From Buzzing Sports Events to Cultural Festivals
Don’t wait until you arrive at your event to let the fun begin! Why not take your favourite sports events and festivals to the next level with a private luxury cruise along the Yarra River? With our luxury boat cruises, you can let loose and allow the hype to start before, during or even after your event.
Surprise your friends, family and work colleagues with a luxurious and private cruise including your own professional skipper. Gaze at the unparalleled city views as well as Melbourne’s gorgeous skyline.
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Melbourne Photography Cruise
Cruises for Photography, Video & Films
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Australian Open Boat Cruises
Melbourne Cup Packages
Moomba Festival Boat Cruise
Herring Island Boat Cruise
Maribyrnong River Cruise
Australia Day Cruises
Floating Stage - The Deck
Brand Activations Melbourne
EOFY Celebration Cruises
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Suitable For All Occasions
Fully Catered or BYO
Experienced Skippers & Crew
See What Our Previous Guests Say About Us
- (opens in a new tab)great birthday event I hired a boat for my birthday. I wanted to have some protection from the sun and wind, it was a great choice for that day.
We spent great two hours on Yarra. The boat is very quite, comfortable, very easy to navigate.read moreread lessnkkkk20249/28/2024(opens in a new tab)Amazing Experience We had a very nice day with our friends. We had a nice boat drive on Yarra.
Our boat was nice and tidy.
Melbourne Boat Hire staff are so polite and lovely people.
I recommend " Melbourne Boat Hire"read moreread lessM T4/29/2024(opens in a new tab)The best way to see Melbourne! This 2-hour trundle down the Yarra River was a great way to enjoy busy Melbourne, peacefully.
Our vessel, Eliza J, glided her way through the CBD via the river.
She was comfortable and easy to skipper.read moreread lessworms964/28/2024 - (opens in a new tab)A view of the Yarra and Melbourne that you will not regret! We had a terrific time on board 'Lady M' for our friends Hens party. With amazing weather it did not disappoint and even though the covers offered a perfect wet weather plan, it was also great to escape the sun for us. The boat was super clean and well equipped with everything we needed to have fun. Super easy to link to the music via their on board WiFi. The organising team were super responsive and accommodating of the babies we had on board organising all details well in advance. 10/10 would recommend this crew for your next Yarra River adventure.read moreread lessnickhJ5298RJ3/18/2024(opens in a new tab)Flawless experience No further comment, perfect experience.
Went with a couple of friends for the birthday of my partner.read moreread lesstomvdn23/18/2024(opens in a new tab)Perfect evening This was a gift from my Mum. My fiance and I had the most perfect evening together floating on the Yarra. Our driver was so lovely and also gave us what privacy he could just to enjoy each others company.read moreread lessmirandabfenton3/18/2024 - (opens in a new tab)D&D Websdale Cowwarr 3857 The correspondence was excellent. CPT James was absolutely outstanding, the food was perfect. Thanksread moreread lessdenisewebsdale3/12/2024(opens in a new tab)Awesome day We recently hired Harvey for 2hrs x 8 people. 2hrs was the perfect amount of time to get up the river and back. BYO nibblies and drink it was the perfect afternoon. The team at MBH were fantastic and very helpful. Highly recommended this as a great way to see our awesome cityread moreread lessbobdazzler823/12/2024(opens in a new tab)Great day out This was a lovely day out. 9 of us opted for a slightly bigger boat with a cover, and for a driver and it was lovely. Melbourne Boat Hire were great and even very flexible when I accidentally booked the wrong date. The team were really easy to deal with and our driver was really friendly and helpful. Could not recommend this more highly for a fun day out in Melbourne.read moreread lesscaitlincaruana2/27/2024
- (opens in a new tab)Amazing experience Amazing did the proposal package and it was amazing. Skipper was amazing and would recommend to anybody looking for an amazing way to propose.read moreread lessjoshuabeach902/16/2024(opens in a new tab)Amazing!! Melbourne Boat Hire were a pleasure to deal with and ensured our boat hire for my mothers birthday all ran smoothly. We had a fantastic time.read moreread lessnicolabonadio2/13/2024(opens in a new tab)Hens Party Eliza was AMAZING to deal with! She was so patient when we were trying to organise a date and time for the boat!read moreread lesselliekuhlwind2/05/2024
- (opens in a new tab)Best anniversary This was booked for my anniversary and my partner and I couldn’t have asked for a better night. The wine and cheese platter was lovely, had the best boat driver and watching the sunset and the flames go off at crown was amazing, saw Melbourne in a different perspective. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely return.read moreread lessT0urist19972/03/2024(opens in a new tab)Great trip on the boat We rented Eliza J for two hours and it was perfect for our group of 9 people. Brought our own food and drink and they provided a birthday cake.
If you plan on using their Champaign glasses, they are not the best for the holders provided and easily tip over with any wave.
overall, we had an excellent trip.read moreread lessStephan_Modest1/30/2024(opens in a new tab)A great afternoon on the Yarra Super easy and enjoyable way to see the amazing sights of Melbourne via the Yarra river. Packed a picnic basket and enjoyed a 2 hour self drive adventure. Very friendly staff gave great instructions and easy to follow. The boat was super comfortable and we all had a fantastic time. Highly recommendread moreread lessampelmann141/27/2024 - (opens in a new tab)Wonderful and Relaxing Experience Our skipper is very lovely. The boat is very luxurious and comfortable. We have included wine and cheese were good too but i hope they actually added some meats and antipasto with it.read moreread lessDianneFleg1/17/2024(opens in a new tab)Amazing experience for hens! I organised a hens for the bride and she absolutely loved it. We hired a private boat charter and decorated the place for her and had a cheese platter aswell. It was relaxing, and was a unique experience. 10/10 would recommend.read moreread lessveronicagracejohn1/15/2024(opens in a new tab)Melbourne from the Water A great way to see Melbourne from the Yarra wwhilst enjoying a drink and food. THe boat was excellent for the 8 of us, good size. THe Captain supplied by Melbourne Boat Hire was amazing and added to a very enjoyable evening. RTecommend it to any group, family, friends or business.read moreread lesspaulmurphy20241/12/2024