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Founding director of toucanmoon, Debra has many years’ experience in the travel industry and has held director-level positions in several high-profile international companies.

Aranui 5 set to launch on the South Pacific with early booking offer to the Marquesas Islands

There is always much excitement surrounding the launch of a new ship, no more so than the Aranui 5, which is anticipated to make its maiden voyage from Tahiti to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific Ocean at the end of November 2015. To commemorate the launch, a 10 per cent discount on the first five 14-day departures of 2016 is being offered, based on cabin bookings made before …

  • Posted: April 21, 2015
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More time to explore the seventh continent with innovative adventure cruise programs from One Ocean Expeditions

Take a look at the new Antarctic voyages we’ve launched for this coming season onboard the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.

These exciting itineraries are streamlined to get your clients to Antarctica faster providing as much as a 20% increase in the length of time they’ll spend at the destination. And with a maximum of 70 passengers onboard, we have even more flexibility to customise the program according to the …

  • Posted: April 16, 2015
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Toucanmoon and Wildwings fly together to promote unusual new UK coastal voyages.

Toucanmoon, which describes itself as Marketing & PR For Out-Of-The-Ordinary Travel Companies, has been appointed by Bristol-based tour operator, WildWings, to promote exclusive UK coastal voyages on board THV Patricia, the flagship of Trinity House, which deals with maritime emergencies, wrecks, and servicing and maintaining the UK’s navigational buoys, lightships and offshore lighthouses.

Debra Taylor of Toucanmoon, who has more than 15 years’ experience in marketing, representation and niche development services, …

  • Posted: March 24, 2015
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Throw Caution to the Wind and Take an Exclusive UK Coastal Voyage On Board THV Patricia … Destination Unknown!

Discerning travellers who are looking for a UK coastal trip with a difference, are being offered an exclusive opportunity to experience a voyage on board THV Patricia, the flagship of Trinity House, which services and maintains navigational buoys, light vessels and offshore lighthouses around England, Wales and the Channel Islands, as well as dealing with maritime emergencies and wrecks.

High quality accommodation on board is provided for up to 12 passengers …

  • Posted: March 17, 2015
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Sail Away

A fantastic article from Woman’s World about the amazing options that cruises now offer – from luxe to classic, our client One Ocean Expeditions’ speciality; adventure and even a working cruise aboard the Aranui!

Come take a look (pages 196 to 201)

  • Posted: March 15, 2015
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Increasing popularity of Northwest Passage Cruises with One Ocean Expeditions

Canadian polar expedition cruise specialist, One Ocean Expeditions, is a leader when it comes to navigating the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. Their successful involvement in the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition searching for Franklin’s long lost vessel, HMS Erebus, highlights their knowledge and expertise in these icy northern waters. This expertise together with decades of knowledge provides a solid base for One Ocean Expeditions voyages into both the High …

  • Posted: March 2, 2015
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One Ocean Expeditions private view of the Lines in the Ice exhibition at London’s British Library

Travel writers and representatives from associations such as Scott Polar Research Institute, RSPB, South Georgia Heritage Trust and IAATO enjoyed a couple of hours wandering around the exhibits with curator, Phil Hatfield, whose enthusiasm for the Arctic is infectious.

A good evening was had by all during One Ocean Expeditions private view held at the Lines in the Ice exhibition at …

  • Posted: February 27, 2015
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Canada’s Atlantic Provinces Reinvented

Canada’s Atlantic Provinces Reinvented With One Ocean Expeditions’ New Family-Friendly Wildlife Adventure Cruise – 7-16 July 2015

Polar cruise specialist, One Ocean Expeditions, is introducing a new 10-day trip in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, steering well clear of the region’s more traditional routes in order to highlight the Maritimes’ otherwise inaccessible out ports and islands. What’s more, the new East Coast Wildlife Safari, which launches in July, features some exciting …

  • Posted: February 3, 2015
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Aranui Cruises Waives 50% Fee on Standard Cabin Bookings for Solo Travellers

Aranui 3, French Polynesia’s renowned passenger­-freighter ship, has waived the 50% supplement fee for single passengers on new reservations for the standard cabin only on select voyages during its “Exclusive Aranui Singles Promotion.” With this promotion, independent travellers looking to embark on their next adventure can book a standard cabin on a number of Aranui’s 14­-day voyages at £3250 (including taxes) a saving of almost £1670. Subject to availability.

Travel dates …

  • Posted: December 9, 2014
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ARANUI CRUISES CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AS FRENCH POLYNESIA’S RENOWNED ADVENTURE CRUISE

20 November 2014 – Aranui Cruises, operator of the Aranui 3 mixed passenger-freighter vessel, is celebrating 30 years as the world’s only soft adventure cruise provider to sail the virtually untouched, lush Marquesas Islands and fully immerse travellers in the culture of French Polynesia.

This month will mark the 30th anniversary of the company’s first historic passenger-freighter voyage, which departed from Papeete, Tahiti in 1984, bound for the northern Tahitian archipelagos, …

  • Posted: November 20, 2014
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