White Bay Cruise Terminal

{{Short description|Cruise ship terminal in Sydney, Australia}}

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The White Bay Cruise Terminal is a terminal for cruise ships on Sydney Harbour. The terminal is located at the eastern end of the White Bay wharves, on the northern shore of White Bay. It opened on 15 April 2013 as a replacement for Wharf 8 on Darling Harbour which closed to make way for the Barangaroo development.[http://www.awedwards.com.au/projects/white-bay-5-passenger-terminal.php?filter=clients White Bay Cruise Terminal] AW Edwards[https://web.archive.org/web/20130222062737/http://www.sydneyports.com.au/projects_and_planning/white_bay_cruise_terminal White Bay Cruise Terminal] Port Authority of New South Wales[https://web.archive.org/web/20120317193838/http://www.jpw.com.au/Projects/Commercial/WBCPT/WBCPT.shtml White Bay Cruise Terminal] Johnson Pilton Walker

White Bay handles all domestic cruise operations. The Overseas Passenger Terminal meanwhile handles all International cruise liners.

File:White Bay Cruise Terminal gatehouse.jpg

The terminal building was constructed within and amongst a twin-beam gantry structure originally constructed in the 1960s for gantry cranes for container use. In October 2013 it won the transport section at the World Architecture Festival.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151018110142/http://www.barangaroo.com/news-media/news-archive/2013/october/white-bay.aspx Sydney Cruise Terminal wins at World Architecture Festival] Barangaroo Delivery Authority 25 October 2013 The Overseas Passenger Terminal remains as Sydney's primary terminal, with the White Bay Cruise Terminal only taking those vessels which can fit under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

When the terminal is occupied, Captain Cook Cruises operate a ferry service to Barangaroo.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160227071737/https://www.captaincook.com.au/sydney-harbour-cruises/ferries/white-bay-cruise-terminal-city-ferry/ White Bay Cruise Terminal City Ferry] Captain Cook Cruises[http://www.cruiseweekly.com.au/news/white-bay-cruise-terminal-to-city-ferry-to-commence-27-november-2015/29551 White Bay cruise terminal to City ferry to commence 27 November 2015] Cruise Weekly 23 November 2015

A 2017 study into implementing shore power at the White Bay Cruise Terminal estimated the implementation cost to be $36{{nbsp}}million causing the NSW State Government to rule out implementing it.{{Cite web |last=Saulwick |first=Jacob |date=2017-07-16 |title=Fuel change for White Bay cruises would cut fumes, but not enough for government |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fuel-change-for-white-bay-cruises-would-cut-fumes-but-not-enough-for-government-20170715-gxbssw.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} On 21{{nbsp}}March 2022 it was announced that approximately $60{{nbsp}}million would be spent to enable shore power at the terminal from 2024.{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Matt |date=2022-03-21 |title=Plugging in: New power supply to cut fumes from cruise ships at Sydney's White Bay |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/plugging-in-new-power-supply-to-cut-fumes-from-cruise-ships-at-sydney-s-white-bay-20220321-p5a6f3.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

A free shuttle bus connects cruise passengers to the nearby Sydney CBD and Circular Quay.

{{wide image | File:White Bay Cruise Terminal from ferry in Johnstons Bay.jpg | 600px | View from a ferry in Johnstons Bay}}