Step aboard the beautiful Soren Larsen for the perfect ending to any day. Experience all that the world’s greatest harbour has to offer from the unique perspective of one of Sydney’s only authentic timber tall ships. No other cruise can match the perfection of rediscovering Sydney Harbour beneath the billowing sails of the Soren Larsen – a beautifully crafted ship.
The rush of the mast climb
The thrill of an authentic tall ship experience can only be had by being on board – there is nothing quite like it. Surprise your guests with the taste and experience of living history, invite them to a mast climb – a great team bonding experience.
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Off Peak ($800 per hour)
Off Peak ($800 per hour)
Shoulder ($990 per hour)
Shoulder ($990 per hour)
Peak ($1,250 per hour)
Peak ($1,250 per hour)
All menus can be tailored to your specific requirement
Buccaneers BBQ ($49pp)
Buccaneers BBQ ($49pp)
(Best for guests numbers less less than 70)
King prawns served with lemon wedges and seafood sauce
Scotch fillet steak – grain-fed and aged
Chicken skewers marinated in honey and soy
Thin Sausages
Sliced Onions
Freshly Baked Bread Rolls
Condiments; salt and pepper, mustard and sauces
Salads
Gourmet Garden Salad: Mescal carrots, Spanish onions, cherry tomato and cucumber
Basil Chat: Baby Chat Potato, Basil Mayo Dressing
Pumpkin & Minted Couscous: Couscous, Chickpeas, Turmeric, Roast Pumpkin, Spices, Mint Leaves, Shallots, Red Capsicum, Roasted Pine Nuts, Minted Vinaigrette Dressing
Thai Noodle: Hokkien Noodle, Capsicum, Sesame Seeds, Julienne Snow Peas, Soy Sauce, Sesame Sauce, Sweet Soy, Sweet Chili Sauce
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova
with fresh fruit toppings and cream
Chocolate profiteroles
– a delicious choux pastry coated in chocolate and filled with custard
Classic Finger-food Menu ($39pp)
Classic Finger-food Menu ($39pp)
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova
– with Fresh fruit toppings and cream
Fancy Finger Food ($45pp)
Fancy Finger Food ($45pp)
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova
with fresh fruit toppings and cream
Chocolate profiteroles
– a delicious choux pastry coated in chocolate and filled with custard
Connoisseur’s Canapés ($55pp)
Connoisseur’s Canapés ($55pp)
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova
with fresh fruit toppings and cream
Chocolate profiteroles
– a delicious choux pastry coated in chocolate and filled with custard
Pirate Pete’s Buffet ($39pp)
Pirate Pete’s Buffet ($39pp)
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova –
with fresh fruit toppings and cream
Chocolate profiteroles
– a delicious choux pastry coated in chocolate and filled with custard
Vegetarian & Gluten Free Meal ($39pp)
Vegetarian & Gluten Free Meal ($39pp)
Desert option – $7.90pp
Individual Pavlova –
with fresh fruit toppings and cream
Chocolate profiteroles
– a delicious choux pastry coated in chocolate and filled with custard
Soft-drinks & Juice ($4.50pp per hour)
Soft-drinks & Juice ($4.50pp per hour)
Standard Bar ($10.90pp per hour)
Standard Bar ($10.90pp per hour)
Beer Upgrade (add $3pp per hour)
Beer Upgrade (add $3pp per hour)
Cash Bar Option
Cash Bar Option
Consumption Bar
Consumption Bar
Dry Till
Dry Till
RSA bar staff ($50 per hour each)
RSA bar staff ($50 per hour each)
The Soren Larsen is one of the most magnificently restored and adapted Tallships still sailing in worldwide survey and is one of the most illustrious wooden vessels of her type in the world. Built in northern Denmark in by Soren Larsen & Sons at Nykobing Mors. Constructed entirely of oak she was massively built with oak outer planking on double oak frames with an inner hull planking of oak.
Between 1949 and 1972 she traded throughout the Baltic, British and European ports carrying general cargo, timber & grain.
In 1978 Soren Larsen was saved from destruction by family owners in Colchester, England. There Captain Tony Davies assembled a team of skilled shipwrights to commence the restoration work. New decks, masts, yards and spars were made and she was entirely rerigged as the graceful late 19th century brigantine she is today.
Much of the funds required for her early restoration work were earned by filmwork and the Soren Larsen achieved international fame as star of the classic BBC television series “The Onedin Line”. Other film work followed, including “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”, “Count of Monte Cristo” and “Shackleton” – which involved sailing north to the Arctic Circle into the pack-ice of Greenland.
In 1989 Soren Larsen sailed to New Zealand for the first time, to represent Britain during New Zealand’s 1990 Sequestry celebrations.
Soren Larsen now works from her home base in Auckland New Zealand during the southern hemisphere summer and explores the tropical waters of the South Pacific from March to November. Soren Larsen relocates her base of operations to Sydney, Australia, doing charters and daysails on Sydney Harbour over the summer months and voyaging through the South Pacific from April to November.
