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Coral Expeditions to circumnavigate Australia’s coastlineCoral Expeditions to circumnavigate Australia’s coastline

Following its successful inaugural Australia circumnavigation in 2022, Coral Expeditions will sail around the country on a 60-night ‘Australian Coastal Legend’ voyage from its home base in Cairns on October 17, 2025.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

December 7, 2023

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The purpose-built 120-passenger Coral Adventurer, launched in 2019 and able to reach areas inaccessible to larger ships, will carry just 112 passengers on this voyage to Australia’s remote coastal territories.

Outback visit

Highlights will include a feast and performances by the indigenous people in the Thursday Islands, a winemaker’s lunch in Western Australia’s Margaret River region and a charter flight to an outback country homestead in Queensland.

‘This will be a rare and special travel experience with a planned schedule of 48 excursion experiences, dispersed around the vast and diverse coastal landscape of Australia,’ Commercial Director Jeff Gillies said.

‘Our team is excited to launch this epic new voyage,’ Gillies said.

Local produce

‘One key element will be that our culinary team has developed a programme of shore excursions and onboard offerings inspired by the globally renowned regional produce we will find along the way,’ he said.

He added Coral Expeditions’ choice to operate under the Australian maritime flag, with an all-Australian crew, gives passengers a uniquely Australian adventure.

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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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