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Jan 20, 2006
UK cruise travel expert Bridge & Wickers
is set to launch the all-new 2006 Bridge & Wickers brochure featuring
carefully crafted itineraries and mini trips.
As the brand new
luxury expedition vessel Oceanic Princess sets sail for the first time along
New Zealand’s coastline from bottom to top, Bridge & Wickers has geared up
to introduce this and a whole host of other exciting expedition voyages for discerning
British cruise travelers. Although a million Britons a year choose cruising, Australia and New Zealand have not been
considered obvious sailing grounds. Bridge & Wickers hopes to reverse this
trend with a slew of holidays Down Under in the forthcoming 2006 brochure.
These include:
New
Zealand top to toe
Ride the Oceanic
Princess and travel from Auckland in the north,
aptly named City of Sails, following the east
coast of both the North and South
Islands. Expect
outrageous scenery: spouting geysers, bubbling thermal pools, fjords, glaciers,
snow-capped mountains, rivers and sweeping stretches of glorious beaches –
forever protected within 14 national parks. The ship, with 76 guests, is small
enough to enable access to sites beyond the reach of many of the larger
vessels, yet is complete with a fleet of zodiacs and a glass-bottom coral
viewer. Price: £2,975 per person including 12 nights. 2006 departures: 13
January, 7 February, 4 March.
The Kimberley
– sailing to the Australian outback
Another new route
aboard the Oceanic Princess is sailing to the Australian Outback along The
Kimberley, known as the last wilderness. The Kimberley
takes its name from the 400,000 sq kms of mountain range visible from the
rugged sea coast in the northwest of Australia. The ship travels from
Broome, the exotic capital of The Kimberley, to Darwin, with the first departure on 5 May 2006. Discover
towering rock ridges, secluded gorges, savannah plains and waterfalls that seem
to defy nature. Fortnightly (approx) departures from 05 May – 18 September. Price
£2,975 per person including 10 nights.
The South Seas
Take a great
adventure in the South Pacific, traveling aboard the working cargo ship Aranui
during its 15-day round trip voyages from Papeete
to the remote and spectacular Marquesas, where Gauguin went in search of dusky
maiden. The mail boat ship is a lifeline for the islanders who all come to meet
each arrival of the boat. Price: a nine-night package costs from £2,054 per
person, based on two sharing, including a one-week voyage with all meals, pre
and post cruise nights at the Keikahanui Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge, flights from Tahiti to the Marquesas and transfers on Nuku Hiva.
Departs every third Saturday from the 2nd of February.
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