With
& Maritime Historian
Please
Note: Cruise-Australia is a non-commercial and privately owned cruise site and
it is NOT associated with any cruise company or travel agency! Although the
author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960 and is currently
semi-retired, but continues to write cruise and ship reviews and articles in
order to better to inform cruise and ship enthusiasts and provide information
for those intending a cruise in the future.
MV
Orion
Australian and overseas visitors have been enjoying
the luxuriously appointed MV Orion which is permanently based in and around
Orion was built in
Please Note: The Orion has been refitted and the images below do not as yet reflect the many new improvements that have been made. Therefore in due course these pages will be upgraded! Reuben Goossens.
Leda Lounge
MV Orion has 53 suites
and cabins, all featuring twin beds that can be converted to a queen-size bed,
other facilities include, TV,
Typical Stateroom
Other facilities
include: Spa, sauna, whirlpool, masseuse, hairdresser, and a boutique. The Constellation Restaurant: offers single unassigned
seating, as well as the Delphinus Outdoor Café for
casual alfresco dining. Surrounding the Observation lounge is a wrap-around
deck, for that after dinner stroll. Exploration and
recreation equipment includes: Two jet-propelled tenders,
ten heavy-duty motorized Zodiac inflatable boats, kayaks and windsurfers.
Orion is the first of its kind to enter the
Australian cruise scene, one that was long overdue. Experienced cruise
passengers are looking for new destinations on a luxury smaller ship, rather
than cruising on big ships catering up to 3,000 passengers. During a press
release, Managing Director, Sarina Bratton said;
“There
has been growing interest in luxury expedition cruising in other parts of the
world and so we bring this concept to
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