North stars

THE northern region of Australia will be well represented, with two enthusiastic new members joining the Australian Cruise Association.

Returning for another stint with the Association is the Marine Division of Experience Co, Australia’s leading adventure tourism operator.

It has a long history of working with the ground operators such as Bob Wood, Intercruises, Inchcape and A&K, as well as directly with the cruise companies to organise ship-to-shore transfers in Cairns, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas.

Additionally, they provide snorkel and diving tours for passengers with sole charters and groups on Reef Magic to their Outer Reef platform.

Fitzroy Island tours are also popular as day tours.

Our other new member, Nautilus Aviation, offers an extensive array of experiences for cruise passengers and has bases at Cairns, Port Douglas, Townsville, Darwin and also Horn Island in the Torres Strait Islands.

It offers scenic flights as well as packages which take in the local sights - Great Barrier Reef and Rainforest from Cairns; Kakadu and the wetlands as well as HeliFish and even Heli Pub Crawls from Darwin, and can also create high end bespoke tours for the luxury vessel passengers.

Nautilus Aviation and Experience Co tell us they have both enjoyed amazing opportunities working with the cruise industry in the past and see great value in supporting our Association to help develop a roadmap for a cruise re-start.

Welcome aboard!