City River Cruises' MV Melba Star is the newest cruise boat on the Yarra River offering Melbourne's largest range of facilities and services. MV Melba Star Use our website to find out about sightseeing tours and function cruises on Melbourne's majestic Yarra River aboard Melbourne's favourite cruise boat the MV Melba Star. Flinders Street Station Established in 1987, City River Cruises offers sightseeing and function cruises through Melbourne's beautiful Parks, Gardens, Ports and Docklands aboard the Melba Star, the largest and most luxurious cruise boat on the Yarra. The vessel can travel upstream towards Hawthorn and downstream to the Port of Melbourne, Williamstown and the Maribyrnong River. Melbourne skyline Accommodating from 20 to 150 passengers, the MV Melba Star caters for corporate luncheons and dinners, river transfers, weddings, engagements, birthday parties, Christmas functions, New Year's Eve parties, social-club activities, educational school excursions, daily sightseeing cruises, business lunches and dinners. We can arrange all of your catering requirements for Buffets, Cocktail parties, Luncheons and Dinners. City River Cruises friendly Function Co-ordinators will assist you on all aspects of the planning of your function from menus and bar facilities through to the smallest details. With a magnificent colour scheme throughout, the Melba Star will adapt splendidly to any occasion. The duration of the cruise can be organised to suit your needs. The Melba Star is the newest boat on the River Yarra and has been designed with particular emphasis on passenger comfort, with seating facilities, heating and private washrooms and a large sundeck. The ample fully weather protected indoor area and large afterdeck allows for all occasion cruising, ideal any time of year. With our state of the art sound system and excellent musical directors, your party is guaranteed to be a hit. Tea and coffee are available on board. Pre ordered lunch baskets are available to groups of 20 people or more. Full commentary is provided on every sightseeing cruise. Concessions are available to Australian and New Zealand full time students, Senior Citizen Card holders, School Excursion groups and International Hostel Card Members. Special discount prices available to groups of 40 or more. All cruise departures and durations are subject to river traffic.

Special winter offer Basket luncheon cruise Cruise in style & elegance on the smooth waters & beautiful tree-lined rivers of Melbourne aboard the luxurious Melba Star More information New Years Eve Cruise into the New Year in style with City River Cruises onboard the Magnificent M.V Melba Star. Happy New Year! Imagine welcoming the New Year in absoluteluxury aboard our beautiful cruiser, drinking, dancing, enjoying great company and enticing food, while watching Melbourne's City Skyline come to life as we approach the new year! This year let City River Cruises' personalised friendly service help you experience and enjoy New Year's Eve like never before! more details Melbourne Cup Carnival (Flemington) Melbourne Back a winner with City River Cruises on the Melba Star! Flemington Racecourse Imagine travelling to the Spring Racing Carnival in absolute luxury aboard our beautiful cruiser, the Melba Star, drinking, enjoying great company, excellent food and friendly service, while watching the city skyline and beautiful parks and gardens slowly drift past. more details Maps and brochures Get our JPG or PDF brochure City River Cruises river map Quick to load river map (JPEG 120KB - Shows you some of the sights you'll see as you cruise down Melbourne's Yarra river. This opens in a new browser window and you can scroll around.) Click to download PDF version Get our brochure with a map and photos of what you'll see on a cruise by clicking here. Try viewing the brochure at 300% to make it easy to read! (1.2MB, 2min for modem, requires Abobe Acrobat reader)