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Heritage Expeditions launches 2023 New Zealand coastal sailings

New Zealand family-owned Heritage Expeditions’ 2023 coastal programme aboard the 18-passenger yacht Heritage Explorer includes a new seven-day itinerary taking in Hauraki Gulf and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

March 24, 2022

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The round trip departs Auckland on January 21, 2023.

Furthest reaches

The five- to 10-day voyages aboard the 30-metre New Zealand flagged vessel go to the furthest reaches of New Zealand, visiting remote bays and island sanctuaries where native wildlife flourishes.

There are 10 cabins across three of four decks and the expedition yacht has a wood-finished interior with a dining room that offers a 180-degree panorama and specialises in fresh local produce and wines.

‘With New Zealand about to open up to the world again, small ship expedition cruising is the perfect way to experience parts of the country still unexplored by many New Zealanders,’ Commercial Director and expedition leader Aaron Russ said.

‘Our immersive wilderness experiences are created to share parts of New Zealand many visitors, and New Zealanders alike, rarely get the chance to experience,’ Russ said.

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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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