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WIN a Borneo expedition on board Orion II, valued at $22,000

WIN a Borneo expedition on board Orion II, valued at $22,000

For your chance to discover the remote, unspoilt jewels of Borneo’s islands and coastlines – plus encounter orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park’s landmark Camp Leakey – just tell us in 25 words or less why this voyage would create a unique, meaningful experience for you. Orion Expedition Cruises has been voyaging to the world’s […]

WIN a Borneo expedition on board Orion II, valued at $22,000

WIN a Borneo expedition on board Orion II, valued at $22,000

For your chance to discover the remote, unspoilt jewels of Borneo’s islands and coastlines – plus encounter orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park’s landmark Camp Leakey – just tell us in 25 words or less why this voyage would create a unique, meaningful experience for you. Orion Expedition Cruises has been voyaging to the world’s […]

Antarctic adventure: In search of Captain Scott on a long voyage to the frozen South

Antarctic adventure: In search of Captain Scott on a long voyage to the frozen South

By Roderick Gilchrist We had been at sea for five days, battered incessantly by 40ft waves, when The Orion’s engines cut out and we were left at the mercy of the most dangerous ocean in the world. Our stabilisers, and every technical advantage over the schooners of old, were useless as we listed in latitudes […]

Antarctic adventure: In search of Captain Scott on a long voyage to the frozen South

Antarctic adventure: In search of Captain Scott on a long voyage to the frozen South

By Roderick Gilchrist We had been at sea for five days, battered incessantly by 40ft waves, when The Orion’s engines cut out and we were left at the mercy of the most dangerous ocean in the world. Our stabilisers, and every technical advantage over the schooners of old, were useless as we listed in latitudes […]

Itinerary and Date Changes for Orion II Launch Season

Itinerary and Date Changes for Orion II Launch Season

Clelia II with mocked up Orion II livery Orion Expedition Cruises advises itinerary changes due to the later than anticipated delivery of Orion II combined with the current situation in Japan. The vessel, currently operating as Clelia II, is due to undertake a scheduled dry dock prior to delivery to Orion Expedition Cruises. Due to […]

Itinerary and Date Changes for Orion II Launch Season

Itinerary and Date Changes for Orion II Launch Season

Clelia II with mocked up Orion II livery Orion Expedition Cruises advises itinerary changes due to the later than anticipated delivery of Orion II combined with the current situation in Japan. The vessel, currently operating as Clelia II, is due to undertake a scheduled dry dock prior to delivery to Orion Expedition Cruises. Due to […]

Expedition cruise line gets up close with a Sepik village

Expedition cruise line gets up close with a Sepik village

Sarina Bratton surrounded by Watam villagers. THE village of Watam on Papua New Guinea’s north coast isn’t easily found on a map. Accessible only by boat, it is barely a pinprick in the dense jungle through which the ice-blue Sepik River flows. Silt oozes from the river’s mouth into the Bismarck Sea like an exhalation […]

Expedition cruise line gets up close with a Sepik village

Expedition cruise line gets up close with a Sepik village

Sarina Bratton surrounded by Watam villagers. THE village of Watam on Papua New Guinea’s north coast isn’t easily found on a map. Accessible only by boat, it is barely a pinprick in the dense jungle through which the ice-blue Sepik River flows. Silt oozes from the river’s mouth into the Bismarck Sea like an exhalation […]

An Orion Expedition to Islands Lost in Time

An Orion Expedition to Islands Lost in Time

Dragons, spices and megaliths Orion’s Spice Island Adventure explores one of the most extraordinarily bio-diverse regions on Earth, a handful of rarely visited islands situated just north of Australia. Centuries ago the Spice Islands were the source of the world’s most valued foodstuffs, the most treasured commodities of their time. Spices enriched a chain of […]

An Orion Expedition to Islands Lost in Time

An Orion Expedition to Islands Lost in Time

Dragons, spices and megaliths Orion’s Spice Island Adventure explores one of the most extraordinarily bio-diverse regions on Earth, a handful of rarely visited islands situated just north of Australia. Centuries ago the Spice Islands were the source of the world’s most valued foodstuffs, the most treasured commodities of their time. Spices enriched a chain of […]