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Booking Information

Booking Information

  • Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure
  •   Please wait on the upper walkway until crew advises to enter the gangway
  •   Checkin and boarding will commence 15 minutes prior to departure
  •   If you are pre booked please have your booking confirmation
  •   Please have senior cards available for crew to view
  •   If you are booked with a voucher of gift card please hand to crew
  •   If booked as a group or family please have all members present before boarding
  •   If you are booking with a push bike you maybe required to remove all saddle bags and batteries for ease of lifting. NOTE a fee of $5 each way is payable at the time of booking
  •   Parking … most of Nelson Bay is now metered parking at approx. $4 per hr. A small number of unrestricted parking is available at the top of Magnus Street with a 10 minute walk back down to the public wharf. Street parking is 4hr while the public wharf car park is 9hr
  •   Tea Gardens street parking is widely available

·   All our ferries are a non smoking non vaping vessels

Cancelation Policy

  •   24 hours notice must be give to receive a refund
  •   Under 24 hours notice a gift voucher may be offered
  •   You may reschedule your booking however refunds will not apply to a cancelled rescheduled booking
  •   No shows no refund or reschedule will apply
  •   Group bookings must provide 24 hours notice of change in numbers
  •   No refund will apply if group numbers are changed on the day of departure

·   If The Original Tea Gardens Ferry cancels due to weather or any unforeseen circumstances a full refund will apply