Join in water sports, learn about the ecosystem and enjoy lunch prepared on the pontoon. The GSPE's cream and maroon cars cause approving stares. Crafted with regional materials in workrooms at the Queensland Rail workshops in Townsville, the carriages, copied from early 1900s historic designs, set unique standards of glamour on the Australian tracks. Incorporating the comfort of the new, such as air conditioning, with the beauty of the old, the furnishings replicate vintage pieces. Twenty-one carriages accommodate up to 100 passengers.
Service is exemplary, but the food is uneven.
Although some menu items are gourmet as billed, others are merely mediocre. To book a complete package, including stays in Sydney and Brisbane, call Abercrombie and Kent.