CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF AUSTRALIA GRAND VOYAGE ROUNDTRIP SYDNEY December 15, 2018 | 36 Nights | Seven Seas Mariner® True travel adventurers will greatly appreciate our Circumnavigation of Australia Grand Voyage. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity aboard the luxurious Seven Seas Mariner® and really see it all, from the sails of the famed Opera House in Sydney to the underwater wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. Explore Melbourne’s cultural side with tours through its finest museums and most architecturally rich neighborhoods, and in Perth sample exquisite wine and encounter Australia’s famous wildlife. Aboard Seven Seas Mariner®, enjoy an exclusive performance by Opera Australia in the intimate Constellation Theater plus an exclusive enrichment program which offers a variety of sessions with thought-provoking lectures by renowned experts. In addition to our standard all-inclusive amenities of FREE Unlimited Shore Excursions, FREE Unlimited Beverages including fine wines and spirits,FREE Specialty Dining, FREE Pre-Paid Gratuities, FREE Transfers between airport and ship, and FREE Unlimited WiFi guests on the Circumnavigation of Australia Grand Voyage will also enjoy the following Bespoke Amenities: • FREE Roundtrip Business Class Air* • FREE Pre-Cruise 1-Night Hotel Stay and Dinner in Sydney • FREE Exclusive Shoreside Experience - Australian Open Centre Court • FREE Exclusive New Year’s Eve Party in Bali • FREE Comprehensive Visa Package • FREE Phone Time per Suite • FREE Commemorative Gift • FREE Unlimited Laundry including Dry Cleaning and Pressing continued... FREE PRE- CRUISE 1 - NIGHT HOTEL STAY AND DINNER Sydney, Australia | DECEMBER 14 , 2018 Begin your unforgettable vacation with a FREE 1-Night Hotel stay at the Four Seasons Sydney. Be swept away by the beauty of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House at your doorstep, and in the evening, meet and mingle with your fellow circumnavigators at an exclusive dinner at your luxurious hotel. FREE EXCLUSIVE NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY IN BALI Bali, Indonesia | DECEMBER 31, 2018 Ring in the New Year in Nusa Dua, Bali’s premier resort area, where an unforgettable evening awaits. The theme of this uniquely designed private event is a Balinese Night Market, highlighting all the exotic elegance and joyful excitement of traditional Indonesian life, complete with musicians performing time-honored songs and a fascinating performance of the folkloric Kecak Dance, as well as local artists offering beautiful batik designs. Delight in an exquisite Royal Balinese Rijsttafel Dinner under the stars before enthusiastically counting down to 2019 in the company of your fellow travelers. continued... FREE EXCLUSIVE SHORESIDE EXPERIENCE - AUSTRALIAN OPEN CENTRE COURT Melbourne, Australia | JANUARY 16, 2019 The sporting capital of Australia and host to some of the nation’s biggest and best events welcomes the guests of Seven Seas Mariner’s® Circumnavigation of Australia Grand Voyage. We are pleased to present you with the opportunity to experience the only Grand Slam tennis tournament that takes place in the Southern Hemisphere. The event begins with a coach ride from Station Pier to Melbourne Park, the home of the Australian Open. Here, you will be welcomed to the Glasshouse for dinner before attending the evening tennis session taking place on Centre Court — Rod Laver Arena. The Glasshouse is located on the banks of the Yarra River and just a two-minute walk to Centre Court. Enjoy an indulgent three-course meal in the spacious dining room with panoramic windows that look onto Melbourne Park. This is the ideal location to experience one of Australia’s premier sporting events. In addition, a special guest speaker will be in attendance and provide some insight to the tennis circuit. Following dinner, take a short two-minute walk before entering Rod Laver Arena where you will enjoy Category 1 Seats around Centre Court. Following the evening session, you will be transported back to the pier and the Seven Seas Mariner®; taking home some wonderful memories of Melbourne and the Australian Open. continued... A RECITAL WITH STARS OF OPERA AUSTRALIA What is more remarkable than taking in the view of the iconic Sydney Opera House from the bow of Seven Seas Mariner®? Attending a private concert by the virtuoso singers who perform on that very stage. Celebrate the first evening of your 36-night circumnavigation of the continent in grand fashion, as stars of Opera Australia, the national opera company, perform for you at the intimate Constellation Theater. Headlining the recital are soprano Lorina Gore and tenor Simon Kim, accompanied by maestro Tahu Matheson on piano. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime voyage. LORINA GORE, SOPRANO Helpmann Award-winner Lorina Gore was born in Australia and completed postgraduate voice studies at the Australian National University in Canberra and at the National Opera Studio in London. She has won numerous prestigious opera awards, including the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship, Opera Foundation Covent Garden National Opera Studio Scholarship, and first place in the Australian National Aria Competition. In 2008, Lorina joined Opera Australia as a principal artist and has since performed many roles including Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute), Leila (The Pearlfishers), Honey B (Bliss), Musetta (La bohème), Woglinde (Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung), Violetta (La traviata) and her Helpmann Award-winning performance as Roxana in Krol Roger. Internationally, she has performed with Garsington Opera, Independent Opera, English Touring Opera and New Zealand Opera and in a series of concerts throughout China in 2009. Lorina has appeared in concert as soprano soloist with many companies including the Sydney Philharmonia, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, and the Sydney, Darwin, Canberra, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. She has also recorded highlights from Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier with Yvonne Kenny for ABC Classics. SIMON KIM, TENOR Korean-born Simon Kim graduated in voice from Kyung Hee University in 1992. He moved to Italy later that year and undertook postgraduate studies in Genoa, Perugia and at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria. Whilst residing in Italy, Simon was successful in many vocal competitions and appeared as soloist in numerous concerts around the country. Upon his return to Korea in 2001, he undertook many leading tenor roles including Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Alfredo (La traviata) and the title role in Werther. Simon also sang major roles in professional productions of Korean operas which toured to China and Germany. On the concert platform, he has sung with all the major Korean symphony orchestras as well as the Central Russia National Orchestra and the Ukraine Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Simon moved to Sydney and has become a principal artist with Opera Australia. Here his roles have included Macduff Macbeth( ), Remendado (Carmen), Calaf (Turandot), The Herald (Don Carlos) and, most recently, Parpignol (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour — La Bohème) TAHU MATHESON, PIANIST Tahu Matheson is Head of Music at Opera Australia. He studied piano with Kalle Randalu in Germany, and with Oleg Stepanov and Natasha Vlassenko at the Queensland Conservatorium, where he completed his Master of Music. He is a frequent accompanist for international artists including Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Anthony Dean Griffey, Yvonne Kenny and Emma Matthews. Tahu’s conducting repertoire for Opera Australia includes Tosca, L’elisir d’amore, The Magic Flute and The Pearlfishers at Sydney Opera House; Aida on the Beach and tours of Don Giovanni. Assistant Conductor: the Ring Cycle, Bliss, Falstaff, Otello, Rigoletto, Carmen, Capriccio, Of Mice and Men, The Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor, Werther, The Magic Flute, La Bohème, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, La sonnambula, Orpheus in the Underworld, A Streetcar Named Desire, Billy Budd and Don Giovanni. Elsewhere, Tahu has conducted Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins for Victorian Opera plus a concert performance of a new opera, Nelson, by Stuart Greenbaum in London. In 2017, he made his debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Tahu has been a soloist in the major concert venues throughout Australia and New Zealand, toured for Musica Viva and Chamber Music New Zealand, and been broadcast on New Zealand and Australian radio and television. ONBOARD ENRICHMENT SERIES ERINA KILMORE is the Tourism Noosa Board Director and the Director of Sales at Australia Zoo. Located an hour north of Brisbane on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Australia Zoo was made famous by the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. The 105-acre zoo is the most interactive conservation destination on the planet where you can get up close to animals including koalas, wombats, and kangaroos. Kilmore is committed to making a contribution to vital conservation efforts and continuing to make Australia Zoo a top zoological destination. continued... ANNA MARSDEN is Managing Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which exists to ensure a Great Barrier Reef for future generations. The foundation seeks out the solutions and innovations that will also benefi t coral reefs globally as they tackle the same threats and challenges facing the world’s largest coral reef. Anna has worked extensively across the Queensland Creative and Non-Profi t Industries in managerial, marketing and business development roles for nearly two decades. Before taking up the role of Managing Director in 2016, Anna was CEO of Queensland Ballet where she led a major change program resulting in enormous growth. She previously held roles as General Manager – Creative at Rowland, Australia’s leading corporate communications agency, Development Director of the Queensland Art Gallery and GoMA, and General Manager at the Institute of Modern Art. Anna holds board positions with Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse and Circa. KAREN BROWN is an artist from the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and will introduce guests to Contemporary Australian Art with a focus on Indigenous Art. Aboriginal culture dates back as far as between 60,000 to 80,000 years, when Aborigines fi rst settled in Australia.