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Captain Cook Cruises is an Australian cruise operator. ==History== thumb Captain Cook Cruises commenced operating on 26 January 1970 on Port Jackson, Sydney with the ''Captain Cook'', a modified 1943 Fairmile A motor launch. The business was founded by Trevor Haworth.〔(Trevor Haworth 1931-2014 Otituary ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 10 April 2014〕 In January 1975, the custom-built ''Captain Cook II'' was launched at Carrington Slipways. This was followed by the New Zealand built ''City of Sydney'' in 1981. In 1987, Captain Cook Cruises began operating cruises on the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater with the ''Lady Hawkesbury''. In November 1987, the Sydney business of ND Hegarty & Son was purchased, primarily to give Captain Cook Cruises access to Wharf 6 at Circular Quay.〔〔(Hegarty's ferry service ) ''Afloat Magazine'' February 2003〕 In 1991, an operation began on the Great Barrier Reef.〔 Captain Cook Cruises also operate the ''PS Murray Princess'' on the Murray River. In November 2005 Matilda Cruises was acquired from Amalgamated Holdings.〔(Introducing Matilda Cruises ) Matilda Cruises〕 In 2011, Captain Cook Cruises was purchased by the SeaLink Travel Group.〔(SeaLink buys Capt Cook Cruises ) ''ABC News'' 25 August 2011〕〔(SeaLink acquires Captain Cook Cruises ) ''Travel Weekly'' 25 August 2011〕〔(Prospectus ) SeaLink Travel Group 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captain Cook Cruises, Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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