Hamilton Island Cruises

With so many different things to see and do while you are holidaying on Hamilton Island another thing you can also add to your list, is cruises. Hamilton Island cruises offer all different kinds of day trips, such as trips to the outer reef for world class scuba diving, cruise through the beautiful Whitsunday Islands and on to Knuckle Reef Lagoon, acclaimed as the region’s most spectacular Great Barrier Reef site or explore the magnificent Whitehaven Beach and the pristine Whitsunday Islands National Park on one of the world’s fastest catamarans.

One of the companies operating in the Whitsunday is Fantasea Cruises. Fantasea’s fleet of high speed air conditioned catamarans deliver you to and from the Whitsunday Islands in comfort and leave you with plenty of time to relax, enjoy the sports and facilities and get your feet wet in the crystal clear water when you decide to take one of their day trips whether is it from the mainland or nearby islands, everything is accessible when you travel with Fantasea. Spend a day on Daydream Island Resort and Spa or relax on the beach at Long Island Resort, all the while you are have a ball of a time and your morning tea and lunch will be provided for you. Or escape and spend an unforgettable day exploring the stunning South Molle Island with all its fantastic beach activities there is heaps of fun to be had at this resort.

Reefworld is one of the largest floating reef platforms in Australia with all the features you need for a memorable day. Based inside Hardy Reef on a channel referred to as “the river”, Reefworld is the best way to see everything the Great Barrier Reef has to offer. Come face to face with thousands of different species of marine life and stunning corals, explore easy to follow snorkelling coral trails, scuba dive the most celebrated coral reef in the world or just relax and enjoy the amazing 360 degree views from the deck. Fantasea Cruises run daily trips out to Reefworld, and can also be included certain packages when organising your accommodation on Hamilton Island.

So whether you want to see what is below the surface on a scuba diving cruise, or island hop around the Whitsundays or travel out to the world reknowned Reefworld to come face to face with tropical fish of all shapes and colours you can do this when coming to Hamilton Island. But you also don’t even need to be based on any of the island to experience what the Whitsundays have to offer, you can make your way to Shute Harbour at Airlie beach and start from there to go on any day cruises that are offered.

Hamilton Island, having its own airport, has incoming flights on a daily basis from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and you can choose to either fly Virgin Blue or Jetstar. You also have the choice to fly into the Proserpine Airport which is located approximately 1 hour out of Airlie Beach and from here you can get a connecting shuttle bus to Shute Harbour, where you will travel on the Fantasea Ferry Boat to your destination island. Or you can travel up the Bruce Highway (M1), following the signs all the way to Airlie Beach, which will take you around 11 to 12 hours if you are travelling from Brisbane.

So call us now to arrange your Hamilton Island Cruises when you are holidaying on the beautiful Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays.