News and photos of cruise ship visits to the world's most remote community |
Tristan da Cunha cruise ship visits in the 2014-15 season |
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The SA Agulhas II 2014 Voyage Though a scheduled annual voyage also carrying essential cargo (and not a cruise ship) the Agulhas trip allowed visitors a Tristan stay from 10th September - 3rd October so is very popular |
Silver Explorer 23rd - 24th MarchSilversea's Silver Explorer made a welcome return to Tristan on a 23 day cruise from the main Tierra del Fuego port of Ushuaia and continued to Tristan via the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia. After visiting Tristan the ship continued to Cape Town. |
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Plancius - 10th - 12th AprilMV Plancius made a return to Tristan waters in 2015 on its regular Atlantic Odyssey cruise which is a 31 night voyage starting in the main Tierra del Fuego port of Ushuaia, and continuing to Tristan via Deception Island, the Antarctic Peninsula, Paulet Island, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia. After leaving Tristan the ship continued via St Helena to Ascension Island. |
Ortelius - 13th AprilMV Ortelius is a sister ship to MV Plancius and made her maiden voyage to the Tristan da Cunha Islands during a 29 night 'Bouvet Island' cruise starting in the main Tierra del Fuego port of Ushuaia and continuing to Tristan via the South Shetland, South Sandwich, Bouvet and Gough Islands. After Tristan the ship continued via St Helena to Ascension Island. Whilst Tristan is the most isolated community in the world, Norwegian-owned Bouvet is the world's most isolated island but is uninhabited. The ship was acquired for expedition cruising by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions in 2011. Unfortunately passengers from both Plancius and Ortelius were unable to come ashore, but island RIBS made contact with the ships who were able to help supply additional medicines to help the community during a bronchitis outbreak. See Community News 2015 for more information. |