Free flights and discounts are
on offer for APT’s first small
ship expeditions in Australia,
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,
Japan and Cuba.
THE Australian company has opened
bookings for adventure-based luxury cruises
on its newest investment, UK-based Noble
Caledonia and its specialist ships which include
the 110-passenger Caledonia Sky and Island Sky.
Refurbished in May, Caledonia Sky is the
main vessel featured in the new brochure, ‘APT
Luxury Small Ship Expedition Cruises 2013-14’,
specifically tailored for travellers from Australia
and New Zealand.
‘Fly free’ deals and discounts of up to $1,050
per person are now available for early bookings.
Highlights include a 14-day South East Asia
Explorer from Darwin to Singapore, following
‘The Journey of the Krait’ route of one of the
most successful covert operations in Australian
military history, is priced from $9,995pp, twin
share, departing 25 September 2013.
An 11-day Kimberley cruise departing
September 2013 is priced from $7,995 per
person twin-share, with options to explore
Darwin or Broome, while the 28-day Grand
Kimberley, including the coastal cruise and a
17-day 4WD land tour, starts at $17,395.
The 16-day Japanese Spring Gardens, priced
from $11,995, is organised by APT’s sister
company Botanica and sails from Kyoto,
around Japan to South Korea.
The 19-day Beyond the Dragon’s Lair, priced
from $13,959, starts in Jakarta and finishes in
Port Moresby.
APT General Manager Marketing Debra Fox
said Caledonia Sky “feels like a private yacht or
a fine country club” and is equipped with five
different cabin styles, with each suite almost
twice the size of suites on standard big ships.
The ship has 10 onboard zodiacs for
expeditions led by experts, who also conduct
onboard lectures.
Also in the brochure is the 15-day Spirit of
the Spanish Main, aboard Island Sky, from
Nassau in the Bahamas, cruising around Cuba
to Mexico and Belize, priced from $10,295.
Fares include tipping, shore excursions and
house wines, beers and soft drinks with all
lunches and dinners.
Each departure is a one-off, which Fox said
makes the APT expedition program the most
specialised on the seas.
For details, see www.aptouring.com.au.
