The Floating Lounge
$450.00
The Floating Lounge is a sleek and stable pontoon boat built for effortless entertaining on Sydney Harbour. With its open-plan design and smooth cruising, it’s ideal for celebrations, casual gatherings, and unforgettable moments with family, friends, or colleagues.
Description
Step aboard The Floating Lounge and discover the perfect blend of comfort, style, and versatility on the water. Designed for effortless socialising, this unique vessel offers a spacious open layout that creates a welcoming, communal atmosphere—ideal for everything from family gatherings and romantic cruises to intimate corporate events, hens parties, birthday celebrations, and even front-row seats to Sydney’s iconic fireworks, including New Year’s Eve.
As a pontoon boat, the Floating Lounge delivers exceptional stability and ease of movement, making every moment on board relaxed and enjoyable. Its low clearance gives it a rare advantage: the ability to glide right up onto beaches for easy, fuss-free beach hopping. Whether you’re planning a laid-back day on the harbour or an unforgettable celebration, the Floating Lounge is your go-to for a memorable experience on Sydney’s sparkling waterways.
Rates
All Season
Price represents total boat hire price. After 4 hours rates are per hour at $200/hr
From 2 hours
$900.00
all days
From 3 hours
$1,100.00
all days
From 4 hours
$1,300.00
all days
Other Info
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & SPECIAL DAYS
SPECIAL DAYS: 20% surcharge
CHRISTMAS EVE: 50% surcharge
CHRISTMAS DAY: 50% surcharge
WHARF INFORMATION
WHARF FEE: $50 (per visit to CBD wharves)
(outside CBD wharves may be extra)
BYO FOOD & DRINK
BYO FEE: $100 (flat fee)
(please bring everything you intend to use including ice, only Esky and rubbish bins provided)
CATERING
See catering menu for fees
All catering has a delivery charge also, $55 on weekdays, $65 on Saturdays, $75 on Sundays
EXTRAS
Lilypad: FREE
Packages
NYE Private Hire – Family Fireworks
11 person limit
6pm collection and 9.45pm drop off
BYO food and drinks
Rose Bay pick up and drop off
(Includes cutlery, plates, cups. eskies, ice and sound system)
Total Cost
$3,000.00
NYE Private Hire – Midnight Fireworks
11 person limit
10pm collection and 1am drop off
BYO food and drinks
Rose Bay pick up and drop off
(Includes cutlery, plates, cups. eskies, ice and sound system)
Total Cost
$6,000.00
2 Hour Sightseeing Tour
This Sydney Harbour sightseeing tour is perfect for those wanting to experience all of the main attractions, this will include:
Darling Harbour
Barangaroo Reserve
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Circular Quay
Sydney Opera House
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Fort Denison
Luna Park
Cockatoo Island
Balmain
Total Cost
$1,000.00
3 Hour Sightseeing Tour
This Sydney Harbour sightseeing tour is for those wanting to get the most out of their experience as it allows for extra time to view more sights and cruise further East in and out of picturesque bays and affluent areas of the harbour, attractions will include all those of the 2 hour tour:
Darling Harbour
Barangaroo Reserve
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Circular Quay
Sydney Opera House
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Fort Denison
Luna Park
Cockatoo Island
Balmain
But will also include:
Rushcutters Bay
Double Bay
Rose Bay
Nielsen Park
Watsons Bay
Hornsby Lighthouse
Bradley’s Head
Total Cost
$1,200.00
Floating Festival Raft Events vs Private Charter Boat Hire
We have two exciting options to choose from:
1. Join our renowned floating festival raft-up events! We gather a fleet of yachts at Rose Bay Wharf and sail to a secret spot on Sydney Harbour. There, we link up the yachts to create an afternoon party zone with top local DJs spinning tunes. You can reserve an entire yacht or purchase individual tickets. Prices start at *$3000 for a whole yacht and *$165 per person for a single ticket.
2. Prefer a private experience? You can hire a boat exclusively for you and your friends to explore Sydney Harbour without other vessels nearby. Prices for private charters range from *$300 per hour to *$1250 per hour. (*Additional fees may apply.)
How to Book
Floating festival raft-up events with all the yachts connected together
- View all events here
- Select the date you want
- Select the yacht you want to book
- Select the payment option you want by clicking “MORE PAYMENT OPTIONS. We have 3 payment options, when booking a whole yacht. Only option 1 is available for single tickets
a) Pay whole balance up front
b) Payment plan – Pay 10% a week over 10 weeks (not available if event is within 10 weeks)
c) Social Split – Pay small deposit and we’ll email you a private ticket link to share with your friends to pay off the remaining balance - Proceed to check out by completing attendee info, customer & billing info
- You will be emailed confirmation of your booking
Hiring your own private charter boat to cruise around Sydney Harbour
- View all boats here
- Select the boat you want. You can use the filters to help you choose
- Send us an enquiry via the online form on the boat you have selected
- We will call/email within 24-48 hours to let you know availability and pricing
- If you are happy with the quote, we will email you an invoice to pay a deposit (20-50% of total booking) to secure your vessel of choice
