Before Australia’s East Coast burnished its reputation as a haven of sun, sand and sea, it was the temperate climate of Tasmania, the country’s largest island, that lured visitors from across the British Empire. Sometimes called the “sanitarium of the south,” it was noted for its salubrious climes, which were considered an antidote to havoc wrought on delicate constitutions by tours in the equatorial colonies. Some two centuries later, the heart-shaped landmass 150 miles off the mainland’s southeast coast is still seen as a place of invigorating isolation.
This new cruise ship may be the most luxurious way to explore Australia's Kimberley coast
13.07.2024 - 11:54 / thepointsguy.com
One of the world's most remote destinations, Australia's Kimberley region, is now home to one of the most luxurious cruise ships.
On Saturday, luxury line Seabourn formally unveiled its newest vessel, the 264-passenger Seabourn Pursuit, along the famously rugged and scenic coast of the Kimberley — an increasingly popular destination for off-the-beaten-path expedition cruising.
Designed specifically to operate in remote places where there is little infrastructure, Seabourn Pursuit will sail 10-night voyages to the Kimberley every summer out of Broome and Darwin, Australia.
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The ship will visit locations such as the Hunter River, known for its abundance of crocodiles, and Ngula (Jar Island), home to ancient Indigenous Australian cave paintings. Other sites will include King George Falls, the highest twin waterfalls in Western Australia, and Montgomery Reef, the world's largest inshore reef.
Seabourn executives unveiled Seabourn Pursuit on Saturday during an unusual and moving naming ceremony for the ship at Ngula, which included representatives from the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation.
The Wunambal Gaambera people, who collectively were named the godparents for the vessel as part of the ceremony, are the Traditional Owners of the part of the Kimberley that includes the bay where Ngula is located, as well as the Hunter River (known locally as Yirinni) and the nearby Mitchell Plateau.
Traditional Owners is the term used in Australia to denote Indigenous individuals or groups who have a traditional connection to an area of land.
In recent years, Seabourn has built a relationship with the Wunambal Gaambera people in advance of Seabourn Pursuit's arrival in their traditional homeland to develop plans for sustainable and authentic visits.
"Wunambal Gaambera is proud and honored to celebrate with Seabourn and your guests here in Wunambal Gaambera country and naming your new ship," Catherine Goonack, chairperson of the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation, said at the start of the naming ceremony, which began on a beach at Ngula.
"Wunambal Gaambera welcomes Seabourn visiting our country, bringing guests from Australia and other parts of the world to share our country," Goonack added as about 200 Seabourn Pursuit passengers stood listening in a semicircle on the beach.
The passengers had arrived on the beach by Zodiac boats from Seabourn Pursuit, which was anchored offshore, and were welcomed by the Wunambal Gaambera people as they walked up the beach with a traditional Welcome to Country smoke ceremony, known as "jimirri."
The ceremony, during which Wunambal Gaambera representatives shook smoked ironwood branches over the
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