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Day 10: Home of the Blizzard
Location: 66 deg 60′ S, 142 deg 37′ EVessel: Spirit of Enderby, 1750 tons, 50 pax, 71.6m If I was hoping for a re-enactment of Mawson’s legendary ‘Home of the Blizzard’, then I would be bitterly disappointed. After ten days travelling south through NZ’s sub-Antarctic islands, then Macquarie Island to reach this ‘Great White South’, […]
Cruise Weekly: Slowly in the Solomons
[read full issue] Location: Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands8 deg 26.3’S, 157 deg 56.9’EVessel: True North, 50m, 36 pax True North viewed from their onboard helicopter Here at anchor in one of the world’s largest saltwater lagoons, the Solomon Islands offers one of the few remaining unexploited adventure cruise locations on the planet. Luxury expedition ship, […]
Cruise Weekly: Slowly in the Solomons
[read full issue] Location: Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands8 deg 26.3’S, 157 deg 56.9’EVessel: True North, 50m, 36 pax True North viewed from their onboard helicopter Here at anchor in one of the world’s largest saltwater lagoons, the Solomon Islands offers one of the few remaining unexploited adventure cruise locations on the planet. Luxury expedition ship, […]
Cruise Weekly: Soren Larsen on Sail
After spending an afternoon aboard the classic tall ship, Soren Larsen, during her whirlwind visit to Sydney, I felt like I’d had a genuine introduction to life aboard a windjammer, albeit a slightly smaller one. In glorious morning sunshine, prehensile crew scampered up and down the masts unfurling sails bigger than David Jones at stocktake […]
Cruise Weekly: Soren Larsen on Sail
After spending an afternoon aboard the classic tall ship, Soren Larsen, during her whirlwind visit to Sydney, I felt like I’d had a genuine introduction to life aboard a windjammer, albeit a slightly smaller one. In glorious morning sunshine, prehensile crew scampered up and down the masts unfurling sails bigger than David Jones at stocktake […]
Cruise Weekly: Mix Me a Tui Tai, Darling?
Location: 16.9′ S, 179.7′ E, Taveuni Island, Fiji)Vessel: Tui Tai (42m, 550 GRT) Australians have reaffirmed their deep affection for Fiji with record numbers travelling to the islands despite outcry from some quarters about the controversial political situation. This tourism surge from Down Under has filled any vacuum left by diminishing arrivals from the US […]
Cruise Weekly: Mix Me a Tui Tai, Darling?
Location: 16.9′ S, 179.7′ E, Taveuni Island, Fiji)Vessel: Tui Tai (42m, 550 GRT) Australians have reaffirmed their deep affection for Fiji with record numbers travelling to the islands despite outcry from some quarters about the controversial political situation. This tourism surge from Down Under has filled any vacuum left by diminishing arrivals from the US […]
Cruise Weekly: Is this the world’s most adventurous cruise?
Without doubt, there is one ocean liner that embodies the majesty and romance of the seas better than any other. Her most famous voyage was her only voyage and on the night of April 14, 1912, she struck a glancing blow on an iceberg at full speed, puncturing five of her watertight compartments. Three hours […]
Cruise Weekly: Is this the world’s most adventurous cruise?
Without doubt, there is one ocean liner that embodies the majesty and romance of the seas better than any other. Her most famous voyage was her only voyage and on the night of April 14, 1912, she struck a glancing blow on an iceberg at full speed, puncturing five of her watertight compartments. Three hours […]
Cruise Weekly: Piscos and Piranhas
Cruise Weekly 31 August 2010 (Download PDF) Location: S 4 deg 38′, W 73 deg 45′, Maraňon River, PeruVessel: MV Aqua, 400 GRT, 24 passengers. The 7000km long Amazon River is full of fish – more species than the entire Atlantic I’m told – including that most bizarre of voracious feeders, the piranha. Here in […]
