Orion Expedition Cruises Announces 2010 Sailings
Building on established expedition voyages to the Antarctic, Australia’s Kimberley and Papua New Guinea, Orion Expedition Cruises’ 2009-2010 Calendar of Sailings adds three inaugural Voyages of Discovery to the islands of Asia, a visit to Norfolk Island and new sub-Antarctic island wildlife expeditions. Brand new for 2009 are Orion’s Spice Islands, Gulf of Siam and Vietnam Explorer expeditions to Asia.
Depending on the chosen voyage these nine-, 10- and 11-night itineraries, available in September and October 2009, include Bali plus expeditions to the exotic coasts and islands of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (including an optional side trip to Angkor Wat in Cambodia).
Departing late October 2009 is a 10-night cruise between Bali and Cairns. This Forgotten Islands expedition will feature the island of Komodo, famous for its dragons, Maluku, Yamdena Island and Thursday Island in the Torres Strait before arriving in Cairns.
In 2009 dedicated Sub-Antarctic Wildlife Adventure expeditions are planned focusing on the extraordinary wildlife found on the islands of World Heritage Macquarie, Campbell, Auckland and Snares Islands and New Zealand fjordlands.
Ten voyages between May and September 2009 feature the highlights of the Kimberley coast including the Opera Under the Stars voyage (a one-off voyage on Aug. 21, 2009 that includes a night at the Opera in Broome as a guest of Orion) and a Guide to the Southern Skies voyage.
This 11-night voyage from Darwin to Broome will have a special astronomical focus when Professors Fred Watson, astronomer in charge of the Anglo Australian observatory at Coonabarabran, and David Malin, astronomical photographer, writer and lecturer, reveal the ancient legends and modern science of the universe to Orion’s guests.
Also available will be the seven-night Art of Arnhem Land Voyage, the 19-night Norfolk and Melanesian Islands Discovery voyage, the five-night North Queensland Tropical Reefs and Culture voyage, or the six-night Great Barrier Reef voyage.
