Jetcruise around Sydney harbour like you have never done before!

Sydney’s travel media collected at Wharf 6 at Circular Quay last evening for what promised to be one of the most exciting rides of their lives, well at least on Sydney Harbour  and they were not to be disappointed.

The Mole is rather more used to the what was thought to be the pretty good speed the Manly ferry got up to, but that was nothing compared to the 1200 horsepower of sheer adrenaline on Sydney’s most exciting new vessel, Jetcruiser!

The great thing about Jetcruiser is that it provides a unique combination of traditional harbour cruising with a really good commentary about the harbour as we cruised at a very sedate pace towards Shark Island for a panoramic view back to the city.

Not long afterwards, all semblance of normality was left far behind as the assembled members of the press where forced back into their seats for the fifteen minutes of full thrusting power as the Jetcruiser hurtled across the rather choppy harbour towards the Heads, with thought of an arrival in Auckland crossing many a mind!

The Jetcruiser is actually a very serious and quite a large vessel, that reminded The Mole of a rescue or pilot boat, but she was purposely built for this role and is the only one of the Sydney “thrill” boats allowed to operate between the Heads, where we bounced from ocean swell to swell, crashing down to be liberally doused with the refreshing Pacific Ocean – absolutely stunning – a really great ride!

Jetcruiser is the fastest licensed cruise vessel on Sydney Harbour and reaches speeds of up to 30 knots during the voyage (though it has the capacity to travel at an even faster 38 knots/hr), although Jetcruiser’s ‘admiral’ Sudhir Warrier [pictured right after the “cruise”] who is Executive Chairman of Jetcruiser’s owners and operators Blue Line Cruises who operate Magistic Cruises, the Sydney Showboats, Sydney Jet and www.cruisingrestaurants.com, admitted to The Mole that this vessel was capable of doing 40knots, (yes 40 knots!) but of course would never do so, at least not in Sydney Harbour!

The 45-minute ride will provide your clients what is most certainly a really exciting and highly refreshing experience of Sydney Harbour that they will never forget and unlike some other powerboats on the harbour, while passengers may get a reasonable dousing, they will not return to shore soaking wet.

Warrier added, “Sydney Harbour cruises have traditionally offered either a very relaxed, commentary-based tour or a high-powered jetboat experience where you not only find it difficult to learn anything about Sydney Harbour, but end up drenched, but Jetcruiser offers that unforgettable rush of power, combined with an entertaining GPS-based narration so that passengers can take in the history and background to icons such as the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, the million-dollar homes, and of course, the world’s best views.”

He added, “The Australian-designed and built Jetcruiser is fitted with two of the latest Cummins (QS90) engines that unleash 1200hp of pure adrenaline and the Hamilton364 jet engines could fill a domestic swimming pool in less than 27 seconds and pull 4500 schooners every second!”

This very good looking 18m vessel [pictured left with her “drivers”] has a unique airbrush paint design and can carry 64 pax in individual seating, all with seabelts, operating up to 10 services a day from Jetty 6 at Circular Quay and Darling Harbour.

I know you are dying to know how much, well, the cost of the cruise is $A44 for adults, $A33 for children, it is only suitable for children over 5 and a family ticket will cost $100 for 2 adults and 2 children.

Report by a rather damp, not soaking, but highly exhilarated  Mole!