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Category: Bucks Party BoatsLocation: MelbourneListings: 5

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Picking the Right Bucks Party Cruise

A boat solves the usual bucks party problem of keeping everyone together: once you've cast off, nobody drifts to another bar. Melbourne's bucks charters run along the Yarra River, around Docklands and Victoria Harbour, and in a couple of cases out onto Port Phillip Bay.

The five operators here cover a wide spread of group sizes. Boat4Hire suits a smaller crew, with skippered yachts Voodoo (12) and HQ (24), or Spaceship pontoons that up to 12 can take out themselves without a boat licence. ON A BOAT runs skippered river boats from Southbank for 8 to 30, with BYO on every boat.

For a big crowd, MV Pearl is a crewed 80-foot motor yacht for up to 67, Melbourne River Cruises takes 28 to 170 on the Yarra, and Party Boat Cruises has two licensed boats with dance floors for 20 to 180, From $300 per hour.

Picking the right boat for the bucks:

  • Under a dozen and keen to take the helm: Boat4Hire's pontoons, with an optional BBQ
  • A relaxed BYO cruise: ON A BOAT or one of Boat4Hire's yachts
  • A proper party with a DJ: Party Boat Cruises
  • A catered day for a large group: MV Pearl or Melbourne River Cruises

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Drinks and food on a bucks cruise

  • BYO with Boat4Hire and ON A BOAT, and ON A BOAT provides ice
  • Bar tabs or pay-as-you-go drinks on Party Boat Cruises and Melbourne River Cruises
  • MV Pearl brings a chef and cocktail menus, and its Sky Deck has a serviced bar

Where the bucks board

  • Docklands: MV Pearl from Victoria Harbour, Boat4Hire from New Quay Promenade and Party Boat Cruises from Harbour Esplanade
  • Southbank: ON A BOAT from Southbank Promenade
  • CBD: Melbourne River Cruises from Southgate and Federation Wharf

Briefing the operator

  • Final numbers, and how many will sit versus stand
  • Bringing your own DJ – MV Pearl, Melbourne River Cruises and Party Boat Cruises are DJ-friendly
  • Charter length – MV Pearl runs four hours or more
  • Food orders – ON A BOAT needs platters ordered three days out

What People Ask About Bucks Cruises

Can a Melbourne bucks group skipper its own boat?

Boat4Hire's Spaceship party pontoons take up to 12 and need no boat licence, so the group can take the helm, with an optional BBQ on board.

Which bucks party boats in Melbourne have a dance floor?

Party Boat Cruises has dance floors, licensed bars and DJ set-ups on both its boats, which leave Harbour Esplanade in Docklands.

Is BYO allowed on a bucks cruise along the Yarra?

ON A BOAT allows BYO on every boat and supplies ice, and Boat4Hire's yachts are BYO-friendly too.

Which Melbourne boat suits a bucks party of 50 or 60?

MV Pearl takes up to 67 with a chef on board, and Melbourne River Cruises and Party Boat Cruises both handle far larger groups.

Do any Melbourne bucks boats head out onto Port Phillip Bay?

MV Pearl and Boat4Hire both list Port Phillip Bay as well as Docklands and the Yarra River.

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