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Seabourn sends newest expedition ship to the Kimberley next June

Seabourn Pursuit, the purpose-built expedition ship, arrives in the Kimberley in June next year. She is already 40 per cent sold to Australia’s intrepid travellers. Robin West, Seabourn’s Vice-President of Expeditions, says Seabourn Pursuit is […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Sep 6 2023
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Ponant to sail three-masted schooner in The Kimberley with Paspaley partnership

Luxury small ship line Ponant has pulled off a major coup, bringing its three-masted sailing ship Le Ponant to The Kimberley in a unique partnership with the Paspaley pearl family. The yacht, which has recently […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . May 4 2022
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WA clears the Kimberley season – and says cruise ships can return in October

The government of Western Australia has agreed to the return of small ships in two weeks – just in time for Kimberley cruise season, which is proving popular and is almost sold out. And the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 3 2022
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Has WA’s border closure put the Kimberley season in jeopardy? Here’s what the experts say

A big question mark hangs over the upcoming Kimberley cruising season, as Western Australia’s borders remain shut and the ban on foreign ships remains. But a number of cruise specialists and companies are hopeful that […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Feb 3 2022
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Scenic cancels Eclipse Kimberley program after struggle to get approvals

Australian cruise line Scenic has been forced to cancel an exciting program of Kimberley sailings for the revolutionary Eclipse discovery yacht because it couldn’t get agreement on permits and approvals. Ponant, Silversea and Aurora are […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . May 10 2021
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Revealed: the extraordinary fight to save Australia’s 2021 cruise season

Europe will see a flotilla of ships set sail next month from Britain and around the Med. Asia has been sailing since November. Even America is planning a July restart after health authorities approved new […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 30 2021
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APT readies to sail first foreign ship in a year

APT is talking to three state governments to get their luxury adventure small ship Caledonian Sky into the Kimberley for the April season. APT’s managing director Chris Hall has told Cruise Passenger he is “quietly […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 18 2021
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