Christmas Cruise
Christmas on the Lady Cutler
Celebrate this Christmas with family & friends on Lady Cutler – Melbourne Showboat.
Cruise out of the Docklands, down the river, under the Bolte and Westgate Bridges and past the huge container ship in the Port of Melbourne. Arrive in Port Phillip Bay and see the wonderful views of the City and beaches. Catch your memories of your special day with loved ones against the great scenery on camera and don’t forget to be on your best behaviour. You might get a surprise visit from Santa Claus!
This is great way to treat the whole family with beautiful food, stunning views and quality time together and the ferry the Lady Cutler is the perfect venue you can hire for a great time with your family, friends and loved ones.
The Lady Cutler
Lady Cutler was laid down in March 1968 and launched at the State Dockyards in Newcastle, NSW on 10 August 1968. She was commissioned soon afterwards on 8 October and quickly made her mark on Sydney’s gay harbour life. In many ways she was different to the “classic” old Sydney ferries, but the double-ended style and effect was a similar derivative. She was followed by two almost identical sister ships – Lady Woodward and Lady McKell – on 19October 1970.
The Lady Cutler served with great distinction for 22 years on the inner harbour run and was decommissioned in 1991. Many people fondly remember her as daily commuters from the inner north shore to the city and others as day trippers to Luna Park and Taronga Zoo. Along with the Lady Woodward and Lady McKell she was originally sold to Hong Kong interests but the deal fell through. In 1998 she was sold to Ron Morrison and then to Shannon Harper, removed from Port Jackson and steamed south to Melbourne.
She completed her refurbishment in Melbourne and started her service life again in December 2007. She was re-commissioned on 13 January 2008 by the wife of the late Sir Roden Cutler VC, Lady (Joan) Cutler, who flew down from Sydney for the occasion. Today the ferry functions as a host for special events and offers a number of . For more information on Lady Cutler, please visit their website at
Sally Morgan an avid traveller and a great lover of boat cruises, is based in Melbourne. He is a renowned celebration cruise organiser and is also an active blogger on Travel and Cruises around Melbourne Article Source: