''Coral Discoverer'' is an expedition cruise ship operating in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and Oceania. She has previously been called ''Oceanic Princess'' and ''Oceanic Discoverer'' and was renamed ''Coral Discoverer'' in June 2015. The ship was launched in 2005 by NQEA Shipbuilders in Cairns, Australia.

Operations

The 72 passenger ''Coral Discoverer'' is homeported in

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, Tropical North Queensland and is one of three vessels in the

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fleet, operating alongside ''Coral Expeditions I'' and ''Coral Expeditions II''. ''Coral Discoverer'' has four passenger decks, containing 36 passenger cabins, an open seat dining room and an al fresco dining deck, lounge and lecture lounge, two cocktail bars and a sun deck. She is equipped with a range of excursion tenders including inflatable zodiacs, glass bottom boat, kayaks and the 'Xplorer' excursion tender. The ship operates itineraries that include Australia's 'Top End' and Kimberley, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, New Zealand, Indonesia and West Papua. She starred in a 3 hour long SBS Slow TV Broadcast The Kimberley Cruise: Australia's Last Great Wilderness that aired on 13 January 2019.

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