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Orion expeditions to Sub-Antarctic islands
Immerse yourself in some of our planet’s most extraordinary biodiversity. Protected by the Southern Ocean, secluded and seldom visited, the Australian and New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands, recognized by UNESCO as one of the worlds’ precious regions of unique biodiversity, will be visited by the expedition cruise ship Orion in December, 2009. Today these remote nature […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Hard Edge Adventure
Cruise Weekly – Comment by Roderick Eime Softies eh? I get the impression some folk still think adventure cruising is just another way of sipping cocktails around the pool bar – at a premium price. Those of you with a taste for the harder edge can do stuff to really get their attention at Silvia’s […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Hard Edge Adventure
Cruise Weekly – Comment by Roderick Eime Softies eh? I get the impression some folk still think adventure cruising is just another way of sipping cocktails around the pool bar – at a premium price. Those of you with a taste for the harder edge can do stuff to really get their attention at Silvia’s […]
Orion’s return to Hayman Island
Source: Seatrade InsiderOrion Expedition Cruises’ 4,000gt Orion will return to Hayman next year during a six-night Great Barrier Reef cruise departing Cairns on November 10. In its 2009 Complete Expedition Calendar, the company that was launched by md Sarina Bratton in 2005 and acquired by KSL Capital Partners in May this year, describes Hayman as […]
Orion’s Ring of Fire expeditions
Opportunity still exists to join one of two voyages Orion is undertaking in February and early March 2009. Select from the 10 night Auckland to Port Vila expedition or the 9 night Port Vila to Rabaul voyage – or join them together for a memorable 19 night Voyage of Discovery along the Ring of Fire. […]
Orion’s Spice Islands Voyage of Discovery to lands lost in time
This Orion Voyage of Discovery visits one of the most extraordinarily bio-diverse regions on Earth. The Moluccas, once known as the Spice Islands and now Maluku, is a rarely visited collection of islands situated just north of Australia between New Guinea and Timor. Few outsiders ever set foot here. Being part of Wallacea, the legendary […]
FREE AIR TO JOIN ANTARCTIC CRUISES FROM NEW ZEALAND
CruiseMart is offering free return air and a night’s accommodation at Invercargill in New Zealand to join two cruises to Antarctica aboard the boutique expedition ship Orion in December of this year and January 2009. And as well as this exclusive offer the December 2008 cruise will feature onboard talks and tips by renowned photographer, […]
Orion on acquisition hunt
Michael Bruce – Travel Weekly Orion Cruises has abandoned plans to purchase a new-build vessel and will instead look at acquisitions within the next 12 months, founder and managing director Sarina Bratton has said. Bratton told Travel Today the sale of 94 per cent of the business to Denver-based KSL Capital Partners earlier this year […]
Join Orion in 2009 to discover the other side of Asia
Orion, acclaimed for its expeditions to the Kimberley and Arnhem Land, Papua New Guinea and the Antarctic is heading to places less visited in Asia as part of its 2009 Calendar of Sailings. The coastline and islands of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia beckon and there is no finer way to experience these culturally exotic […]
Orion’s cultural expedition to Arnhem Land
This exclusive Orion cultural expedition provides rare access to remote Arnhem Land indigenous art communities, with plenty of time ashore to meet and talk with many artists, view and purchase original artworks and visit important galleries. Orion’s expedition team and specialist guest lecturers enhance the experience with comprehensive briefings and workshops. Departing Thursday Island in […]
