Advisors have a chance to be rewarded with Paspaley pearl jewellery for bookings of boutique expedition cruise newcomer Pearl Expeditions, in a new incentive to mark the start of operations.

In her latest return to the luxury expedition space with the launch of Pearl Expeditions, Sarina Bratton and her team are rewriting the rules, steering away from mainstream models that dominate the sector with a focus on boutique experiences and a refusal to discount.

Sarina Bratton AM has hailed the launch of Australia-owned boutique adventure brand Pearl Expeditions as her “career highlight” as she introduced members of the trade and media to the company’s new brand identity and Paspaley Pearl’s range of itineraries.

Paspaley Pearl has been handed over to Pearl Expeditions’ Executive Chair Sarina Bratton in Singapore, with the vessel now making its way to its new home in Darwin, Australia.

Pearl Expeditions, the venture between the Paspaley family and Australian cruising doyenne, Sarina Bratton AM, has appointed Mick Fogg as General Manager and Head of Sustainability for the operation.

Sarina Bratton AM’s “passion project” of the past few years, the luxury motor yacht PASPALEY PEARL, will now launch independently in July 2025. The refitted vessel will commence service in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

After nearly a decade as Chairman Asia Pacific and recently serving as Strategic Advisor to Ponant’s Global CEO, Sarina Bratton AM recently concluded her official capacity with the luxury French expedition cruise line, PONANT.

Cruise industry leaders have paid tribute to pioneering Australian businesswoman Sarina Bratton AM as she steps down from the board of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in Australasia after almost three decades of service.

PONANT global CEO Hervé Gastinel has announced a significant new role for Sarina Bratton AM as the company’s Senior Strategic Advisor and Honorary Chairwoman Asia Pacific, formerly Executive Chair of the region.

Imagine cruising the Kimberleys in a three-masted luxury yacht with only 32 other guests. It’ll be possible from April next year when PONANT debuts its iconic sailing yacht Le Ponant that’ll be based in the Asia Pacific region for six months of the year.

PONANT has released a new ‘Fly and Cruise’ package for its upcoming 2022 Chairman’s Cruise of French Polynesia with Paul Gauguin Cruises, aboard Le Paul Gauguin.

Australia’s “First Lady” of cruising, Sarina Bratton, will be the dignitary joining Ponant’s “Chairman’s Cruise” to Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2020.