APT’s newly acquired 110-
passenger expedition cruise
ship has arrived in Sydney for
the first time.
CALEDONIAN Sky made its maiden visit to
Sydney Harbour on Sunday following a 25-day
cruise starting in New Zealand for passengers
from the UK.
The event was marked by Sydney Port
Corporation’s traditional presentation of a
plaque to ship operator, Australian-owned APT.
APT’s General Manager Marketing, Debra Fox
received the plaque and hosted groups of
agents, media and staff on tours of inspection.
“It feels like a private yacht or a fine country
club,” she said.
In June last year, APT invested in the Noble
Caledonia cruise company and its specialists
ships Caledonia Sky and Island Sky.
Caledonia Sky is the main ship featured in
APT’s Luxury Small Ship Expedition Cruises
2013-14, specifically created for the Australian
and New Zealand market for cruises covering
the regions of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,
Australia’s Kimberley coast, and Japan while
the Island Sky offers a circumnavigation of Cuba.
Each departure is a one-off, which the
company says makes the APT expedition
program the most specialised on the seas.
Caledonia Sky is equipped with a fine dining
restaurant, lounges and sun decks.
It visits smaller ports where big ships cannot
stop because of their need of greater facilities
and infrastructure.
Passengers can also undertake excursions at
the same time because it has 10 onboard
Zodiacs, with expeditions led by marine
biologists, historians, geologists,
anthropologists, explorers and botanists.
Five different cabin styles are offered, and each
suite is at least 216 square feet, which is almost
twice the size of suites on standard big ships.
