The boat is fully licensed, so there is no need to bring drinks. You can bring your own food or we will cater.
We have a fully equipped galley and dining facility and provide complimentary antipasto, glass of wine, tea, coffee and biscuits. |
Activity rate guide
AUD$ 790
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SSOR102 |