Owner Coral Expeditions Port of registry Australia Launched 2005 Draft 3 m | Operator Coral Expeditions Ordered 2003 Length 63 m Builder NQEA Australia | |
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Name Coral Discoverer (2015–)
Oceanic Discoverer (2006–2015)
Oceanic Princess (2005–2006) Route Australia, South Pacific and South-east Asia | ||
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Coral Discoverer is an expedition cruise ship operating in Australia and Oceania. With a homeport of Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, the 72 passenger Coral Discoverer is fully registered under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) for worldwide operation. On launch in 2005 Coral Discoverer became the first Australian flagged, owned and staffed passenger ship to attain full SOLAS compliance in over 50 years.
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Coral Discoverer is one of three vessels in the Coral Expeditions fleet, operating alongside Coral Expeditions I and Coral Expeditions II.
Coral Discoverer has four passenger decks, containing 36 staterooms, an open seat dining room and al fresco dining deck, lounge and lecture lounge, two cocktail bars and a sun deck. Coral Discoverer travels with a range of excursion tenders including inflatable zodiacs, glass bottom boat, kayaks and the 'Xplorer' excursion tender.
In June 2015 the ship was renamed Coral Discoverer.
Operations
The ship operates itineraries that include Australia's 'Top End' and Kimberley, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia and New Zealand. In 2013 the ship made an inaugural sailing to Indonesia and West Papua.
