Australian Expedition cruise company, Coral Expeditions, has successfully completed the first sea trials of its new world expedition ship Coral Adventurer.
A team of 12 senior marine and management staff from the company?s Cairns headquarters joined representatives from the shipyard and systems manufacturers to put the vessel through her paces in rough sea conditions. She passed the trials with flying colours, demonstrating excellent stability and sea-keeping characteristics.
Coral Adventurer will be the fourth ship in the fleet of Australian-flagged ships, purpose-built for expedition-style cruising. Following final touches, including the installation of a collection of Australian art and photographs, the vessel will begin her sold-out maiden voyage from Singapore to Darwin on April 24.
?While we could have easily justified a bigger ship, we restricted her to 120 passengers, which we feel is the limit for a true expedition experience,? said Paul Chacko, executive director of Coral Expeditions. ?With this successful build behind us, the company is poised to further develop its new-build programme to cater for growing demand for expedition cruising.?
