I'm not sure if
@kookaburra75 chose upper deck on their Gordon River cruise but
@RooFlyer is mid-report and is about to show how the upstairs people live. I'll give you the downstairs perspective, albeit window seats, not centre
We chose
Gordon River Cruises | Gordon River Cruise Tasmania for a couple of reasons. Smaller boat, RACQ discount but most important for us on a cruise where mirror reflections are a big part of the trip - a half hour earlier departure. Spirit of the Wild is also a fantastic looking boat, a lot like the Mona ferries.
It was allocated seating and we were second row from the front on the starboard side. Heaps of room and of course very close to the door out onto the bow
In the forward main cabin everyone faced forward but in the smaller rear cabin the middle seats faced to the stern.
It would have been an interesting ride. Upper deck or whatever it is called gives you access to the middle deck open deck over the bow and of course the cabin, but nowhere else, even the open deck at the stern.
We spent nearly the whole journey out on deck, either on the top deck or the bow.
We first headed out across Macquarie Harbour
to Hell's Gate where we past through the narrow opening between the shore and the lighthouse.