M.K.C.

After posting the details about the White Bay ferry service I imagined myself coming into Sydney aboard "Azamara Quest":

- it will be early morning with that soft glow across the harbour and the city

- temperature around 20C (70F)

- the sun will rise as the city comes to life

- up high on the top deck the view will be magnificent

- sail up the harbour and see many other points of beauty before passing the "Opera House" and "Circular Quay", turn left after cruising under the "Bridge", "Darling Harbour" on the left and into "White Bay"

You will always remember the hour it took to enter the "Heads", sail up the harbour and dock at "White Bay Terminal".

After breakfast on "Quest"

- leave the ship and board the ferry

- back along "White Bay", pass "Darling Harbour" on the right

- look further up the harbour on the left as you turn right with "Luna Park" then on the left

- look back along the harbour where you made your entrance from the "Heads"

- under the "Bridge"

- you will notice how much bigger it will looks from the deck of the ferry

- how busy the harbour is now with ferries going in all directions

- turn right after the "Bridge" with the "Opera House" then on your left and the "Bridge" on your right as you head into the into "Circular Quay" wharf

What a wonderful way to start your day in Sydney

Extract from Captain Cook Cruises web page:

Captain Cook Cruises White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry will begin operation on 20 November 2015.

• Commencing 20 November 2015

• A new ferry service operating on Cruise Ship arrival & departure days

The long awaited ferry service will operate between White Bay, Circular Quay, and Darling Harbour every 20 minutes from 7.30am until 3.00pm. The ferry will operate on all days that cruise ships arrive and depart from White Bay Cruise Terminal.

Ferries will operate between White Bay and Circular Quay in the morning and between White Bay and Darling Harbour in the afternoon. Ferry transfers operate between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour for those wishing to connect to the White Bay service.

The new direct ferry service will provide a quick and efficient transfer to and from the city for all cruise ship passengers and crew.

The ferry service has been made possible by the construction of Sydney’s first mobile passenger wharf by Captain Cook Cruises. The White Bay Captain Cook Wharf will be located directly adjacent to the White Bay Cruise Terminal.

The White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry is priced at $9 one way, per person.

Buy tickets online from http://www.captaincook.com.au, in person at Captain Cook Cruises ticket offices at Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, and White Bay and through participating cruise lines.

Where to Buy Tickets

• Book online and skip the ticket queue

• In person at Captain Cook Cruises ticket offices at Circular Quay (Wharf 6), Darling Harbour (Pier 26) and White Bay (Captain Cook Wharf)

• Please note Opal Cards & Transport NSW tickets are not accepted

• Tickets are only valid on Captain Cook Cruises vessels

Luggage

• There are no luggage storage facilities - luggage must be accompanied at all times

Special or limited timetables may operate on selected special events.

Timetable

Ferries depart approx every 20 minutes. Duration approx 15 minutes.

Travelling to White Bay

• Morning Departures from Circular Quay

o Direct ferries depart Circular Quay, Wharf 6, from 8.15am to 11.20am

o Bus, train and ferry transport interchanges are located at Circular Quay

• Afternoon Departures from Darling Harbour

o Direct ferries depart Darling Harbour from 11:45am to 3:00pm

o Darling Harbour is only a short walk downhill from Town Hall bus and train transport interchanges

o Please check-in at the Captain Cook Cruises office at Pier 26, Darling Harbour, located between SEA LIFE Aquarium and the Pyrmont Bridge

Travelling from White Bay

• Morning Departures to Circular Quay

o Direct ferries depart White Bay for Circular Quay from 7:30am to 10:55am

o Bus, train and ferry transport interchanges are located at Circular Quay

• Afternoon Departures to Darling Harbour

o Direct ferries depart White Bay for Darling Harbour from 11.25am to 3.20pm

Transfers between Circular Quay to Darling Harbour

• Ferry transfers operate between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour for those wishing to connect to the White Bay service

• Bookings not available for specific departures

• Note services depart from a Step Wharf with up to 10 steps

End of extract.

I advise that cruise ships usually arrive in Sydney between 6:00 & 8:00 am and depart between 4:00 & 6:00 pm. with overnight stays very limited. The ferry timetable above is consistent with these time frames.

As we all know Azamara is different (better) and has an overnight stay in Sydney. I suggest the ferry timetable needs to be checked for the Azamara stay closer to the event to identify changes, if any, given Azamara Quest overnight stay.

If it us, we would use the ferry to and from White Bay and if there was no ferry service available a taxi.

Hope this assists

NorthernLite

You will have no trouble getting a wheelchair accessible taxi in Sydney as a number of companies provide this service. I suggest you search google "taxi with wheelchair Sydney" or "wheelchair accessible Sydney" for more detail so the "wife throwing" will have to occur elsewhere

An update on my earlier posting

I just spoke to Captain Cook Cruises who stated that the new ferry service to White Bay Terminal is expected to commence 6th November, 2015 but that date may still change to later in November 2015

The ferry with run from both Circular Quay and Darling Harbour to White Bay Terminal with the timetable to be consistent with the ship schedule

The Captain Cook Cruises web site currently records

White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry

Inclusions Coming Soon!

Need to know Commencing Soon Operating on Cruise Ship arrival & eparture days - Over 130 departure days per year

Timetable Coming soon

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Coming Soon! The easy way to travel between White Bay Cruise Terminal and Circular Quay or Darling Harbour. We are currently waiting on final approval from the Government and as soon as we have this information available, we will be posting full details on all forms of communication including our website, social media and third party distributors. Stay tuned.

More Info

New White Bay Cruise Terminal Ferry - Commencing Soon!

•A new ferry service operating on Cruise Ship arrival & departure days (over 130 days yearly)

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Sydney Harbour rocket ferries are the most fun way to travel to work, school or play. Each day our red and white ferry fleet zooms along the `harbour highway' between Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Fort Denison, Watsons Bay, Shark Island, Goat Island, Luna Park and Lane Cove.

FREE FERRY SPECIAL

Free with full price attraction entry tickets

•Free Circular Quay - Darling Harbour return rocket ferry with

- SEA Life Sydney Aquarium

- Madame Tussauds

- WILD Life Sydney Zoo

•Free Circular Quay - Manly return sightseeing ferry with

- Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary

•Ferry prices represent free ferry with full priced attraction entry

ZOO EXPRESS FREE UPGRADE

•Purchase the 24 Hour Hop On Hop Off Harbour Explorer and add on Taronga Zoo entry, for the same price as Zoo Express! Price will change at Check-Out.

Taronga Zoo Express

The most fun way to travel to the Zoo. A great savings bundles including return rocket ferry departing Circular Quay or Darling Harbour or Manly and entry to Taronga Zoo and Sky Safari cable car ...

Manly - Circular Quay Sightseeing Ferry

Sightseeing ferry to Manly aboard the rocket ferries - "seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care". This scenic return service will get you to Manly East Wharf from Circular Quay in around 30 minutes via Taronga Zoo and/or Fort Denison ...

Manly - Taronga Zoo Sightseeing Ferry

The most fun and way to travel to the Zoo. Forget sitting in traffic on the way to the Zoo, Rocket ferries depart from Manly (Manly East Wharf) ...

Fort Denison Ferry

Visit the Fort in the middle of Sydney Harbour. A fun and fascinating day for the whole family. Ferries depart from Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Manly and Watsons Bay ...

Watsons Bay Ferry

Relax and take in the sights as you cruise to work aboard a Rocket Ferry between Watsons Bay and the City. This fantastic new commuter service operates during the Monday to Friday peak ...

Shark Island Ferry

Shark Island is Sydney's most popular picnic island with 360° harbour views. Ferries depart throughout the day from Darling Harbour and Circular Quay ...

Goat Island Ferry & Tours

Join a return ferry and guided tour of Goat Island departing Circular Quay the second Sunday of each month ...

Luna Park Ferry

Luna Park is just for fun! Rocket ferries depart regularly throughout the day from Circular Quay (tickets from Wharf 6) to Sydney's famous amusement park ...

Darling Harbour - Circular Quay Ferries

Rocket ferries depart every 45 minutes from Circular Quay (tickets from Wharf 6) and Darling Harbour (tickets from Pier 26 next to Sydney Aquarium). The journey takes approximately 15 minutes ...

Lane Cove Ferry

Dump the Victoria Road and Epping Road traffic and travel to work between Hunters Hill, Longueville, Northwood, Greenwich, Birchgrove and the City in relaxed comfort on a rocket ferry along the Lane Cove River ...

Darling Harbour Express

Save time and money with a combined rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and entry into your choice of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo or Madame Tussauds all located at Darling Harbour, or Sydney Tower Eye in the city centre ...

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

Come face to face with amazing sea life! Save time and money with a combined rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and entry into SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium located at Darling Harbour ...

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo Ferry

Come face to face with amazing wild life! Save time and money with a combined rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and entry into WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo located at Darling Harbour ...

Madame Tussauds Sydney Ferry

Come face to face with famous stars! Save time and money with a combined rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and entry into Madame Tussauds Sydney located at Darling Harbour ...

Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary Ferry

Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary is smaller than Darling Harbour is a favourite with locals and visitors alike. The penguin show and the shark diving are a hit with both kids and adults. Visitors have the chance to interact with a wide variety of marine life and see Manly's iconic little penguins. With an abundance of incredible marine life, from cuttlefish, lionfish, baby sharks, seahorses to octopuses, there is much to see at Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary. Save time and money with a combined ferry between Circular Quay and Manly and entry into Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary ...

Sydney Tower Eye Ferry

Get the big picture of Sydney, its harbour, the city and mountains from Sydney Tower! Save time and money with a combined rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and entry into Sydney Tower Eye, located at 100 Market Street, a 500 metre walk from Darling Harbour ...

Combo 2 Attractions FerryJump on a rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour (return) and visit two of Sydney's most popular attractions. Your Combo 2 Attraction Ferry includes entry to any two Merlin attractions - SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo or Madame Tussauds Sydney all located at Darling Harbour, or Sydney Tower Eye in the city centre, plus your return ferry. Visit them both in one day, or up to 30 days from your ferry ...

Combo 3 Attractions Ferry

Jump on a rocket ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour (return) and visit three of Sydney's most popular attractions. Your Combo 3 Attraction Ferry includes entry to any three Merlin attractions - SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo or Madame Tussauds Sydney all located at Darling Harbour, or Sydney Tower Eye in the city centre, plus your return ferry. Visit them all in one day, or up to 30 days from your ferry ...

Ferries do not operate Christmas Day. Special or limited timetables operate on 26 & 31 December, 26 January and selected special events.

Available at additional cost

•Upgrade to the 24-Hour Hop On Hop Off Harbour Pass with free reboarding at Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay and Luna Park plus optional reboarding at Fort Denison, Shark Island and Manly

Accessibility for people with a Disability Policy

Other Ferry Options

Goat Island Ferry More Info 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month

Visit the Goat Island Ferry page for cruise and Goat Island guided tour information

White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry More Info Coming Soon Coming soon

Visit the White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry page for the latest information

Enjoy

DO NOT LET THE SHIP LOCATION IN SYDNEY SPOIL YOU CRUISE

While Circular Quay in Sydney is one of the best locations in the world you will still have a wonderful time in Sydney using Quest as your home at White Bay terminal

Sure, its 5-10 minutes to Darling Harbour or 10-15 minutes to Circular Quay by road or water but so what. For those of you travelling to New Zealand consider

- Dunedin 10-15 minutes by shuttle

- Akaroa (small beautiful town) is 90 minutes by bus to Christchurch

- Picton 10 minute shuttle

So I ask, what is the fuss?

You will still cruise through Sydney Harbour, pass the Opera House and Circular Quay, then under the bridge to White Bay Terminal

I'm confident that Azamara will provide a reliable shuttle service otherwise there are still a number of other options with Taxi the most obvious

If you are on the on the 31st January, 2016 13 night Auckland to Sydney cruise arriving in Sydney on 12th February, 2016 Quest will dock at Circular Quay and then leave on the 13th February, 2016 for the 17 night cruise to Bali (which we will be on)

AND NOW FOR THE GREAT NEWS

White Bay’s new ferry service

Posted on: July 22nd, 2015 by Peter Lynch 1 Comment

Beatrice Bush

From August 2015, cruise passengers will finally be able to take a new ferry service from the city to White Bay Cruise Terminal.

The 15-minute ferry service will be operated by Captain Cook Cruises, which has installed Beatrice Bush – the first Sydney Harbour mobile passenger terminal pontoon – at White Bay.

Anthony Haworth, General Manager of Captain Cook Cruises, told Cruise Critic the installation of Beatrice Bush will be put to good use.

“The cruise market has been crying out for a ferry service for a long time, but one has not been possible due to the lack of docking facilities for ferries. With the construction of Beatrice Bush complete, we can now not only operate our convenient charter ferry service from the city direct to White Bay, but use Beatrice Bush all over the harbour.”

Beatrice Bush will initially be stationed at Glebe Island for the Sydney International Boat Show and afterwards will move to her permanent home at White Bay.

In the wet season, the service will be timed to coincide with all cruise ship arrivals and departures.

Enjoy

We would suggest that you fly into Cairns and stay in the Cairns to Port Douglas area pre cruise for a few days, so that you can enjoy the whole area including the Barrier Reef and the Daintree Forest, and then fly out of Sydney after spending a few days in Sydney

We are actually booked on the 17 Night Great Barrier Reef - Bali Voyage departing Sydney on Sunday 13th February 2016, ending in Bali on Tuesday 1st March, 2016. We considered this to be a more widespread cruise proving ample opportunity to enjoy the eastern and northern coast of Australia, including sufficient time to visit the Barrier Reef (from either Hamilton Island, Cairns, Port Douglas or Cooktown) and also the Daintree Forest (from Cairns or Port Douglas)

We would suggest that you fly into Sydney and depart from Bali allowing a few days both before and after the cruise