The 1,200gt expedition ship will cruise from Cairns to Darwin on October 29, 2017, visiting some of the most remote areas of Papua New
Guinea and Indonesia.
Many ports of call are inaccessible to larger cruise ships and passengers will come face-to-face with tribes that until recently have had little contact with the outside world.
There will be a traditional welcome in Alotau before Coral Discoverer sails on to Fergusson Island in the Milne Bay Province with its Dei
Dei geothermal hot springs and gorgeous native orchids.
There are the Trobriand Islands where an easygoing attitude to sex gave them the name ‘islands of love.’ Then there are the spectacular
fjords of Tufi and coral reefs of the Fly Islands.
The locals on Tuam Island will greet passengers with singing and dancing before Coral Discoverer heads for the colonial port of Madang
and enters the Sepik River, stopping at Wewak, capital of the East Sepik Province.
Other highlights include cruising around the Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat, snorkelling at Aljui Bay and an optional hike to view the
elusive red bird of paradise.
Before arriving in Darwin, Coral Discoverer will visit Indonesia’s original Spice Islands, where nutmeg, cloves and mace were global
commodities in the 16th century.
The ship’s expedition team includes a marine biologist and a SCUBA instructor.
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