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Licensed for 40 guests, we recommend no more than
30 passengers for longer cruises. Elizabeth Anne has a teak deck, gleaming chrome
fittings, boasts a private dining room for formal dining & a casual
indoor/outdoor lounge area.
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The galley has a buffet-serving area, two convection microwave ovens, two
ice-chests and glassware. The vessel also has a sophisticated sound system with
AM/FM radio and CD player.
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Elizabeth Anne comes fully crewed allowing you to
sit back and enjoy the sites. There is also wonderful
on-deck seating, lazing areas and a spacious toilet (the Royal
Flush ). Perfectly suited
for the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers & Hobsons Bay, the railing enables passengers to
comfortably walk around the entire deck, giving excellent viewing
capabilities.
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Whether you would like your function catered or whether you would like
to bring your own, the Elizabeth Anne is ideal for any occasion.
Refurbished and relaunched in January 2000, the
Elizabeth Anne has been faithfully restored, retaining her historic
appearance with all the mod cons introduced into her 12-metre (40')
bulk.
Royal Barge (Elizabeth Anne) is a classic motor launch built in 1946. Designed as a troop
carrier for the Royal Australian Navy in 1945, she was completed a year
after WWII ended and was consequently purchased by the Melbourne Harbour
Trust and given the name PMA25.
Having sat derelict for sometime, things changed for PMA25 when the
Royal yacht Brittania made a visit to Melbourne in 1954. It was
discovered that her tender was unable to clear the Yarra river's many
low bridges en route from its mooring at North Wharf to the Melbourne
Cricket Ground. Enter PMA25. A hasty paint job and fit-out transformed
her from an 'ugly duckling' into a craft fit for royalty and, as a
consequence, earned her the title of 'Royal Barge'.
In 1956 she carried HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh downstream to
the Melbourne Cricket Ground to officially open the XVI Olympiad and later
to officiate at the Games' sailing events on Port Phillip Bay.When
Queen Elizabeth II came to town years later, PMA25 was again prettied up
to resume her regal career. However it was not until 1994, 38 years
later, that this lovely craft was to have her own name - 'Elizabeth Anne'.
In 2004, the vessel conveyed Princess Mary of Denmark to South Wharf and
in 2005 assisted in transporting the torch along the Yarra River for the
Commonwealth Games.
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