If you’ve ever been on a Sydney Harbour Cruise, you’ll know that there’s absolutely no better way to experience the beauty and history of Sydney Harbour and its surrounds. If you’ve been on a Sydney Harbour Cruise before, however, this article isn’t for you. This is for all those locals, tourists, newly settled Sydney-siders and everyone else who hasn’t yet had the experience. If you’ve never been on a Sydney Harbour Cruise, you need to get on one. Here are 5 reasons why…

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Education
No one likes an ignoramus, and if you get caught in a conversation about Sydney Harbour one day, you want to sound like you know what you’re talking about. A harbour cruise will give you more information about Port Jackson (if you did a harbour cruise you’d know what that was) than you could ever contain in your brain, and subsequently the next time you’re at a trivia night and there’s a question about this beautiful body of water, you’ll be the hero.

Voyeurism
Sydney’s most expensive and exclusive real estate is located right on the harbour. The Eastern Suburbs of Sydney fringe the harbour, and while they might be closed off from the road and hidden from prying eyes, a harbour cruise will give you a front-row seat to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Infinity pools, sun loungers, people rolling around in their money*—you’ll see it all.

* People may not actually be rolling around in their money. But they could be.

Romance
If you’re looking for a little romance, there’s little that compares to cruising the harbour with the love of your life as the sun goes down and the lights in the city come on. If you’re planning on proposing it could very well be the perfect setting, but beware—if you’re not planning on proposing, the perfection of the scenery might just tip you over the edge and make you do it anyway.

Dinner
Hey, we’ve all got to eat, and you may as well combine dinner with a bit of sightseeing. Sydney Harbour dinner cruises are a perfect way to take in the city as you take in your food, and with seafood buffets, hot roasts and free-flowing wine, we’re thinking it beats any restaurant you could go to on land.

Party
Want a good vantage point from which to watch the NYE fireworks? What about a novel idea for a friend’s hen’s night? There are party cruises on offer all year around on Sydney Harbour, especially in the summer, and if you’re looking for a good time then it doesn’t get much more fun than sipping champagne while you sail from port to port.

Sydney Harbour is commonly referred to as the most beautiful natural harbour in the world. It certainly lives up to its reputation, and when viewed from the deck of a cruise boat as you sail across the water, it’s not difficult to imagine that you’ve stumbled upon paradise.