Set sail for Sydney in February 2011 when Australia's harbour city welcomes mariners from all corners of the globe for the Blue Star Line Reunion!

 
Arandora Star, photograph © Fraser Darrah Brasil Star, photograph © Ian Nicholls Gladstone Star, photograph © Dave Barnicoat Halifax Star, photograph © Alan Brown Paraguay Star, photograph © Ken Smith Queensland Star, photograph © Peter Stacey Tasmania Star, photograph © George Edwards Wellington Star, photograph © Peter Stacey

Thank you to all the attendees of the Blue Star Line Reunion Sydney 2011. It was a fantastic weekend, enjoyed by all! For photos of the events please click on the following links - Gallery @ BlueStarLine.org | Gallery @ Flickr | Images @ Flickr. Photographs courtesy of Peter Stacey and John Rendle. We now look forward to the next Blue Star reunion to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand.

BSL Reunion Itinerary

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Friday 25 February 2011

  • Venue: The Lizard Lounge, Sydney Aquarium
  • Location: Darling Harbour
  • Time: 1700 – 1900
  • Cost: Drinks & food on own account

Sydney Aquarium's Lizard Lounge is a casual bar overlooks the National Maritime Museum and is the ideal place to meet and renew old friendships!

The Lizard Lounge closes at 1900, but there are many watering holes and eateries within a short walking distance.

Contact us to register your interest and book now for the BSL reunion »

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Saturday 26 February 2011

  • Venue: S.S. South Steyne
  • Location: Darling Harbour
  • Time: 1800
  • Cost: $70 per head, includes canapes & dinner.
              Drinks available from the bar.

Berthed under Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour, The South Steyne waterfront restaurant is a Sydney icon. Formerly a Sydney Harbour ferry, she steamed from the United Kingdom via the Suez Canal to Australia, where she worked on the famous 'Seven Mile Run' from Circular Quay in the city to Manly.

Canapes will be served from 1800, then at 1900, the upper deck, with views of sparkling Darling Harbour, has been booked for our function.

The South Steyne dinner is sponsored by Vestey Foods and Halliday Engineering.

Contact us to register your interest and book now for the BSL reunion »

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Sunday 27 February 2011

  • Venue: M.V. Captain Cook II
  • Location: Departs ferry wharf next to Sydney Aquarium
  • Time: 1200 – 1500
  • Cost: $50 per head, includes cruise & light lunch.

A light lunch while enjoying a cruise of the world's most beautiful harbour will be fine way to conclude the reunion weekend!

The harbour cruise lunch is sponsored by Captain Cook Cruises.

Contact us to register your interest and book now for the BSL reunion »

 

Attendence Confirmed
  • Australia:
  • Adlard, Eric & Jennie
  • Anderson, Neil & Diana
  • Barrett, Sean & Ann
  • Begley, Brad & Mary
  • Cotton, Dick
  • Cullen, Sid & Marie Young
  • De Jong, Chris & Carla
  • Dent, Malcolm & Margret
  • Devenish, John & Maureen
  • Drakes, Rob & Jan
  • Ellis, Chris & Carol
  • Evans, Ian
  • Field, David & Mary
  • Foster, Myles & Robin
  • Francombe, Tony
  • Frech, Fred & Alison
  • Goodfellow, Malcolm & Nada
  • Halliday, Robert & Jenny
  • Haworth, Trevor
  • Hay, Peter & Jean
  • Hayes, Brian & Glynnys
  • Hills, Michael
  • Howatson, Jim & Margaret
  • Imlach, Bruce
  • Iverson, Jim & Margaret
  • Jasprizza, Bill
  • Johnson, Terence
  • Kirmani, Raza
  • Knott, Terence
  • Lightfoot, Graham
  • Lowry, Dick
  • MacKillop, Carol
  • MacKillop, Glen & Ross
  • MacKillop, Scott & Jessie Armitage
  • Macmillan, Norman & Agnes
  • McEarchern, Ian & Dorothy
  • McIntosh, Andrew
  • McMahon, Robert & Finola
  • Morison, Bill
  • Nickolas, Frank
  • O'Hare, Peter & Jenny
  • O'Hare, Sam & Stephanie Ross
  • Oliver, Malcolm & Rosiland
  • Owens, Joe
  • Passmore, Howard & Lorraine
  • Payze, David & Christine
  • Pelecanos, Steve & Diane
  • Reid, Bob & Anthea
  • Richards, Mike & Kath
  • Scudamore, Charles & Kathy
  • Smark, Bob
  • Smith, Tony & Esme
  • Sommerville, Tom
  • Standfield, Stan & James
  • Stenman, Karl
  • Trucker, Richard & Julie
  • Tong, Roger, Gail & Dorothy
  • Walton, Bob & Michelle Dorsin
  • White, Alan & Valerie
  • White, Graham
  • Wood, Ian
  • Wray, Bob & June
  • New Zealand:
  • Aitken, Robin & Julie
  • Anderson, John & Linda
  • Campbell, Alan & Val
  • Church, Colin & Jill
  • Cooke, Alan
  • Farquhar, Ian & Shirley
  • George, Bryn & Di
  • Hulme, David & Jane
  • McAdam, Jim & Annette
  • Mcllroy, Ken & Cathy
  • Meehan, Don & Stella
  • Nicholls, Ian & Noreen
  • Notman, John
  • Owen, Ifor & Clare
  • Proctor, Kenneth & Veronica
  • Rendle, John & Gail Mcleod
  • Richards, David, Deborah & Fiona
  • Stacey, Peter & Alison
  • Waddingham, Doran & Jane
  • Williams, Graham & Jan
  • United Kingdom:
  • Ashley, Bill
  • Carr, Arthur & Margaret
  • Gibbs, Brian
  • Houghton-Boreham, Bill
  • Hutchinson, Peter & Isobel
  • Mathews, Paul & Lee
  • Mullett, John & Sandra
  • Payn, Alan & Jean
  • Robinson, Maurice & Susan
  • Stera, Andrew
  • Stevens, Mike & Annie
  • Vestey, Robin
  • Other:
  • Cook, Howard & Fiona
  • Cutler, Stephen & Ardelle Komaryk
  • Thompson, Gordon & Brenda
Arrive Early For The Superliners

The M.V. Queen Mary II and the M.V. Queen Elizabeth (on her maiden world cruise) will be together in Sydney Harbour on Monday 22 February 2011.

For those who can arrive early, the meeting of the two vessels will stir Sydney into a distinctly maritime mood and will be worth experiencing.

BSL Reunion Sponsors
visit Vestey Food Group visit Halliday Engineering visit Captain Cook Cruises

Bookings Now Closed

In order to make firm arrangements, committed bookings are now required for the various events organised for the BSL Sydney Reunion 2011.

Overseas visitors have the option of paying in Sydney, but we ask Australian participants to make payments by direct transfer in to our special bank account. You can also pay by cheque, please email Peter O'Hare for information.

  • Account Details:
  • Name - "BSL Reunion"
  • BSB - 012263 (ANZ)
  • Number - 181975412
 
 

Don't forget to visit Fraser Darrah's excellent site - Blue Star Line On The Web, after you fill out the BSL Reunion 2011 contact form.