cruises down the yarra

european tourists seem to appreciate and enjoy river cruises more than asians. although there are many asian visitors to melbourne, i do not see many asians taking the cruise down the yarra river. i met a few of groups from mainland china near the art gallery yesterday.

river cruises start as cheaply as aus$25 and go up to $130 for a 3-hour dinner cruise into the sunset. there are cruises that take you to williamstown and other evening cruises which take you to watch the fairy penguins, so you do not have to go to phillip islands to do it. i think they take you out to port phillip bay to watch the little penguins coming in from the sea.

there are some ferries that are small enough for you to charter the whole ferry for your own function. those that can take up to 20 passengers charge about aus$350 for a 2-hour hire, food not included.