While mainstream cruise products may not be a great fit for an affluent clientele with limited time at their disposal, Australia-based DMC Southern Crossings is seizing the opportunity offered by more intimate, boutique cruise experiences that showcase the country’s rugged beauty and remote regions.

Luxury Lodges of Australia has expanded its collection for the first time in several years, welcoming Tasmanian expedition operator, On Board, into its elite stable.Purpose-built for exploring Tasmania’s wild and remote frontiers, Odalisque III by On Board launched in in 2023. Odalisque carries a maximum of 12 guests in seven cabins to some of the farthest reaches of the state’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed wilderness.

Saffire Freycinet in Tasmania has partnered with luxury expedition cruise operator On Board in a select series of exclusive expeditions combining small ship adventure through the remote southwest corner of Tasmania’s Wilderness World-Heritage Area with a stay at Saffire Freycinet on the east coast’s Freycinet Peninsula.

On Board’s highly anticipated new luxury expedition vessel, Odalisque III, was launched today [Tuesday 24 January 2023] in Hobart.

On Board | Tasmanian Expedition Cruises has revealed plans to launch a new custom-designed luxury vessel at the end of 2022.