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Coral Adventurer

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Coral Adventurer

Coral ExpeditionsPurpose-built expedition ship
Specification
ClassPurpose-built expedition ship
Guest capacity120
Crew48
Gross tonnage5,516
Length93.4 m
Beam17.2 m
Year built2019
IMO9838644
FlagAustralia (Cairns)
BuilderVARD, Vung Tau Shipyard, Vietnam
Overview

Coral Adventurer is Coral Expeditions' purpose-built flagship, designed for remote, shallow-water cruising in regions such as the Kimberley, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific. Carrying just 120 guests, she pairs a shallow 4.5 m draft with two large 65-passenger 'Xplorer' tender boats and six Zodiacs, landing guests ashore in about 20 minutes without gangways. Onboard she offers scientific research facilities, an open-bridge policy and over 1,000 sq m of open deck. A 2024 drydock added graphene-based fouling-release hull coatings.

Sources: cruisemapper.com; coralexpeditions.com; vesselfinder.com

New Zealand 2026–27 sailings

16 port calls
CITYPORT / BERTHETAETD
AucklandQueens WharfTue 1 Dec 2026 · 06:30Wed 2 Dec 2026 · 15:00
Bay of Islands—Thu 3 Dec 2026 · 08:00Thu 3 Dec 2026 · 16:00
Tauranga—Sat 5 Dec 2026 · 07:03Sat 5 Dec 2026 · 18:03
Gisborne—Sun 6 Dec 2026 · 14:00Sun 6 Dec 2026 · 21:00
NapierBerth 4Mon 7 Dec 2026 · 07:00Mon 7 Dec 2026 · 15:30
Wellington—Thu 10 Dec 2026 · 07:00Thu 10 Dec 2026 · 17:00
Akaroa—Fri 11 Dec 2026 · 12:30Fri 11 Dec 2026 · 17:00
DunedinT/U BerthSat 12 Dec 2026 · 09:30Sat 12 Dec 2026 · 17:00
Bluff—Wed 16 Dec 2026 · 07:00Wed 16 Dec 2026 · 17:00
Bluff—Thu 24 Dec 2026 · 07:00Thu 24 Dec 2026 · 17:00
DunedinT/U BerthWed 30 Dec 2026 · 07:00Wed 30 Dec 2026 · 16:30
Akaroa—Thu 31 Dec 2026 · 07:00Thu 31 Dec 2026 · 19:00
Wellington—Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 07:00Mon 4 Jan 2027 · 17:00
Lyttelton—Thu 7 Jan 2027 · 07:00Thu 7 Jan 2027 · 16:00
DunedinLeith BerthFri 8 Jan 2027 · 07:30Fri 8 Jan 2027 · 18:00
Bluff—Thu 14 Jan 2027 · 07:00Thu 14 Jan 2027 · 13:00