Private celebrations

Hiring a party boat is a great way to cruise Sydney Harbour.

With access to dozens of charter boats of all sizes we can tailor a vessel perfect for any situation. We have newly refurbished pleasure boats for charter, including a double-decked charter boat with a fully licensed bar in the lower saloon. On the lower level there is a deck which is great for barbeques. The top deck is where a d.j can set up its very spacious, so dance the night away while cruising through Sydney Harbour. We can pick your party up from any public pier along the harbour as far up river as Parramatta.

From 10 people to 100, is there a better way of spending time than aboard your own boat, with plenty of freedom to decide where and when to go? Harbour City Charters has excellent contacts with the nightclubs peppering Sydney harbour so that if you wish to rock on after your unforgettable cruise we can arrange this. The boats are provided to you for the evening or overnight depending on your needs, plus also can come with a skipper (yours truly) and a bartender and DJ depending on your budget. We can arrange this in almost any location in Sydney Harbour.

We have hundreds of brilliant Hen and Bucks weekend ideas. When you book with Harbour City Charters, you don’t just get a confirmation e-mail — you get an organiser to help arrange a stripper and any other detail of your cruise.

If you wish to have a cruise on the Harbour but don't wish to hire the whole boat there are certain dates we sell tickets such as New Years Eve where you can have a cruise Sydney with a disco and hot buffet. Then at midnight anchor and wait for the fire works to bring in the New Year.

Here are some ideas from previous clients:

Survivor party. Invitations were written on brown paper, burned around the edges to make them quite look old. I rolled each invite up and put it into a clear glass bottle.  Australia Post sent them without a hitch. For instance we held eating contests, we also froze a message in ice the first team to read one to ready the message won immunity. The theme Outlast, Outwit and Outplay.

Jazz and Blues cruise. We can supply alternating bands and solo artists on board singing and playing New Orleans styles, jazz and soul.

Comedy Cruise. Book hilarious comedians to entertain guests.

Mardi Gras Birthday Party. I don’t think I need to explain any further here.

Bachelor/ette cruise party. The Bachelorette and Bachelor party is so popular there is almost always one on the horizon. Divide groups into teams and hand them a disposable camera along with a list of outrageous activities to do while other team members capture the moments on film. Other ideas we have seen sees people dressed as school girls and boys with on board ‘classroom’ and we waited to surprise our honor student (the bride of course) everyone was asked to enrol in different classes, like math, PE, chemistry, etc. We had tests and activities for all the different classes (blackboard included) : for example for chemistry class each girl had to mix drinks to get a certain colour and if she didn’t do it she had to drink her mixture herself, if she got it right she could choose any of her classmates to drink it! yuk!! For math, I made simple math problems (like the square root of 16!) but under time constraints the girls got wrong answers and were punished by the rest of the class. After we were through the tests we had the graduation which included kinky underwear etc.

Old Movie Themes. James Bond, The Godfather, Gilligan’s Island we have seen them all.

Casino, Bingo or a Game Show theme. "Game Show" Party. This party idea is great because the party could be for any age, even adults! The team that had the most points would get various prizes.

Latin or Salsa Cruising. Dance the night away with red hot music. Salsa DJ and instructors teaching the hottest dance styles.

Murder mystery cruise. Using a host to guide activities your guests will have a famous time as one guest becomes the murdered victim and another is the murderer. If you are searching for a great night that will leave your friends buzzing for weeks you have found it!

Trailer Park Birthday Party. Hillbilly, Rednecks and Trailer Trash. Just like Jerry Springer shows on TV, everyone dressed up in their trashiest attire (some of the costumes were hilarious!).

Call our staff on 1800 739 432 today to book your outrageous party on board a Sydney harbour cruise.