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IT SEEMS there’s still a buoyant market for high-end cruise product, with WA’s North Star Cruises just-released Whale Shark Discovery Cruise already half sold out, despite the $18,495 starting price. The 10-night Darwin/West Papua/ Darwin cruise aboard the 36-pax luxury vessel True North leaves 19 Oct 2012 for Indonesia’s Cendrawasih Bay, an underwater wilderness and home to the Whale Shark, said to be the world’s largest fish. “People come from all over the world to swim and feed these massive creatures,” said Gavin Graham, True North’s Master. Up to 7 metres long, the sharks are harmless and are more interested in eating the plankton that abound in the waters, he said. He said guests will also visit villages, dive, snorkel, fish and go on guided jungle walks on this amazing cruise adventure. The prices include return flights by private jet from Darwin to Sarong, Indonesia and all meals. Another highlight of the season, an 11-night Sepik Soiree from Cairns to Madang exploring the remote Admiralty Islands is priced from $15,495pp. The all-Aussie crew entertained the industry on board True North yesterday on Sydney Harbour to update them on the 2013 program. The ship is here on a 4-night cruise that takes in the New Year’s Eve fireworks, plus three nights on the Hawkesbury. The luxury vessel is the only Kimberley adventure-cruise ship that travels with a full-time helicopter, and being purposebuilt, it can enter shallow coastal waters where bigger ships can’t go. Based in Fremantle, North Star Cruises pioneered luxury adventure cruising 25 years ago with West Coast and Kimberley cruises that allow guests to “go wild in style.” Pictured above at yesterday’s event are, from left: Jessica Boston, Territory Discoveries; Sally Miles, Cable Beach Resort; and Victoria Kyngdon, Broome and The Kimberley Holidays. |
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