May 29, 2022
French luxury expedition line further boosts Kimberley footprint for 2022 season
Following the successful restart of PONANT’s Kimberley expedition season in April 2022, PONANT has welcomed the arrival of small expedition ship Le Soléal into Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
Read More…May 4, 2022
Triple-mast yacht to offer northern and southern Kimberley voyages from Apr to Oct
Imagine cruising the Kimberleys in a three-masted luxury yacht with only 32 other guests. It’ll be possible from April next year when PONANT debuts its iconic sailing yacht Le Ponant that’ll be based in the Asia Pacific region for six months of the year.
Read More…March 28, 2022
Dual ships embark on season opening departures from Fremantle and Broome
Coral Expeditions has commenced its first Western Australian voyages of the 2022 season with dual departures to the Kimberley from Fremantle and Broome. Coral Adventurer set sail from Fremantle on a 12-night exploration of the Abrolhos and Coral Coast, while Coral Geographer departed Broome on a 10-night Kimberley voyage on Wednesday [23 March 2022].
Read More…October 22, 2021
Two ultra-luxury yachts, 14 departures, one Kimberley
PONANT has opened the books for its 2023 Kimberley Expedition season which features 14 departures on dual ships in the region, Le Lapérouse or Le Soléal.
Read More…August 24, 2021
Border situation leads to postponement of this year’s Top End program
The open and shut domestic border situation in Australia has claimed yet another cruise line, with New Zealand’s Island Escape Cruises shelvings its Kimberley season for 2021.
Read More…March 30, 2021
Australian cruise line responds to new capacity restrictions at Port of Darwin
Coral Expeditions has shelved port calls at Darwin for the Immediate future from its Australian program in response to new legislation on expedition cruising in the Northern Territory that was revealed late last week.
Read More…March 30, 2021
Kiwi-operator granted permit for Kimberley and Great Barrier Reef sailings
New Zealand-based small-ship operator Island Escape Cruises has received authorisation from Australian regulators to operate its planned Great Barrier Reef and Kimberley coastline itineraries in 2021.
Read More…March 5, 2021
Kimberley season flagged to operate between June and August 2021
Scenic has confirmed plans to deploy its six-star, ultra-luxury yacht to Australian waters for the first time in mid-2021.
Read More…March 1, 2021
New voyages planned for Tasmania, Bass Strait, Coral Coast and the Kimberley
Aurora Expeditions is about to launch an Australian domestic program for 2021 with voyages to Tasmania and Western Australia’s Coral Coast and the Kimberley.
Read More…September 10, 2020
First expert insider event pulls 1,300 comments from enthusiastic audience
Ponant has reported an enthusiastic response to its inaugural live online education program, with more than 1,000 travel advisors and consumers from across Australia and New Zealand participating in last week’s broadcast that was focused on the “Kimberley’s Big 5”.
Read More…July 14, 2020
Sixth and final Ponant Explorer vessel also delivered
Ponant’s resumption of cruising this month and next is set to include inaugural voyages for the recently launched Le Bellot. The ultra-luxury small ship cruise line is proposing a series of all-new expedition cruises circumnavigating Iceland, operating round trip from Reykjavik.
Read More…July 7, 2020
Amended sailing schedule for 2020 released
Effective 4 July 2020, True North has un-paused its COVID-19 enforced temporary cruise suspension with a reworked sailing schedule for the remainder of the calendar year.
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