''Coral Discoverer'' is an expedition

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operating in

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and

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. 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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and is one of three vessels in the Coral Expeditions 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

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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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