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Aqua Expeditions’ New River-Cruiser, M/V Aria, Sets Sail
The M/V Aria, Aqua Expeditions’ second luxury river-cruiser on the Peruvian Amazon, set sail this past Friday on its maiden voyage with 21 passengers aboard. The brand-new addition to the Aqua Expeditions fleet features 16 specially designed cabins with floor-to-ceiling picture windows, a fully air-conditioned top deck with observation lounge as well as the Aqua […]
Bargains for late-season Cruisers
As the Mediterranean swings into bustling cruise mode, Star Clippers is offering some exotic sailings for those who choose to travel in the quieter late-season months of September and October. The three tall ships of the Star Clippers’ fleet — the flagship Royal Clipper (227 passengers and 106 crew) and the two smaller sister ships Star […]
Upper Mekong Cruises – GREAT RIVERBOAT JOURNEYS
MS Mekong Sun – now running the upper Mekong Active Travel has released its 2011-2012 Great Riverboat Journeys brochure with a comprehensive selection of cruises and cruise packages featuring the Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Mekong rivers. The specialist Asian cruise operator reports an increase in enquiries for the upper Mekong, running between Thailand and […]
Orion II Ryukyu Islands expedition – fugu, samurai and onsen
Orion II inaugural Ryukyu Islands expedition Join the specialist expedition team onboard the newly re-fitted Orion II for her maiden Ryukyu Islands voyage; explore from Japan through the rarely visited sub-tropical Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and Sabah. This 14 night voyage – with special pricing equivalent to a 10 night voyage – features diverse elements […]
RE-LIVE THE BLOODY BATTLEFIELDS OF 1940’s GUADALCANAL
GUADALCANAL, the resting place of HMAS Canberra sunk during the battle of Savo Island, some of the bloodiest battlefields in the Pacific War, the base at which Lieutenant John F. Kennedy was stationed with his famed PT109… these are just some highlights this August of a Guadalcanal Anniversary Tour. And rather than former wartime sites […]
RE-LIVE THE BLOODY BATTLEFIELDS OF 1940’s GUADALCANAL
GUADALCANAL, the resting place of HMAS Canberra sunk during the battle of Savo Island, some of the bloodiest battlefields in the Pacific War, the base at which Lieutenant John F. Kennedy was stationed with his famed PT109… these are just some highlights this August of a Guadalcanal Anniversary Tour. And rather than former wartime sites […]
Ocean Magazine – Ocean Cruising – Issue 37
Open publication Mentioned: Kimberley Cruising, Hanse Explorer, Heritage Expeditions, Wrangell Island, Silhouette Cruises Seychelles, Orion, AdventureSmith, Alaska, Oceanwide, Japan, Borneo
The Galapagos – “It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition”
About a year ago my wife and I decided we’d really like to visit the Galapagos – after all it had a fundamental influence on Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” and is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife. As we investigated the idea we decided that since Ecuador and Peru are (relatively) close, […]
The Galapagos – "It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition"
About a year ago my wife and I decided we’d really like to visit the Galapagos – after all it had a fundamental influence on Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” and is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife. As we investigated the idea we decided that since Ecuador and Peru are (relatively) close, […]
Lonely Planet Axes Aussie Jobs in UK Move
Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is cutting staff numbers and moving its online division from Melbourne to London, but will keep its Footscray headquarters, Fairfax media reports today. The report says the move is part of a restructure that will see 60 to 70 jobs go – some 15 per cent of total global staff. […]
