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10 nights Darwin / Broome or Broome / Darwin |
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| Departure Dates for Expedition Cruises in the Kimberley ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Departure dates - 2008 Darwin to Broome Coral Princess: 11 April; 2 May, 23 May; 2 June; 4 July, 25 July; 15 Aug; 5 Sept Oceanic Discoverer: 18 April; 9 May; 11 July; 1 Aug, 22 August; 12 September 2008 Broome to Darwin Coral Princess: 21 April; 12 May; 14 July; 4 Aug, 25 Aug; 15 Sept Oceanic Discoverer: 28 April; 19 May; 30 June; 21 July; 11 Aug; 1 Sept, 22 Sept 2009 Darwin to Broome Coral Princess: 10 April; 1 May and 22 May; June; 3 July and 24 July; 14 August; 4 September Oceanic Discoverer: 17 April; 8 May and 29 May; 19 June; 10 July and 31 July; 21 August; 11 September 2009 Broome to Darwin Coral Princess: 20 April; 11 May; x and xx June; 13 July; 3 August and 24 August; 14 September Oceanic Discoverer: 27 April; 18 May; 8 June and 29 June; 20 July; 10 August and 21 August; 21 September |
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| The Vessels... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Oceanic
Discoverer (formerly Oceanic Princess) is
a purpose built 63 metre luxury cruise expedition ship, new for the 2005
season. Oceanic Princess offers the facilities you would
expect of larger ships including a choice of superior accommodation
grades, super queen or twin size bed configurations, Italian en suite
bathrooms, independently controlled air conditioning, cocktail bars, spa
pool, sundeck, library, lecture lounge with large plasma screen,
powerpoint/slide/video facilities, phone, facsimile and internet.
Oceanic Princess has been designed to offer superior comfort for
cruising but retains a shallow draft to allow safe access to the mighty
rivers and scenic inlets the Kimberley has to offer. She carries a
specially designed 76 passenger high speed exploration vessel and a
fleet of Zodiacs to enable you to explore the remote Kimberley.Oceanic Princess carries 76 guests |
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 Coral Princess is a 35 metre catamaran and also offers all the
facilities you would expect of larger ships including a choice of air
conditioned accommodation grades, double or twin bed configurations, en
suite bathrooms, cocktail bar, spa pool, sundeck, library, lecture
lounge with powerpoint/slide/video facilities, phone and
facsimile. She has a shallow draft for safe access to the rivers
and carries a specially designed exploration vessel and inflatable
Zodiacs to enable you to explore the remote Kimberley.Coral Princess carries 48 guests. |
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| Accommodation charges on board Services of expedition staff including lectures, briefings, slide/film presentations and other group activities and group transfers during the cruise All meals 24 hour tea/coffee station Landing fees Not Included |
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Kimberley Expedition Cruise 10 nights - Typical Itinerary Darwin to Broome*: |
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| DAY 1: Board Coral Princess
in Darwin at 10am for
11.00am departure. Evening: Captain's 'Welcome Aboard' Cocktail Party. DAY 2: Exploration of King George River and scenic Tranquil Bay. DAY 3: Long Reef - reef walk, swim and snorkel. Fishing. Cassini Island. Beach BBQ at sunset. 
DAY 4: Bigge Island - exploration of Aboriginal and 'Bradshaw' rock
paintings. Beach and island walks.DAY 5: Hunter River - river island and beach excursions. Fishing, crabbing. Optional scenic helicopter flights (approx.A$300). Surveyor and Mitchell Falls. Mitchell Plateau. DAY 6: Cruise Careening Bay to St George Basin. Crocodile spotlighting, river exploration. DAY 7: Prince Regent River excursion to picturesque Camp Creek and remote Kings Cascades falls. Exploration, freshwater swimming, scenic waterfalls. DAY 8: Montgomery Reef - reef walk, marine life study Talbot Bay, pearling operation, Horizontal Falls, unique tidal waterfalls. DAY 9: Crocodile Creek - exploration, scenic falls, swimming, One Arm Point,: Corroboree. 
DAY 10: Lacepede Island - turtle nursery, booby and frigate bird
colonies, beach and island exploration, fishing. Evening:
Captain's Farewell Dinner. DAY 11: Early arrival Broome; 8.3Oam disembark * Note: Huge tidal movements and the remote terrain of the Kimberley region usually mean that itineraries have to be varied. In fact no two trips are ever exactly the same. |
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Cruise from
Darwin to Broome or vice versa on the Coral Princess or the
new Oceanic Discoverer (formerly the Oceanic Princess). Shallow draft and
manoeuvrability make these ships ideal to navigate the mighty rivers and scenic
inlets of the Kimberley. The itinerary is
supervised by Expedition Leaders and Guest Lecturers and a
specially designed excursion vessel allows you to explore the
gorges of the Mitchell, King George, Prince Regent and Hunter
Rivers. Optional helicopter flights to the Mitchell Plateau
are also available.