Captain Cook Cruises is a cruise and ferry operator on the Swan River,

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

History

Captain Cook Cruises was founded in 1980 by

Rottnest Island Rottnest Island ( nys, Wadjemup), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, Rottnest is an A-class ...

ferry operator Boat Torque Cruises. In July 1987 the business was sold to Tony Baker and John Goodbody with the ''MV Captain Cook'' and the ''MV Swan Explorer''. In May 1990 the Swan River Scenic Cruises business was purchased with the ''MV Jolly Jumbuck'' which was rebuilt and renamed the ''MV Swan Princess''. From October 1992 until September 1997, the ''MV Perth'' was leased from

Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...

. In October 1995 the ''MV James Stirling'' was launched. In September 2002 the upstream operation of Boat Torque Cruises was purchased with three vessels: ''MV Lady De Vine'', ''MV River Bells'' and ''MV River Lady''. In February 1995 Captain Cook Cruises successfully tendered to operate

's ferry services between

Barrack Street Barrack Street is one of two major cross-streets in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Together with St Georges Terrace, Wellington Street and William Street it defines the boundary of the main shopping precinct of the ...

(

Perth CBD Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

) and Mends Street ( South Perth foreshore), a service it still operates today, with

Elizabeth Quay Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth central business district. Focusing on an area located on the north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells, the precinct being developed by the project was named in hono ...

replacing Barrack Street in January 2016. In February 2016 the business was purchased by SeaLink Travel Group. On 5 November 2017, a service commenced from

Fremantle Harbour Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and nava ...

.Sealink Celebrates Immediate Impact on Rottnest Ferry Prices
SeaLink 10 October 2017

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