Coral Expeditions has re-imagined its program of Great Barrier Reef expeditions from June 2021, as it moves to an all-new blue-water expedition fleet by 2021. Jeff Gillies, commercial director of Coral Expeditions, says the business has redesigned its ever-popular Great Barrier Reef expeditions creating longer, more immersive experiences.
“Coral Expeditions pioneered expedition cruising on the Great Barrier Reef in 1985. We have gone back to the drawing board to redesign our program reflecting on how our guest expectations, and the geography of the Reef itself, have evolved over three decades.
“Our new 7-night expeditions, Outerknown Adventures on the Great Barrier Reef, focus on the lesser seen outer reefs and islands of the northern region and will offer guests from across the globe, an authentic and immersive experience like no other available on the reef. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef is in our DNA and we aim to create experiences beyond imagination in this new era.”
New destinations include the Daintree Rainforest, Hope Island and remote Osprey Reef, described by Sir David Attenborough as ‘an oasis for living creatures of all kind’. Osprey Reef lies beyond the continental shelf and is an isolated sea mount rising 2,000m above the seabed within the outer limits of the Coral Sea Marine Park.
