Cruise lines offer Kimberley expeditions from $7818pp
Cruise lines highlight 2024 luxury expedition cruises to The Kimberley for those seeking an adventure that transcends the ordinary.
Kimberley Cruises
Historic first as Ponant maps Kimberley for cruising
French line Ponant has started charting the ancient Kimberley waterways as it ramps up its presence in the Western Australian expedition cruise location
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 the second luxury expedition vessel in the line’s fleet of seven, including five ocean-ships. Pursuit has just begun her maiden … Read more
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 undergone a major refit to create an ultra-luxe vessel for just 32 passengers, will sail unique itineraries – and guests … Read more
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 state has also agreed that larger vessels can return to its ports in October, when the Wave Season will be … Read more
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 keen cruisers will still get their fix of cruising in this iconic location. The Kimberley cruising season runs from the … Read more
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 all still awaiting permission to begin a Kimberley season – though APT has reported good news with approval for Caledonian … Read more
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 vaccine regulations. But Australia’s cruise executives and the Federal Government are still struggling to find a formula which will allow … Read more
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 positive” about talks with the state governments regarding restarting small-ship cruising in Australia. Mr Hall, one of Australia’s most respected … Read more
