🎆 Vivid Sydney + Fireworks = Bonus Sparkle!

Experience the brightest nights of the year with Captain Cook Cruises

Get ready for Vivid Sydney 2025 — the Southern Hemisphere’s most dazzling festival of light, music, and creativity. And this year, there’s even more reason to celebrate… fireworks on the Harbour!

Thanks to Captain Cook Cruises and the Australian Commercial Marine Group, exclusive fireworks displays will light up Sydney Harbour on select nights — visible only from the water and only aboard Official Vivid Light on Sydney Harbour vessels.

✨ Front-row views. Limited availability. A truly unforgettable Vivid moment.

🎇 Fireworks Nights – 2025

Be onboard for the bonus sparkle!

Sun 25 May
Wed 28 May
Thu 29 May
Sun 1 June
Wed 4 June
Thu 5 June
Mon 9 June (Public Holiday)
Wed 11 June
Thu 12 June

Vivid Sydney Dining Cruises

A feast for the senses — lights, flavours, and Harbour magic.

Set sail into the heart of Vivid Sydney 2025 aboard a premium Dining Cruise and experience the festival like never before.

✨ Vivid lights outside. Culinary delights inside.
🎆 Bonus fireworks on select nights!

VIVID SYDNEY DINING CRUISES OPTIONS

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    7pm Vivid Special Dinner

    23 May - 14 Jun 2025

    SOLD OUT

    AMAZING VALUE-FOR-MONEY
    This 3-hour cruise aboard flagship Sydney 2000 is all about the Vivid Lights taking in the full canvas of harbourside light installations. A simple, yet quality 3-course menu makes this cruise an amazing value-for-money alternative for the whole family.

    • 3-course menu
    • Live music nightly
    • Individual restaurant seating and up to 3 hours of relaxed cruising
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    7pm Vivid Starlight Dinner

    23 May - 14 June 2025

    SOLD OUT

    PREMIUM 3-HOUR DINING
    The Starlight Dinner is a premium Vivid Sydney dining experience that embodies everything that makes our city so special. Quality Australian a la carte dining, live entertainment and a premium, yet relaxed setting. All set against the spectacular backdrop of Harbour Vivid Lights. An outstanding Vivid dinner cruise.

    • 4-course a la carte premium dining
    • Live music nightly
    • Individual restaurant seating and up to 3 hours of relaxed cruising
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    7pm Vivid Gold Dinner

    23 May - 14 Jun 2025

    SOLD OUT

    GOURMET DINING
    The quintessential Vivid Sydney gourmet food and wine experience. Nothing quite compares to the Vivid Gold Penfolds Dinner alongside a 360-degree Vivid Lights view. The best Vivid dinner cruise this year.

    • Special Edition 6-course degustation menu for Vivid 2025
    • Optional Gold selection of Penfold’s private bin and vintage wines
    • Live music nightly and Gold personalised service

SIGHTSEEING CRUISES

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    Vivid Lights Sightseeing from Darling Harbour

    23 May - 14 Jun 2025

    Departing Darling Harbour, King St Wharf

    Experience the full canvas of Vivid Sydney Lights from the water. Special Vivid Lights sightseeing cruises depart nightly from Darling Harbour including approximately 1.5 hours of relaxed cruising.

    • Discover the unique perspective of the full canvas of Vivid Lights from the water and skip the crowds
    • 360-degree waterfront views from spacious indoor and outdoor decks
    • Nightly Departures - 5.30pm, 7:20pm or 7:30pm
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    Vivid Lights Rocket Ferry from Darling Harbour

    Thursday, 12 June 2025

    Departing Darling Harbour, King St Wharf

    All the fun of Vivid Lights for less cruising aboard a twin-deck Rocket Ferry. Experience the full canvas of Vivid Sydney Lights from the water over approximately 75 minutes. Bonus Sparkle - exclusive on-water Fireworks Show selected nights!

    • Cruise aboard a twin deck Rocket Ferry
    • Discover the unique perspective of the canvas of Vivid Lights from the water and skip the crowds
    • Comfortable indoor and outdoor decks with ferry seating
    • Approx 1 hour 15 minute cruise with Bonus Sparkle Fireworks Show selected nights
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    Vivid Lights Sightseeing from Manly

    Selected nights 23 May - 14 Jun 2025

    Departing Manly Wharf No.3

    Skip the ferry queues and experience the full canvas of Vivid Sydney lights from the water. Your Rocket ferry will depart and return Manly and include up to 30 minutes of Vivid Sydney light viewing.

    • All departures include spectacular Vivid Light sightseeing featuring the full canvas of lights from the water
    • Skip the ferry queues and book a guaranteed time that suits the whole family
    • Approx 70-110 minutes round trip with Bonus Sparkle Fireworks Show selected nights
    • BYO drinks and snacks welcome!

Our Fleet's Official Light Installations

Captain Cook Cruises is a proud partner of Vivid Sydney festival of light, showcasing the festival’s most famous light installations onboard our vessels including; the `Vivid Sydney' official logo on flagship MV Sydney 2000, the #feelnewsydney installation on The Jackson, and #vividsydney installation on our other vessels. All our participating vessels travel through a spectrum of light as they cruise the Vivid Sydney Harbour precincts.

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