Sporting Greats and Wellness Voyage 2024

Celebrate your love of sports with some of Australia’s most iconic sports superstars on this inaugural Sporting Greats and 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 cricket player and fast bowler who became a cult legend in all three formats of the game. Recognized 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 on 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 he will share insights into cricket and his life after his sports 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 medalist. 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 three 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, as well as insights from the world of golfing, and she will 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 sports goes all the way back to his days as a former ten-time Australian water ski champion.

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

PhD-qualified nutrition scientist and accredited practicing 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 recognized, 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.