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Is Expedition Cruising the Purest Ecotourism?
Out in the wide world of commercial travel, cruising is enjoying a revival. Buoyed by the new wave of gigantic, luxurious vessels carrying up to 5000 passengers for as little a two hundred dollars per day, the allure is understandable. In Australia, cruise passenger numbers have tripled in less than ten years. In 2009, around […]
Branson’s New Adventure: Virgin Aquatic Prepares for Launch
Very soon the term ‘adventure travel’ will have a whole new meaning. Once the coveted tag of the ’70s ‘overland through Asia’ set, then the trekking in Himalaya crowd, Antarcticans and expedition cruisers, now the playboy of extremes, Sir Richard Branson, introduces his deep sea submarine ‘cruise’. Not content with sub-orbital space flight, Branson has […]
Branson’s New Adventure: Virgin Aquatic Prepares for Launch
Very soon the term ‘adventure travel’ will have a whole new meaning. Once the coveted tag of the ’70s ‘overland through Asia’ set, then the trekking in Himalaya crowd, Antarcticans and expedition cruisers, now the playboy of extremes, Sir Richard Branson, introduces his deep sea submarine ‘cruise’. Not content with sub-orbital space flight, Branson has […]
Cruise Weekly: Make the Kimberley your Quest
Astute cruise watchers have had a bumper season with many new vessels appearing in Sydney Harbour, not the least of them being P&O’s new superliner, Pacific Jewel. But the really eagle-eyed will have noticed the diminutive Kimberley Quest II touring about the harbour. Mistaken perhaps for some playboy billionaire’s superyacht, the Kimberley Quest II is […]
Cruise Weekly: Make the Kimberley your Quest
Astute cruise watchers have had a bumper season with many new vessels appearing in Sydney Harbour, not the least of them being P&O’s new superliner, Pacific Jewel. But the really eagle-eyed will have noticed the diminutive Kimberley Quest II touring about the harbour. Mistaken perhaps for some playboy billionaire’s superyacht, the Kimberley Quest II is […]
Cruise Weekly: Aussies Vote for Local Adventure Cruising
In an eye-opening poll, Australian cruise fans have voted for our own Kimberley as their Best Cruise Region. This remarkable turnaround may be a result of the dreaded GFC or just a growing awareness of our own enviable natural assets, but the result has dethroned the mighty Mediterranean from its once unassailable top spot. Cruise […]
Cruise Weekly: Ready … on your Marquesas … go!
Location: Port of Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia View Larger Map If there ever was a perfect outpost as sanctuary for troubled artists, refuge for wayward seamen and magnet for restless adventurers, then the far flung islands of the Marquesas would have to be it. Sure, you can catch one of the easy flights […]
Cruise Weekly: Ready … on your Marquesas … go!
Location: Port of Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French PolynesiaView Larger Map If there ever was a perfect outpost as sanctuary for troubled artists, refuge for wayward seamen and magnet for restless adventurers, then the far flung islands of the Marquesas would have to be it. Sure, you can catch one of the easy flights from […]
