The Prince Albert II is owned by Silversea Cruises- an Italian company reknowned for its high class service and spectacular itineraries. The Prince Albert II is the newest member of their fleet, it was only launched in May of this year, and is the companys only expedition ship. She carries up to 135 passengers.

Robin was invited to join a hand picked Expedition Team to lead the ships inaugural journey to Antarctica.

Robins duties include lecturing on a range of environmental topics, leading shoreside excursions to look for penguins, seals and other wildlife, as well as driving the zodiacs. Zodiacs are rubber inflatable boats that are used to transport passengers to and from the shoreside. These zodiacs are also used to conduct cruises amongst the huge icebergs and glaciers that Antarctica is so well known for.

Robin joined the Prince Albert II in Mexico and sailed down the entire western coastline of South America to Ushuaia, Argentina the disembarkation point for Antarctica. She has just completed the inaugural trip from Ushuaia, to the Falklands, to South Georgia, to the Antarctic Peninsula and across the Drake Passage back to Ushuaia. She is currently in the middle of her second voyage back down to Antarctica. Robin will remain in Antarctica until early Jan when she will return to Cairns for a brief stop over before joining a similar ship in the Indian Ocean to take the same message of environmental and marine conservation to the islands around the Seychelles, Madagascar and East Africa.

This year Passions has raised five thousand dollars.

Passions want to thank each and every one of its passengers who has contributed to this amazing accomplishment by buying a t-shirt from us. If you are interested in purchasing one of our t-shirts and helping us save sharks, please contact us.

Tuesday's event, held where Captain James Cook beached his damaged ship Endeavour in 1770 and later made peace with local Aborigines, carried a reconciliation message and provided the opportunity to reflect ahead of next week's Australia Day festivities.

In Cooktown, Gilchrist also made time to learn about local culture and visit Aboriginal rock art with an elder, Willie Gordon.

Gilchrist described it as a moving experience that had also shown him how little he knew about indigenous culture.

Beachfront on Trinity now offers a personal airport transfer.

No delays waiting in the que for a taxi or hire car from the airport.

Our Driver is waiting at the arrivals area ready for your direct transfer to Trinity Beach.  Charges ( cheaper than Taxi) 1 to 2 people $36  3 to 4 people $46 and 5 to 6 people $60 and this can be put on your hotel account.

To Book all we need is the flight arrival details and time it lands at Cairns Airport. email info@trinitybeachfront.com.au at least 24 hrs notice is required

Walk with the traditional custodian Wilfred (Willie) Gordon of Guurrbi Tours. On this magical Cooktown tour Willie takes guests to his ancestral rock art sites, set in stunning countryside high in the hills outside Cooktown. The sites are not open to the general public and cannot be visited unaccompanied. Willie's Rainbow Serpent Tour is now listed as One of Australia's Ultimate Must-Do Experiences, both by American Express (2006) and Australian Traveller magazine (2007).

You wont miss the Big Race with Sunlover Reef Cruises.

The Melbourne Cup will be televised live on the Reef with Sunlover Cruises!

Recieve a Mystery Trifecta ticket on check-in

Roydons 2 swimming pools are located behind the building giving privacy and capturing the afternoon sun.

So the beach in the morning and pool in the afternoon.

Beachfront On Trinity now have virtual tours of the apartments and of Trinity Beach on their website. Click on the "Visit Website" link to see the virtual tours:

For those of you wanting an amazing scenic experience on you wat to the Great Barrier Reef! Sunlover will fly you from the City of Cairns and along the rainforest coastline, before soaring over tropical Fitzroy Island and fringing reef. Continue over the formations of the Great Barrier Reef and secluded Sudbury Cay while searching for sea life en-route to picturesque Moore Reef.

You'll be amazed by the variety of marine life on the outer Great Barrier Reef as you spend the afternoon aboard Sunlover Reef Cruises pontoon and luxury fast Catamaran.

Your Great Barrier Reef experience includes:

• Hotel coach transfers from Cairns or Northern Beaches accommodation
• One way Helicopter flight to or from the Great Barrier Reef. (see options below)
• One way Luxury fast Catamaran transfer to or from the Great Barrier Reef (see options below)
• Guided coral viewing from our semi-submersible craft and glass bottom boat.
  Onboard touch tank to experience unique marine life up close.
• All snorkeling equipment.
• Delicious chef-prepared buffet luncheon featuring fresh seafood, hot dishes, salads and sumptuous tropical fruits

Guests can choose from the following available options.

• Cruise out / Fly home $369 per person
• Fly out / Cruise home $369 per person
• Fly out / Fly Home $579 per person
  

Sea Change Beachfront Apartments at Trinity Beach have recently been refurbished and offer stunning views of the Coral Sea.

These spacious apartments have been designed with five star finishes throughout. Everything from the plantation shutters, contemporary colour scheme, maxi suede lounges, comfy day beds, and LCD TV's just oozes class & style.

The kitchens are fully equipped with Blanco stainless steel appliances and every apartment has a blender, juicer, rice cooker, electric wok etc.

You will not want to leave the apartments especially with a king bed in every main bedroom with a 2nd TV as well.

Sea Change leads the way as the "Jewel in the Crown" at Trinity Beach.

Rainforest Rescue announces the purchase of a tenth property through the Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project.

This is extremely good news for the critically endangered Southern Cassowary. It prevents another housing development with all its associated dangers – dogs, loss of corridors, traffic and road kills – from destroying the delicately balanced habitat of this “keystone” species of the rainforest. Property No. 10 is essential habitat for this fabulous big bird, whose numbers are far fewer than the already low previous estimates.

The vegetation type is described as wet to very wet vine forest with emergent large-fruited red mahogany, having a rainforest understorey merging into simple to complex mesophyll to notophyll vine forest. The biodiversity values of this latter ecosystem type are described as being “very species rich”. Lofty clumps of locally endemic fan palms and black palms grace the northern sector of the property whilst two species of cycad and numerous ferns abound in the denser southern part. These include the King Fern, which, with fronds up to 5 metres long, is reputed to be the largest of all ferns. It is as a primitive plant, very similar types having been around for 300 million years.

The process is now underway to have to have the land protected in perpetuity by an Act of the Queensland Parliament by having the property declared as the Tree Friends Nature Refuge.

In announcing this major step forward, Executive Officer Kelvin Davies was especially proud that it has been achieved without any government funding. “It’s a significant achievement for community conservation, proving that donations from individuals and businesses make a big difference,” said Kelvin.

Equally exciting is the news that Rainforest Rescue is now on the verge of buying an eleventh property. Property No. 11 is located less than a kilometre away and is just as critical for Cassowaries and other rare and endangered species, like the Bennetts Tree-kangaroo. It will provide a vital corridor through the rural subdivision from the Daintree National Park on its northern side to two declared Nature Refuges to the south.

“We only need to raise $85,000 to complete the purchase of this next vital property – such a small amount to preserve forever another slice of the irreplaceable Daintree – and we call upon concerned Australians to contribute to this campaign,” Kelvin adds. “The current owner is committed to conservation and is offering the lot to Rainforest Rescue at less than market value, so we have taken an option to purchase.”

With the end of the financial year looming, Rainforest Rescue is now seeking tax-deductible donations from the community or business sponsorships to protect this two hectares property to establish and protect forever the wildlife corridor that it offers between the Daintree National Park and the Perna Greene Nature Refuge.