00:02City cap passengers could soon be tapping on and drinking off tap.
00:07Brisbane needs to be a city that says yes to things.
00:10We need to try new things, we need to give it a go.
00:13Inspired by Sydney's manly fast ferry where commuters can sip while they sail,
00:18Brisbane City Council wants to fit out ten of its double-decker catamarans with bars,
00:24adding a little spirit to the daily commute.
00:26I think great, yeah, I mean as long as it's licensed and people aren't hooligans.
00:33It's a good idea, people can have a drink while they're travelling.
00:35But not everyone's raising a glass.
00:38Our city cat and ferry crews are overworked and underpaid
00:42and now they're being told that they're probably going to have to clean up intoxicated people's spew.
00:47The Maritime Union says its members have been left in the dark
00:51while locked in a lengthy pay battle with operator River City Ferries.
00:56The crews are angry, they are overworked and now they're expected to carry drunk passengers.
01:02We're talking about a packet of chips, a can of drink, you know, it's no big deal.
01:08Council hopes to launch the trial next year but it's yet to lock in a start date.
01:13As for what will be available, it'll be pre-packaged drinks only with cocktails off the cards.
01:19Let's see how the community responds. If they love it, we'll keep doing it. If they don't love it, we'll
01:25stop doing it.
01:26For now, the schooners will have to stay on shore.
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