Coral Discoverer sailing near the island of Ouvéa November 2006.
History
Name	Coral Discoverer (2015–) Oceanic Discoverer (2006–2015) Oceanic Princess (2005–2006)
Owner	Coral Expeditions
Operator	Coral Expeditions
Port of registry	Australia
Route	Australia, South Pacific and South-east Asia
Ordered	2003
Builder	NQEA
Cost	$35 Million (AUD)
Laid down	20 June 2003
Launched	9 January 2005
Completed	27 April 2005
Maiden voyage	2005
In service	2005–
Homeport	Cairns, Tropical North Queensland
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	1,838 GT
Length	63 m (206 ft 8 in)
Beam	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Decks	4
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	72 passengers
Crew	Up to 25

Coral Discoverer is an expedition cruise ship operating in Australia 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.^[1]

Operations

The 72 passenger Coral Discoverer is homeported in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland 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 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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