Making the most of Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
Arriving at the port
This is actually not a Cruise Port, merely a snorkeling, diving or swimming stop.
The Houtman Abrolhos (often informally called the Abrolhos Islands) is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia., it lies about eighty kilometers (50 mi) west of Geraldton, Western Australia. It is the southernmost true coral reef in the Indian Ocean, and one of the highest latitude reef systems in the world. It is one of the world's most important seabird breeding sites, and is the center of Western Australia's largest single species fishery, the Western Rock Lobster fishery. It is also well known as the site of numerous shipwrecks, the most famous being the Dutch ships Batavia…