Black Cat Cruises offering free trips for life
Free trips for life are on offer from Banks Peninsula tourism operator Black Cat Cruises who are searching for passengers from their first trips in October 1985.
The company celebrates twenty five years of operation next month and as part of its celebration activities hopes to find the first passengers who cruised on Akaroa Harbour on the company’s first vessel, the Charmaine, in October 1985.
“It was very humble beginnings,” Black Cat Cruises Managing Director Paul Bingham said.
“We had four customers on our first cruise on October the 20th 1985, and 14 for our first week. We average over 2000 a week now across Lyttelton and Akaroa, but we hope to be able to celebrate 25 years in business with some of our very first customers who will also get free cruises for the rest of their lives”
The company is having a special 25th anniversary cruise at 1985 prices in Akaroa on Wednesday 20 October at 11am with all the proceeds going to help rebuild the War Memorial in Akaroa damaged in the recent earthquake.
“We plan to cruise like it’s 1985 on our special birthday cruise. Not only will it be priced at 1985 but we will be celebrating with free champagne and food on board and will be giving away 25th birthday T shirts, caps and badges.”
The company has high hopes the trip will include some of it first customers from October 1985.
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Editors notes
• Image credit www.blackcat.co.nz – First vessel, the Charmaine and its first Christmas Cruise December 1985.
• The birthday cruise leaves from the main Akaroa Wharf at 11am on Wednesday 20 October.
• Cost is $8 including gst. Bookings on 0800 436 574, first in first served.
• Passengers from the original cruises in October 1985 will have answer some simple questions from those first trips
• They need to contact Black Cat Cruises Managing Director paul Bingham on paul@blackcat.co.nz
• Banks Peninsula locals will have to prove their status as locals – mail with address and appropriate ID.
• A choice of one free cruise per family of 4 per year is on offer. The free cruise can be transferred to another family.
For more information see http://www.blackcat.co.nz
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For more information please contact:
Paul Bingham
Black Cat Cruises Managing Director
0274 951 110
www.blackcat.co.nz
John McKenzie
enthuse ltd
021 384 730
03 384 7338