Coral Adventurer itineraries

CORAL Expeditions has today released full details of the inaugural season of its newbuild Coral Adventurer ( pictured) which is currently under construction by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard.

The vessel will undergo a series of testing and shakedown cruises in Mar and Apr next year, prior to a formal launch ceremony which is scheduled for Singapore on 22 Apr 2019.

Coral Adventurer’s maiden voyage has already sold out, and will take 120 pax on an 18-day expedition through the Indonesian archipelago, retracing the explorations of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

The 2019 and 2020 itineraries feature a diverse range of expeditions in Australia’s tropical north, including explorations of the rarely visited West Papua, the Kimberley coast, the frontiers of Papua New Guinea and the exotic Spice Islands, also known as the Moluccas or Maluku Islands.

The company confirmed that building has now commenced on the ship’s lightweight dual Xplorer expedition tenders - open safari boats that “extend the capabilities of the ship beyond current cruise industry benchmarks by allowing rapid deployment of all passengers on shore excursions”.

The Xplorer tenders, a trademark feature of all Coral Expeditions ships, can cruise up rivers, land on beaches and disembark at small village piers.

Coral Adventurer also features a guest observation lounge and a special-purpose room for art workshops, photography and scientific research.