Popeye and Paddle Boats on the Torrens River in Adelaide, South Australia | River

Popeye and Paddle Boats on the Torrens River

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8232 7994

Address: River Torrens, Elder Park 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.thepopeye.com.au

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25.01.2022 | FOR THOSE WHO PREFER CAKE | High Tea dates have been released! Join us for a one and a half hour cruise along the Torrens River with an authentic High Tea experience.... Departing the Elder Park Landing, you will be served your refreshments and given time to catch up with friends and loved ones amidst a scenic tour of the Adelaide Riverbank on our very own Adelaide icon Popeye. Pre order a bottle of something special to be waiting for you on arrival or save the decision making for the day at our on board bar with Aperol Spritz and G&Ts galore. The tables are set with vintage mismatched fine English china and on them a selection of finger sandwiches, scones, petit fours. Served with a complimentary glass of South Australian bubbly, beer, cider or soft drink on arrival and of course a bottomless cup or coffee or tea from T Bars Australiana collection. https://www.facebook.com/events/1199134090420297/

25.01.2022 Spring time splendour & fun, right on your city doorstep .

25.01.2022 Spot the s. Seagul Sally has decided our safety boat Brutus would be a good spot to lay her eggs. Moored safely on the outside of our Popeyes not in use, we agree. Although.. a tree would have been a good option too. Well just continue to duck when Sally goes to swoop us until we have some little chicks one morning! A day in the life

24.01.2022 Captain Simon, our deck hand Alex and Captain Mark. At your service! Open this weekend for Sightseeing Cruises both days at 10am, 11am, 12pm & 1pm with @GhostCrimeTours on Saturday night and a Popeye High Tea on Sunday afternoon. See you folks in the morning!

22.01.2022 On board our @kispirits tours we have all food sourced from small South Australian makers, with plenty of Kangaroo Island flavors on board. Think The Source, Ashbri figs, Latitude 66. All the good stuff. Tickets on sale now

21.01.2022 Well that was a thrill! Welcome back folks. Who still managed to nail their isolation projects? I think we all need a little outdoors time and a cuppa to process the last few days. Cruises are now on sale for tomorrow, book in quick ... https://thepopeye.com.au/cruises/

20.01.2022 Some fantastic feedback regarding our Devonshire tea cruise from Kylie of Greenwith Primary School. Reviews like this truly make our work feel a little easier and start us off with a wider smile than usual . "We booked for 17 of our Support staff to have the afternoon off and go on the Popeye with Devonshire tea to celebrate SSO week across schools. Booking was simple and we received a call the day prior to check if there were any changes required.... On the day our group got stuck in unusual traffic and were running late. We received a call to check if all was okay. When I said that we were going to be at least 15 minutes late, they were very accommodating and offered to allow our group to go on the cruise at 12.45 after our actual booked cruise. The cruise itself was great, Tony had lots of interesting information about The River and Adelaide. The scones were beautiful and fluffy. Thank you very much for the fantastic service, we all enjoyed our afternoon. Highly recommended to people who live in Adelaide and people visiting."

20.01.2022 Time to book in weekend fun Saturday catch Captain Tony and deckhand James, word is James has found some old school original Popeye stamps he thinks the kids will love. Sunday we have Captain Griff and Simon, and our deckhand Alex. Cruising all day from 10am til last cruise at 5pm with some fresh carrot cake and chocolate cake ready for snacking.... High Tea Cruise on The Popeye is SOLD OUT for Sunday afternoon 3.30pm, we look forward to seeing all those booked in for a celebratory champagne Captain Jolleys Paddleboats will be paddling' from 11.30am til sunset both days for those looking for a tan and a workout. Tickets can be purchased online here www.thepopeye.com.au

19.01.2022 COVID-19 Update. As we keep informed with current government health warnings we have to make some hard decisions for Popeye. As we operate to serve a lot of interstate and overseas tourists, as well as customers within the high risk category (concerning age and any pre-existing medical conditions) the decision has been made to place our cruises on hold and cease operation for today. The utmost importance is placed with our employee and customer health and wellbeing. Popeye i...s to serve the community as much as ever in this time of uncertainty and what that looks like for us right now is limiting non-essential human interaction, practising social distancing and incorporating regular thorough hand washing and personal hygiene. Were here to support each other, to make sure were being considerate of the more vulnerable members of our community and listening to health experts and hopefully in turn seeing less stress placed on our incredible health care workers and hospital systems. We have a small team who relies on Popeyes employment but one thing we all rely on immeasurably is our physical health and wellbeing. As small business who relies so heavily on the tourisms industry this is really going to hurt. But we do have faith that once again we see community support and comprehensive government assistance for small businesses everywhere, we will get through this. Please, if its at all possible and you have the time or money to spare, leave a review at your favourite small businesses facebook or google page, purchase gift cards, leave an extra tip. Any thing you can do to help that doesnt compromise that social distance. A more in depth plan will be put in place later today regarding the coming weeks and our page will be updated accordingly.

19.01.2022 We might not be cruising right now but a slice of Popeye life is still out there. Just have to follow this link to get it https://thepopeye.com.au/popeye-gift-shop/

19.01.2022 Did you catch @SpenceABC chatting to our manager Bianca this morning on 891 @abcadelaide ? Spence was the lucky first passenger since announcing our re opening! With his voice he would make a brilliant guide. Ill have to check with our Captains first though.. @ River Torrens

18.01.2022 We are so pleased to partner with @kispirits on the launch of our Kanagroo Island Tasting Tour. Get those tickets while they’re hot.

17.01.2022 A few days ago we had the great pleasure of meeting Harold Lounders grandson and great granddaughter on Popeye. Lounders built the old Popeye boats in 1937 meters away from our current office situated in the Adelaide park lands, now known as Lounders Boatshed. How time flies. #MyAdelaide

17.01.2022 What a treat yesterday morning was ! Thanks for the visit ECH Inc, your clients were a dream and all that was left from the Devonshire Tea was a mere crumb. We still havent found out which group enjoyed it more though.. The one with champagne on board or the one without? Come back soon.

17.01.2022 A sweet little recommendation from our customer Keera and her smiley nephew "We took our nephew for his first ride on the Popeye today and loved it! The crew were so friendly and accommodating and even held the boat for us as we came running to catch it!! (We were running late) The tour was really interesting and the service on board was amazing!! Such a fun experience for kids."

16.01.2022 Going to the match tomorrow? BOATS | BURGERS | BEERS Jump on board for a one hour cruise before the bounce. Watch the oval come alive from the water, collect your icy cold beer on arrival, your burger of choice and get those cheering voices ready. Game on Ticket link in bio

15.01.2022 Thanks to Glam Adelaide for keeping everyone in the loop. Tickets are on sale now! #FathersDay

13.01.2022 WERE BACK Devonshire Tea cruise tickets have been released as our first offering back on the water. Cruises depart from tomorrow but MUST be pre-booked online. Weve missed you all a dreadful amount and cant wait to see you floating along with us! #WelcomeBackSA

13.01.2022 After being so used to doing the talking, its nice to listen to other peoples stories. This is Larraine and Lance, we got to meet them Wednesday on their Do Something Different Day. We were just lucky enough that that something was us. A pleasure to meet you both, maybe we can all take a leaf out of their book and plan to do something different today #DoSomethingDifferentDay #MySA

13.01.2022 Stuck for ideas this Fathers Day? Beer, baked goods and bottomless coffee. If that isnt an afternoon fit for the best Dads around we dont know what is

12.01.2022 Tickets remaining for this Sundays High Tea Cruise on The Popeye . Anyone else needing to get out of the house? Its always two or three degrees warmer on board with the blinds secured. Enjoy the outside, from inside. With cake.

12.01.2022 The City of Adelaide is the perfect backdrop for a staycation adventure. There is plenty to see, do, eat and drink. Were thrilled to be a part of the official Staycation Guide with our little offer. Head to the website to peruse all the details. https://explore.cityofadelaide.com.au/staycation-offers-ma/

11.01.2022 Boy have we got news for you. Have you tried the Prohibition Gin originals already? Why not try the Navy Strength & 100 Year Anniversary gins as they are coming to a tasting paddle near you. New dates available for Prohibition Gin Masterclasses. Time to book those pre-Christmas tickets before they sell out!

10.01.2022 Attention please.. we have chicks! Remember 6 days ago we had two spotty little eggs? Well Sally the seagull is now a very proud (and equally as protective - swipe right) mother of two spotty little chicks. Welcome to Adelaide little ones

10.01.2022 Were back! After a quiet few months working behind the scenes, revising our safety procedures, performing maintenance to our lovely Popeye l, ll and lll and planning how to take on the tail end of the year, were finally here. Weve missed being in the great outdoors and watching your smiling faces enjoy our office on The Torrens River. Its been quiet without you and while productive, has reminded us why we love our jobs and ultimately why we do what we do. Our aim is to w...elcome all passengers and acquaint you as best we can with our humble city thats been quietly shining in the midst of this uncertainty. As a private company were in the same position as many others. Our hope is that we can continue serving the future generations the way we have served for the last 85 years. We are offering a select few products to welcome you all back, these products will change and evolve and we hope you can understand the need to test the waters (no pun intended). If youve got some spare change, buy a gift card for a loved one, meet us on board our events, share our posts, or mention us to friends searching for something to do. We only support local business on board so trust that with any cruise any food and beverage purchased will be going straight back into our state, back to your neighbours. Were happy to be here. We hope you are too. Happy cruising.

10.01.2022 Popeye is currently closed. As the COVID-19 situation evolves for everyone please do keep an eye here and on our website for any updates regarding our opening times in the future. We hope every one is staying safe and protecting the more vulnerable within our community. ... This is certainly not the party we had expected for our 85th year but through hardship we will come out wiser, kinder and stronger. Its our belief that spending quality time in nature with family, friends and loved ones will be treasured more than ever and we cant wait to honour those experiences when were operating as normal again. We will be in contact with anyone that has a booking within the affected timeframe, please know that we are working to reach you and appreciate your patience in waiting for us to contact you in regard to your options. Stay safe!

10.01.2022 Can we all get a thank you for the sun? Bookings for Captain Jolleys Paddle Boats, open for Friday, Saturday & Sunday! www.captainjolleys.com.au/bookings

10.01.2022 Devonshire Tea and the endless debate.. Which way do you prefer your scones? A one hour river cruise and a Devonshire Tea box is one way to work it out. Dont worry, you dont have to share

10.01.2022 The evolution of Popeye. Author Bob Byrne sharing some history on page 22 of @thetiser today, swipe right to read the article!

08.01.2022 How many of these can you tick off the list? Between all of us at Popeye, we only have one more to do! Looking at you Oyster Farm Tours - Coffin Bay ..

08.01.2022 What a day! Saturday afternoon we welcomed the fantastic Ashlynne for her 50th birthday celebration over two full boats on a private Prohibition Liquor Co Gin Masterclass. The best way to get to 50 in style

06.01.2022 We're keeping Covid safe at Popeye. Please note capacity has changed to 10 passengers on board on any one cruise. All affected bookings will be contacted as soon as possible. Please, if you are experiencing any cold or flu symptoms stay home.

05.01.2022 Explore the Park Lands for a chance to win $3,000 in prizes including Devonshire Tea for two! Uncover modern delights and incredible historical tales along the City of Adelaides Park Lands Treasure Trail. To enter the competition, discover fun facts along the trail and then test your smarts. Find the trail map and details at: https://bit.ly/treasure-popeye #MyAdelaide Good luck!

04.01.2022 Know any teachers that need a break? Tag them here and cross your fingers they bring you with them! Devonshire Tea & School Group Discounts - 15% off https://mailchi.mp/ca/devonshire-tea-school-group-discounts

01.01.2022 Guy Tea . What a cracking day we had for Fathers Day! How delicious does this look? We hosted a full boat of people celebrating Fathers Day in a different style than our usual High Tea. In our humble opinion Popeye pulls it off well. ... Book in to any of our High Tea dates, available through til December #HighTea #DevonshireTea #MyAdelaide

01.01.2022 Alpha Box & Dice Zaptung Prosecco goes particularly well in our Aperol spritz. Very fitting for the sunny day on the water we had yesterday

01.01.2022 Maybe we shouldve know this already but did you know a group of ducks are called a paddling? Come spot the first paddling of ducklings weve seen this other side of winter! FYI Saturday 12pm is sold out already, book in quick for 10am and 11am cruises and make the most of this sunshine