Coral Adventurer

Coral Adventurer is an expedition cruise ship operated by Australian company Coral Expeditions. She entered service in 2019 and carries around 120 guests, making her a small ship. Built at VARD's Vung Tau Shipyard in Vietnam, she was officially launched and christened in Singapore in April 2019, before setting sail on her inaugural cruise from Singapore to Darwin the following month.

Coral Adventurer was purpose-built for expedition travel to remote corners of the world, designed for ocean cruising to remote and shallow tropical destinations. Her shallow draft of 4.5 metres, paired with a unique tendering system, enables passenger embarkation and disembarkation within twenty minutes. The ship's tenders, known as Xplorers, are aluminum boats with a 65-passenger capacity, raised from the water using hydraulic lifts to allow efficient operations at remote anchorages. This design opens access to reefs and islands larger ships cannot reach.

All sixty staterooms are outside facing, with over fifty percent featuring private step-out balconies. The single-seating Dining Room features a communal wine table topped with Australian stone, where guests enjoy buffet-style breakfast and lunch, and multi-course table d'hôte dinners built around Australian produce and locally sourced ingredients.

Onboard activity stays destination-focused. The ship offers five passenger-accessible decks and over 1,000 square metres of open deck space, including a wraparound Promenade Deck, with complimentary engine room tours available to curious guests. A gym with panoramic windows and modern fitness equipment sits on Deck 5, while onboard facilities also include a library, lecture lounge, and access to the navigation bridge.

Coral Adventurer suits active travelers and keen explorers who want to reach far-flung, unspoiled destinations aboard a small ship where the focus stays entirely on where the ship goes and what lies ashore.

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