Sporting Greats & Wellness Voyage 2024

Celebrate your love of sport with some of Australia’s most iconic sporting superstars, on this inaugural Sporting Greats & Wellness Voyage in 2024.

During candid live talks, guests will relive edge-of-your-seat career moments, find out what it takes to be a top-flight athlete at the peak of your game and hear exceptional behind-the-scenes stories from the world of sport. Off stage, these iconic sports stars will be more approachable than ever during unique, intimate activities on board and ashore.

Over the course of the seven-night sailing, guests can fully immerse themselves in the world of wellness, with daily complimentary movement classes such as yoga, Pilates, spinning, boot camp, Zumba, ballroom dancing, chairobics, fencing and stretching. Sessions in the thermal suite and meditation classes will cater to resetting the body and mind, and breathing workshops will detail the theory of how breath influences the body before a full ice bath.

This week-long voyage from Sydney, visiting Tasmania and Melbourne, will feature interactive Q&A and panel sessions, tailored onboard entertainment and activities. as well as bespoke themed Shore Experiences*. Guests on board Queen Elizabeth's Sporting Greats & Wellness Voyage will have the opportunity to meet outstanding athletes and take away fresh and inspiring views from living legends.

Brett Lee is a former Australian international cricketer and fast bowler who became a cult legend in all three formats of the game. Recognised as having one of the fastest deliveries of all time, Brett played a key part in the dominant era of Australian cricket in the 2000s, featuring in the Australia team that won the 2003 World Cup. Retiring in January 2015, Brett now plays a major role in cricketing media worldwide and has several business and philanthropic interests.

Brett Lee will delight Queen Elizabeth’s guests with entertaining stories about his career as one of the country’s most skilled cricketers, and share insights into cricket and his life after his sporting career.

Adnyamathanha man, indigenous community leader and former professional footballer Adam Goodes played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) and was a dual Brownlow medallist. He was named Australian of the Year in 2014, in recognition of his tireless community work in addition to his sporting achievements.

Adam Goodes will participate in a fireside chat hosted by sports presenter Mark Beretta where Adam will be talking about his career, what drives and inspires him and the projects he is currently working on.

Karrie Webb AO is Australia’s most successful female professional golfer, winning seven career majors and 41 LPGA tour titles, as well as 13 Australian, 15 European and 3 Japanese events at the time of her induction to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2022.

Karrie will take the stage to share her story, insights from the world of golfing and provide the audience with useful tips on how to improve their game. She will join the other sporting greats on stage for a panel discussion about the Australian sports world, current trends and upcoming events.

Mark Beretta is best known as the Sports Presenter on ‘Sunrise’ on Australia's Channel 7. He has hosted multiple Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Supercars, Australian Open Tennis, the Sydney-Hobart yacht race and much more. Mark’s connection to sport goes all the way back to his days as a former 10-time Australian water ski champion.

Mark will share his own stories of Australian sporting history and anecdotes from behind the scenes of the world of sports and interview his fellow sporting icons to share their remarkable stories. Guests can join the cycling and motorsport enthusiast on a bespoke sport-themed Shore Experience.

PhD-qualified nutrition scientist and accredited practising dietitian Dr Joanna McMillan is one of Australia’s most trusted health and wellbeing experts. A regular on TV, Jo most recently appeared as a host on ABC’s flagship science show Catalyst: Beating Diabetes and series Gut Revolution.

Jo has a natural ability to translate complex science into simple, everyday messages that engage and educate. Covering topics within nutrition, diet and lifestyle, the gut, and the brain, Jo’s goal is to inspire individuals and give them research-backed information to embrace a healthy, active and happier lifestyle. With a passion for answering the tough questions surrounding diet, health and nutrition, Dr Joanna McMillan is the perfect addition to the sailing.

Wellness expert Professor Luigi Fontana MD PhD, FRACP, is an internationally recognised, award-winning physician scientist in the field of nutrition and healthy longevity in humans, with a focus on calorie restriction, endurance exercise and metabolism. His pioneering clinical studies on the effects of dietary restriction have opened up a new area of nutrition-related research that holds tremendous promise for the prevention of age-related chronic diseases.

Professor Fontana published the books The Path to Longevity in 2020 and Manual of Healthy Longevity & Wellbeing in 2023. His research findings and work have been quoted in major media outlets around the globe, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and the BBC.

Amanda is the only child of Bruce McLaren – former F1 race car driver and founder of McLaren racing. She is a Brand Ambassador for McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive, a Trustee of the Bruce McLaren Trust and Patron of the Women’s Motor Racing Associates Club (“The Doghouse”) and of Motorsport Endeavour. Amanda resides in New Zealand and was born in London in a house called Muriwai, named after the beach in New Zealand, where her father won his first race. As a Registered Nurse, Amanda started her career in the Operating Theatre before more senior roles in management and education. She sat on New Zealand nursing and resuscitation advisory boards prior to working with McLaren Automotive.