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Coral Expeditions sets sail for West Australia and the Kimberley

Coral Adventurer has sailed from Fremantle for Broome to explore the Abrolhos and Coral Coast, and Coral Geographer has departed Broome on a 10-night Kimberley cruise.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

March 24, 2022

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This follows the opening this month of Western Australia’s border which has been closed for almost 700 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Coral Discoverer, the third ship in the Australian-flagged Coral Expeditions fleet, will head for the Kimberley mid-April.

Group GM Mark Fifield was on hand in Fremantle and Broome to see off both departures.

Patiently waiting

‘Our loyal guests and crew have been patiently awaiting this day,’ Fifield said.

‘The Kimberley holds a special place in our heart. Some of our expedition leaders have been guiding guests in the Kimberley for 20 years, yet they say that every voyage uncovers something new.

‘That is why we love this truly Australian adventure so much.’

Highest number

This year there are 50 planned expeditions in the Kimberley and Western Australia, carrying more than 3,000 passengers between March and October, the highest number in the history of the company. 

This week Coral Expeditions launched its full 2024 Kimberley season sailing schedule which is now open for bookings.

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About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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