Cruise Whitsundays

Cruise Whitsundays
Private
Industry Transportation, Tourism, Eco-tourism
Headquarters Whitsunday Islands, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
Area served
 Australia
Key people
 Nick Hortle (CEO), Chris Jacobs (Executive Director)
Products Ferry Transfers, Day Cruises, Whitehaven Beach Tours, Great Barrier Reef Adventures
Parent Marine Tourism Management
Website Cruise Whitsundays

Cruise Whitsundays[1] is an award winning travel tourism company providing resort connections, day cruises and tourism excursions in the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef, on the East coast of Australia.

Cruise Whitsundays Reefworld Pontoon at Hardy Reef
Camira Sailing Adventure
Orca vessel at Whitehaven Beach
Seaflight vessel docked at Cruise Whitsundays Knuckle Reef Pontoon
Whitehaven Beach with Camira in the background

Cruise Whitsundays is based in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia. The office is at Port of Airlie in Airlie Beach, Queensland. Airlie Beach is a peninsula that overlooks the Whitsundays Islands, offering a mainland base for a Queensland holiday.[2]

Cruise Whitsundays provides day cruises to Hamilton Island, Daydream Island, Great Barrier Reef, cruising and sailing adventures to Whitehaven Beach, and an island resort connections service.[1]

This company is managed by Marine Tourism Management [3] who have been involved in marine tourism operations in New Zealand and Fiji for over 20 years. The company has collectively won a number of awards and accolades for the quality of their operations and service.

Location

Cruise Whitsundays is located at Port of Airlie, Airlie Beach, Queensland, gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.

Eco-Tourism

Cruise Whitsundays is an advanced eco certified tourism operator so there is a large number of ways all aspects of the operation are eco-friendly. This globally recognised certificate is only given to Australia’s leading and most innovative ecotourism products and in order to do so operators must prove that they meet stringent criteria including protection (and sustainability) of the environment, and environmentally friendly operations. The company’s extensive Environmental Management Plan sets out policies and procedures.

Resort Connections

Cruise Whitsundays operates island resort connections[4] onboard modern, purpose-built ferries between:

- Airlie Beach (from Port of Airlie and Shute Harbour)

- Hamilton Island (Marina and Airport)

- Daydream Island Resort and Spa, Daydream Island

- One and Only Hayman Island (for in-house guests only), Hayman Island

Day Cruises

Cruise Whitsundays offers Full Day and Half Day Cruises to Whitehaven Beach, Daydream Island and Hamilton Island. For those looking for the thrill of high speed sailing, Camira Sailing Adventure is a Full Day excursion operated by Cruise Whitsundays exploring magnificent Whitehaven Beach and the spectacular Whitsunday Islands National Park on board 'Camira'[5] - one of the world's fastest commercial sailing catamarans.

The company also offers a full day cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, as well as a unique Reefsleep[6] experience where only a few lucky passengers get to spend the night on the Great Barrier Reef at Cruise Whitsundays pontoon.


Most Recent Awards

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Cruise Whitsundays website".
  2. ↑ "Airlie Beach, Google Maps".
  3. ↑ "Marine Tourism Management website".
  4. ↑ "Resort Connections". Cruise Whitsundays.
  5. ↑ "Camira Sailing Adventure".
  6. ↑ "Reefsleep".
  7. 1 2 "Tourism Whitsundays Awards 2011".
  8. ↑ "Australia Tourism Awards 2014".
  9. 1 2 "Queensland Tourism Awards 2014".
  10. ↑ "Queensland Tourism Awards 2015".

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