Cape York Cruise


Looking for a Cape York cruise?

This is a good one, and interesting.



It is done on a cargo ship, no big luxuries - so Cape York style :-)


And that said, the food is very good and there is too much of it!

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It starts from Cairns where everyone gather,

... the luggage goes on trolley and you are given a safety vest.

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Once onboard there is afternoon tea and you are shown around,

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... and given a safety briefing before the ship takes off.

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Cape York Cargo Cruise - Cairns Area

There are some good views on Cairns,

seaswift cairns harbour

... Trinity Inlet,

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... and the Marina,

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... before it goes past where you can see the road to Yarrabah.

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After that, very soon is dinner time, and it's a yummy one!

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Seafood buffet on the first night :-) Oysters, prawns, Moreton bugs, crabs and lobsters, but steak and vegies were also available.

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After the dinner, almost on dark, the last thing we saw was Port Douglas,


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... but the timings can vary on different trips depending on their load and tides.

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Coast of Cape York

In the morning, there were good views of the boulders of Cape Melville.

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The cooked breakfast was huge and yum!

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And after leaving Cape Melville, there is no land in the sight while passing the Princess Charlotte Bay.

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The second day is the day on the sea, but it doesn't mean there is no entertainment.

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Captain is giving a bridge tour, followed by morning tea and watching informative videos on the area, its history and culture.

seaswift tv watching morning tea

Back deck is also a good place to be, watching other ships passing.

seaswift back deck

The lunch is both hot and cold, and is again in buffet style, as are all meals.


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The lunch was round about Cape Sidmouth and we started to see some land again.


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And the next thing we passed Old Lockhart River,

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... and Cape Direction, before turning into the Lockhart River Bay,

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... and enjoying the watch of containers being loaded.

seaswift loading lockhart river

The dinner was very nice again - steak and spicy chicken with roast pumpkin, ratatouille, and a risotto/cuscus type of thing.

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And the darkness fell as we were leaving Lockhart River.

seaswift cruise sunset

Cape York Cruise - Torres Strait Islands

In the morning, we went through Albany Passage and got to Horn Island (where most people joined tours).

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The afternoon was spent on Thursday Island,

cape york cruise thursday island

... with a few drinks at the Grand Hotel (by now we were like a big family),
 
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... before getting back to the ship, for some dinner :-)

seaswift thursday island

Very yummy duck and lamb with mashed potatoes, vegie stir fry and mushroom and bacon ravioli.

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Tip of Cape York - Seisia

And after that it depends on the load and tides whether the ship goes to Seisia that night or the following morning :-)

seaswift seisia

You can do either one way or a round trip - full information about this Cape York cruise is in the Destination Guide.





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