Published 5th November 2025
Ahead of summer 2025, we launched our new-look Luxe Island Seafood Cruise on Rottnest Island with a seven-course long table lunch for some of Perth’s favourite content creators and TV personalities. Anchored in South Thomson Bay, the day was featured in PerthNow’s social pages.
Launching Summer on Rottnest Island
There is nothing quite like the first long, sunny lunch of the season on Rottnest Island, and our summer launch was one to remember. Our guests included Survivor stars Jarrad Seng and Luke Toki, along with Lyndall Grace, Rinnie Nelson and Lauren Dunn, who were among the first to taste the new menu on board. Our skipper, Coel Feazey, took the helm for the day.
A Seven-Course Sea to Plate Lunch
Guests settled in at the long table for seven courses of the finest Western Australian seafood. The menu featured sashimi, seared WA scallops, grilled Mandurah octopus, WA barramundi and Western Rock Lobster caught that very day.
We dropped anchor in the turquoise water of South Thomson Bay for lunch, and the afternoon finished the best way we know: with a swim in the clear water off the vessel.
Menus by Executive Chef Tony Howell
Every dish on board is designed by our Executive Chef Tony Howell, former Cape Lodge head chef, who draws inspiration from the coastal places we are lucky enough to call home. Tony shared with PerthNow that “bringing joy and creating memories is what drives me”, and that is exactly what we hope every guest feels when they step off the vessel.
For our team at Sea West, this cruise is about bringing people together over beautiful food in one of the most stunning places in Australia. Whether it is in Mandurah or on Rottnest Island, our goal is to create moments our guests will treasure.
The Luxe Island Seafood Cruise at a Glance
- What: Rottnest’s only sea to plate cruise
- Where: departs Thomson Bay on Rottnest Island, with lunch at anchor in South Thomson Bay (getting there)
- Duration: four hours
- Lunch: seven courses of WA seafood, including Western Rock Lobster
- Drinks: all-inclusive, with Howard Park Margaret River wines, beers and soft drinks
- Guests: adults only
Award-Winning Seafood Dining
We are proud that the Luxe Island Seafood Cruise was named in delicious. magazine’s 2025 delicious.100, and placed in the top three for Seafood Experience at the 2024 National Seafood Industry Awards.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch, and to PerthNow for sharing the day. Take a look through our photo gallery, and we cannot wait to welcome you on board.
