Sessions, prices and directions for Calico Jack’s galleon at Escape This Melbourne CBD.
In short: Pirates plays at Escape This Melbourne CBD, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Crews of 2–8 pay from $45 each, kids 9+ are welcome, and 98% of crews here escape before dawn.
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Your ship surrendered to Calico Jack, and now you’re his prisoner below deck.
His crew is asleep and his treasure is unguarded. Break out, take it and reach a lifeboat before the sun comes up.
Melbourne prices change between peak and off-peak sessions; escapethis.com.au shows the exact price next to each time.
| When | Adult | Young adventurers |
|---|---|---|
| Peak or off-peak session | $59–65 | $45–55 |
2–8 players. Friday and Saturday evening peak sessions need at least four.
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:36 | 38:24 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 27:27 | 32:33 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 29:46 | 30:14 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 29:48 | 30:12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | 30:57 | 29:03 | 0 | 5 |
Leaderboard from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 11 November 2026.
Was amazing. Kids and hubby first time. They loved it. Anna was great. Highly recommend the pirates room with kids
We came for a pirate adventure and had lots of fun trying to figure out how to steal the diamond from Calico Jack! Thanks Lou for being a great host!
So much fun doing the pirate experience and our host Anna was so lovely and helpful. Highly recommend
Loved it! We did the pirate one, great theming and fun puzzles. Will be back to try the others 😊
Anna was amazing n we solved pirate room with 12 minutes spare
Had a great time doing the Pirates! room with friends. Lou was a great host! Looking forward to coming back and trying the sequel and some other rooms.
The Melbourne ship takes one wheelchair per session. Depending on the size of the mobility aid, one of the chambers may be hard to reach, so talk to the team when you book.
The galleon is moored inside the Collins Street venue. Flinders Street Station is a few minutes’ stroll away, and there’s paid and street parking close by.
(03) 7078 8118 · melbourne.bookings@escapethis.com.au
Got a big group? Book several rooms at the same time.
Calico Jack’s galleon is also docked at Escape This Perth CBD and Escape This Sydney CBD.
259 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. The galleon is moored inside the Collins Street venue. Flinders Street Station is a few minutes’ stroll away, and there’s paid and street parking close by.
Escape This Melbourne CBD on (03) 7078 8118, or email melbourne.bookings@escapethis.com.au. Call about Pirates bookings, Saturday walk-ins for small crews or accessibility.
Under the same roof as Pirates: Pirate Island, Possession, Magic University, Zombie Apocalypse, Meat Grinder, Asylum, Van Helsing. Big groups can run two of them side by side.
A crew of 3 holds it, off the ship in 21:36. In Melbourne, 98% of crews escape Pirates.
Melbourne CBD prices each Pirates session as peak or off-peak, so adults pay $59–$65 and young adventurers $45–$55 depending on the time you choose. The booking calendar shows each session’s price before you pay.
Close to it. By escape rate, Pirates is the 3rd most escapable of 12 at Escape This Perth CBD; the most escapable of 9 rooms at Escape This Sydney CBD; the most escapable of 6 rooms at Escape This Melbourne CBD. That’s why it’s the room Escape This suggests for first-timers.
Book Pirates in Perth, Sydney or Melbourne. Two to eight of you, one ship, one hour of darkness.
