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Coral Expeditions: Western Australia Set to Sail Again

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Australia’s pioneering small ship cruise line, Coral Expeditions, confirms operations will restart in Western Australia this month, its 25th year of continuous operations in the state. The company has attained all required state and federal approvals including the endorsement of their travel industry leading SailSAFE plan. (expeditioncruising.com)

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New Coral Geographer Ready for Delivery

Coral Expeditions (Logo)The new Coral Geographer is closer to delivery from VARD in Vietnam, according to Project Manager Frank Krone. The 120-guest ship is a sister to the 2019-built Coral Adventurer and is now poised to make her debut in Cairns, Australia, on March 1. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Coral Expeditions Marks Tasmanian Restart to Summer Expedition Season

The 72-berth Coral Discoverer  (Former Oceanic Discoverer)Coral Expeditions has completed the first Australian cruise for 2021 with what it said was successful restart voyage circumnavigating the pristine coastal waters of Tasmania. The voyage was sold out a year in advance, although several guests were not able to travel due to border restrictions at the time of departure on New Year’s Day. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions To Return in January with Coral Adventurer

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions has announced that the Coral Adventurer will return to operations this January after a ten-month hiatus in her homeport of Cairns. Having successfully completed an eight voyage season with the Coral Discoverer on the Great Barrier Reef with new health protocols in place, Coral Expeditions is now ready to expand its domestic itineraries with the Adventurer, the company said. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions Confirms October Start for Great Barrier Reef Cruises

The 72-berth Coral Discoverer  (Former Oceanic Discoverer)Coral Expeditions has confirmed a restart of operations for Oct. 14 with a series of new seven-night sailings onboard the Coral Discoverer. Operating out of Cairns with planned departures through mid-December this year, these voyages will take small groups of guests to explore the pristine outer reefs and lesser-known islands of the Great Barrier Reef, the company said. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions: New Health Protocols and Domestic Sailing Plan

Coral Expeditions (Logo)Coral Expeditions has launched its newly developed health and safety management plan as it prepares for a return to operations, according to a plan. The resumption plans will include a revised sailing schedule focussed on nature-based expeditions in Australia’s remote coastal wilderness, the company said. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions Launches New Great Barrier Reef Program

The 72-berth Coral Discoverer  (Former Oceanic Discoverer)Coral Expeditions has launched a completely re-imagined program of Great Barrier Reef expeditions from June 2021, according to a press release. Capitalising on 35 years of expertise and for the first time locally deploying the “Coral Discoverer”, these new sailings focus on the extraordinary marine life, cultural and natural heritage of Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage icons, the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Three new voyages released by Coral Expeditions

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Australia’s pioneer of expedition cruising, Coral Expeditions have released three new itineraries as part of the maiden voyage series of the newbuild Coral Geographer during February, March and April 2021. The collection of Indian Ocean expeditions focuses on some of the most remote islands across the vast arc of the Indian Ocean. (australia.etbtravelnews.global)

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Coral Expeditions inaugural sailings to showcase Komodo & Krakatoa

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions, Australia’s pioneering cruise line, will continue to offer guests sightings of Komodo dragons on Rinca Island and uninterrupted views of Anak Krakatoa on their unique ‘Komodo Dragons & Krakatoa’ voyages to the seafaring Kingdom of Sulawesi in January and February 2020. (etbtravelnews.global)

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Coral Expeditions to share Christmas

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions surprise guests on its 12-night Spice Islands and Raja Ampat cruise, departing 21 December 2019, with an unforgettable experience of Christmas lunch with the King of Saparua. Having established close personal ties with the island of Saparua on recent expeditions, Coral Expeditions have been welcomed back by the King to share lunch and festivities with the village this Christmas. (etbtravelnews.global)

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Coral Expeditions launches Circumnavigation of New Guinea

Coral Expeditions (Logo)Coral Expeditions, Australia’s pioneering expedition cruise line, continues the innovative direction of their exploration program with the launch of a new 35-night Circumnavigation of New Guinea, one of the world’s most remote cultural and natural destinations, in 2020. (america.etbtravelnews.global)

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Coral Expeditions to Build Another New Ship

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions is building a sister ship to the recently launched Coral Adventurer. The new vessel, the Coral Geographer, is under construction at VARD in Vietnam, according Paul Chacko, managing director of the Australian expedition brand. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions establishes UK Sales office as business grows

Coral Expeditions expands its international distribution team with the establishment of a UK sales office in London and by appointing Amy Sharpe as their UK Sales Manager commencing in May 2019. Following the successful launch of its fourth vessel, Coral Adventurer, the opening of a permanent UK sales office for Coral Expeditions in the UK reflects the strong demand for expedition cruising product out of the UK and European source markets. (eglobaltravelmedia.com.au)

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Coral Expeditions Launches Coral Adventurer

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Last night (April 23), Coral Expeditions celebrated the official launch of its fourth and largest expedition ship, 120-guest Coral Adventurer, at a ceremony in Singapore. Coral Expeditions’ senior management, key stakeholders and global media guests joined onboard. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Sea Trials success for Coral Adventurer (Video)

Sea Trials success for Coral Adventurer (LATTE – Luxuy Australian Travel Trade e-News)

Coral Expeditions has completed the first sea trials of its new ship, Coral Adventurer, which is on track for delivery in April 2019. Following final touches, including the installation of a collection of Australian art and photographs, the Coral Adventurer will begin her sold-out maiden voyage from Singapore to Darwin on 24 April.

 

 

 

 

 

Coral Adventurer Launched

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions has officially launched its new vessel, Coral Adventurer, as the vessel touched water for the first time at a shipyard in Vietnam earlier this month. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions float-out of new flagship Coral Adventurer

The Coral Adventurer (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions officially launched their new vessel, Coral Adventurer, into the ocean on 8th December 2018. The float out ceremony, which involved two days of relocating the vessel from yard onto the floating dock, was a key milestone for Australia’s pioneering cruise line, Coral Expeditions. (expeditioncruising.com)

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Coral Expeditions Unveils New Sailings

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions announced it is deepening its coverage of the largely unexplored territories of Papua New Guinea and West Papua with five expedition adventures in 2019 aboard its new expedition ship the Coral Adventurer. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Coral Expeditions aims to set new benchmarks

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)Coral Expeditions, Australia’s pioneering cruise line, is heightening expectations for its new expedition cruise vessel, Coral Adventurer, announcing new details of the maiden 2019 / 2020 season set to begin on April 22, 2019. (etbtravelnews.global)

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Demand Strong for Wild Regions for Coral Expeditions

The Coral Adventurer  (Courtesy Coral Expeditons)The inaugural voyage on the new Coral Adventurer is fully sold out more than a year in advance, and the ship is driving capacity up in the Kimberley region for Coral Expeditions, which in turn will open the map up for further deployments. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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