Take the Party to the Harbour
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Newcastle has two very different stretches of water for a party afloat. On Newcastle Harbour the boats lean towards big, catered functions, while Lake Macquarie suits smaller, slower days with a swim or a sail. The vessels themselves range from a 40-foot yacht for a handful of people to a two-level function boat that can stand a few hundred.
At the large end, All Event Cruises charters Calmer, an 87-foot vessel with two enclosed dining levels, licensed bars, an open sky deck and room for 250 seated or 470 standing. NOVA Cruises works with three boats – NOVA Spirit and Bay Connections 1 on the harbour and the Hunter River, and Lady Mac on the lake – for groups of about 30 up to 95, with set menus and a licensed bar.
For something with more history, William The Fourth Cruises takes up to 54 guests aboard a 32-metre working replica of the paddle steamer launched in 1831, boarding by ramp at Lee Wharf with a volunteer crew. Out on the lake, Island Cruze is a skippered two-deck BYO cruiser for 38 with a gas BBQ, galley and swim deck, and Silver Sun Sailing takes small skippered groups out on a Beneteau yacht from Belmont.
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Calmer, chartered through All Event Cruises, is an 87-foot function vessel on Newcastle Harbour taking up to 250 seated or 470 standing across two enclosed dining levels and an open sky deck.
Yes, on Island Cruze. It's a skippered BYO party boat on Lake Macquarie for up to 38, with a full galley, a gas BBQ and a swim deck at the stern.
William The Fourth Cruises charters a 32-metre working replica of the first ocean-going steamship built in Australia. It takes up to 54 guests, boards by ramp at Lee Wharf and is crewed by the volunteers who restored her.
Silver Sun Sailing takes up to 8 on skippered morning and sunset sails aboard Spellcaster III, a 40-foot Beneteau kept at Belmont, or up to 10 for team challenges. Canapes and drinks are served on the sunset sail.
NOVA Cruises has a licensed bar with set lunch, dinner, canape and morning tea menus for about 30 to 95. All Event Cruises offers in-house catering and drinks packages on Calmer, with licensed bars on both dining levels.
Calmer comes with a sound system and microphones, NOVA Cruises has a Bluetooth PA and a 42-inch TV, and Island Cruze runs eight speakers and two subwoofers taking Bluetooth, AUX, USB or CarPlay.
