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New Years Eve CRuise Sydney

New Years Eve on Sydney Harbour is an event not to be missed. Here at Spirit Fleet Boat Charters we offer ticketed New Years Eve Cruises or private NYE boat hire. Your choice of how to celebrate your special night will depend on budget, style and preferences. To celebrate New Years Eve on Sydney Harbour is a magical experience and a once in a lifetime opportunity for many.

Tickets start at $750pp for an all inclusive cruise up to $1200pp for a small group option with all the extras you would expect from a premium cruise. Private New Years Eve boat hire starts at $9000 for up to 12 guests, we have a variety of private NYE boat hire options from BYO to all inclusive on 5* yachts.

Hiring a private boat on Sydney Harbour for New Year’s Eve is undoubtedly one of the best ways to celebrate the festive season. It gives you the opportunity to enjoy the festivities in comfort and style, avoid the crowds, and create a unique and memorable experience. Moreover, it allows you to explore different areas of the Harbour and enjoy the fireworks display from different vantage points. So, if you are looking for a premium way to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Sydney, consider hiring a private boat and create a memorable experience that will last a lifetime.

New Years Eve Cruise Sydney Boat Options

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New Years Eve Private Boat Hire

Ideal for groups wanting to enjoy the privacy of their own boat, or BYO food/drinks. We have boats for groups from 2-55 guests.

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New Years Eve Tickets

Ideal for smaller groups, couples or those with a smaller overall budget. Boats with 40-240 guest capacity options.

Tickets from $750pp-$1200pp

New Year’s Eve Sydney fireworks spectacular is the world’s best, and there’s no better vantage point than onboard a Sydney NYE cruise. Secure your place inside the exclusive zone aboard with prime viewing positions for the spectacular Harbour Bridge finale aboard our vessels.

Join us for a new year’s eve celebration that you will never forget aboard any one of our cruise ships. The ultimate Sydney New Years Eve Cruises 2023. Sip on champagne as you cruise through Darling Harbour and Circular Quay with exclusive front row seats to the world’s most famous fireworks display set amongst the backdrop of the spectacular Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Don’t miss out on New Years Eve Cruise Sydney tickets or Private NYE boat hire.

New Years Eve Cruise Sydney

Sydney Harbour is the centre stage of the world on NYE and when you cruise New Years, people from all corners of the globe will be watching.

We have lots of boat hire options available for a Sydney New Years Eve cruise ranging from ticketed events where you attend a party on a boat with other guests to private harbour cruises where the boat you hire is yours exclusively for the night.

Ticketed harbour cruises are the cheapest option if you want to cruise New Years, and you only have a few people.  They usually include all food and drinks for the night as well as a DJ.  They are more of an all inclusive New Year Eve cruise on a party boat but there are some BYO options available as well.

A private Sydney New Years cruise can be more cost effective for bigger groups and when you hire the boat the cost is for exclusive use of the boat.  They are usually charged at a rate that covers the whole boat, although some boats do charge per person with minimum numbers of guests being charged for.

If you want to hire a boat to cruise New Years Eve it is always best to get in early.  People on the shore line see how much fun is being had on a harbour cruise so starting making enquiries and bookings from January 1 each year.  It doesn’t take long for a New Years Eve cruise Sydney to get booked out.

The boats on this page are available for New Year’s cruises.  We usually get plenty of other boats make themselves available for a new years eve cruise so if you don’t see what you need here just send us a message with your requirements and we can give you an update with what other boats are available.

New years cruises are one of those things you just have to do at some point in your life.  If you get the opportunity you should cruise New Years as often as you can.  Sydney is a city that really embraces it’s harbour culture making New Years Eve cruises such an amazing experience. 

You wont find a city anywhere else in the world that has such a magnificent harbour as it’s centrepiece with so much buzz and activity on the water.

For those that want to cruise on New Years Eve be prepared to pay a little more than you would to hire a boat than at other times of the year.  Prices do go up but with such a large range of new years cruises on offer some options are quite affordable, and as the price scale increases the calibre of boat increases as well.  

There are a few options for getting access to new years cruises and by far the most sought after are private new years eve cruises.  This is where you have a boat for your group alone and you have a private party on board.

The entry level options are usually BYO and allow you to provide your own food and drinks.  At the other end of private new years cruises are the fully catered luxury options from super yachts to luxury motor yachts.  These are VIP boats with VIP catering and VIP service.   The price represents what you get in the way of boat and inclusions.

The other is ticketed New Years Eve Cruise Sydney. This is where you buy tickets and join a new years eve cruise party that have anywhere from 40 to 900 people on them.  Some are huge events with live DJ’s, others have live bands and smaller ones have a more low key atmosphere which is great for families with children.

If you decide to look at boat hire for New years cruises at the entry-level prices you will be looking at a basic boat with a stereo and all the essential facilities.  The crew on these boats are great and are there to help you have a good time safely.  

Some boats like Amber allow you to use the BBQ for free, and most are happy for you to BYO food and drinks on New Years cruises.  Some boats can provide catering and drinks but New Years cruises on the cheaper boats do not include the catering as part of the package. 

Prices are usually pretty reasonable though and some people prefer to have their new years cruise taken catered so that they can relax and have fun.

The best advice we can give for a new years cruise is to get in as early as you can.  Each year people try to book their new years cruises at the last minute, and as expected, most people miss out.  New Years cruises are limited in availability but we do our best to find everyone a New years eve cruise Sydney.

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