Melbourne City and Williamstown Ferry Cruise: Historic Maritime Adventure

Embark on a historic maritime adventure with the Melbourne City and Williamstown Ferry Cruise. Explore the coastal village of Williamstown and enjoy a leisurely cruise back to the city.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

City to Williamstown
Cruise past Melbourne’s shipping channels on your journey to the old maritime seaport of Williamstown. Explore this early colonial settlement, boasting a charming array of restaurants, cafes and galleries amongst picturesque gardens. Take in the stunning waterfront bay views overlooking the coastal waters. Duration: 50 mins to 1…

What's Included
  • Tea and coffee provided
  • Live commentary during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The City and Williamstown Ferry offers visitors an historic coastal village experience. Cruise past Melbourne’s shipping channels on your journey to the old maritime seaport of Williamstown. Spend the day sipping coffee at a sidewalk café or discovering quaint shops and galleries, before taking a leisurely cruise back to the city.
Departure times are…

Location
Melbourne River Cruises
Southbank Promenade
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jacqui_w
Sep 22, 2024
Great little interlude - Excellent activity. Staff were friendly, boat in good condition and clean, commentary comprehensive tot not over the top, tea/coffee a nice touch. Williamstown a lovely spot to visit.
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Arthur_b
Aug 6, 2024
The Yarra Tourer - The very friendly crew and the informative narration about points of interest, on the cruise, made it money well spent. Thank you.
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Jpz1428gr
Jun 14, 2024
Enjoyed the Williamstown and return trip - Took the To-Williamstown and Back option. Great way to see some of the sights of Melbourne from a different perspective. Pre-recorded commentary was informative. Added info from the captain (Michael) was current and mostly interesting with some humour. Engine noise was a bit louder than desirable. Be sure to enjoy a complimentary cup of tea as well. 4pm at the Gem Pier to return (10.30am depart Southbank) gave us plenty of time to enjoy Williamstown without it being too long a day.
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122loism
Apr 27, 2024
Pleasant Trip - To Williamstown and back to see an exhibition. A lovely sunny day. Michael skipper on way over who was friendly and humorous, not sure who on the way back as they didn't introduce themselves. Both trips went at a pace where it was comfortable to have the windows open and not get cold. Good on boat commentary and good diverse choice of music.
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Omkar_p
Apr 26, 2024
Mel to willamstown - Great trip Nice view and commentary all the way Beautiful complementary dreams coffee Love chilled beers and col drinks
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Swishytail
May 24, 2024
Change those chairs!! - It would be generous to describe this as 'Very Good', but the next rating is "Average" and it was slightly better than that. It was autumn and I had to call to establish if the cruise was running or not. The cruise itself was very informative and the Yarra River/Port Philip Bay is lovely. The seats on the vessel were just hard backed dining chairs and most uncomfortable. Customers moved them forward or back, compressing leg room, so it was very tight (vessel full). Williamstown is well worth the visit.
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420rosalindp
May 7, 2024
Excellent Yarra River views and history - Trip along the river highlighted the past and present for Melbourne. Informative and enjoyable. Pity the commentary was not in sync with each location. The boat needed a good clean and the staff could present better as one of Melbournes' tourist attractions. Value for money.
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Joel_b
Apr 29, 2024
A different Melbourne perspective - It is a cute trip to enjoy the Jarra River views of the city, even though it haas barriers to enjoy the city.
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Neil_t
Apr 27, 2024
Ferry - Seeing the sights and squeezing under the bridges on way back Pleasant and informative crew Useful commentary provided
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765lesteri
Aug 4, 2024
Not value for money - Very Disappointed! We purchased our tickets online and went to pick them up at berth 2. The man obviously didn't like his job as he was quite rude and abrupt. Due to tides we had to walk 1km or more to get on the ferry called Duchess to Williamstown return. The advertising said there would be commentary however there wasn't any provided as the recording didn't seem to work (except for the welcome to country). $48 each Not good value for money!
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