The ship will sail into King George Sound, Albany at 4am Tuesday in time for guests to witness a special dawn service from a unique vantage point off Middleton Beach. The themed cruise which departed from Fremantle, Perth on January 21, 2018.
The laying of a wreath and a minute of silence will be held between 4 and 5.30am on January 23 in the vicinity of the Mount Clarence memorial and Middleton Beach. The ship’s officers and Astor’s Captain Andrey will be in attendance.
Astor will stay in Albany until 10pm, allowing time for passengers to explore and follow the Anzac story with an optional excursion to visit the award winning National Anzac Centre.
A special RSL afternoon tea with Regimental Colonel Brigadier Geoff Hand AM.RFD as the guest speaker, is also organised and lectures from special guest Jon Doust, an Albany based writer and comedian, will take place on board.
Passengers then have the option to attend a dusk memorial service complete with the playing of ‘The Last Post’ on Mount Clarence and a ‘Firing of the Canon’ ceremony.
CMV’s Astor will continue operating her Australian schedule later this week with an Australia Day Long weekend cruise.
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