Cruise Whitsundays will provide Hamilton Island resort connections and island transfers through to 2034, continuing the partnership for another 10 years and ensuring up to 700,000 residents and holidaymakers travel to and from the island with ease annually.
Cruise Whitsundays’ Resort Connections and Island Transfers connect the dots between Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island Marina, Hamilton Island Airport, Daydream Island and Whitsunday Coast Airport at Proserpine.
Along with fast, reliable services, the air-conditioned, purpose-built ferries feature big-screen resort and region presentations and bars serving coffee, drinks and snacks.
Cruise Whitsundays also offers one-of-a-kind Great Barrier Reef overnight accommodation and tours, such as the Reefworld Pontoon and award-winning Reefstays experience, which includes Reefsleep and Reefsuites.
Hamilton Island CCO David Boyd said: “Hamilton Island’s partnership with Cruise Whitsundays highlights our shared commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our guests.”
“As the leading transport provider, it consistently delivers outstanding service, helping ensure our guests have a truly memorable experience in the heart of the World-Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.”
The Journey Beyond-owned tour operator has remained the premier provider for Hamilton Island since it commenced the island ferry transport network in 2012.
Journey Beyond COO Sture Myrmell said the company will invest $30 million into the Cruise Whitsundays fleet and facilities over the next four years to drive sustainable growth in the region.
Cruise Whitsundays General Manager Renee Branton-Brown added that the tour and ferry operator provides a vital service for the local community’s tourism workers and schoolkids.
“Not only do we transport holidaymakers to the idyllic island destination, but we facilitate the daily commute for island employees and contractors. We also provide an important service by ferrying children to their schools on the mainland, ensuring that education remains accessible for the island’s young residents,” she said.
