PS Australian Star’s first season sailings are filling up; it isn’t hard to see why cruise lovers are jumping at the chance of travelling this river in style.
The Murray River has always fascinated explorers, traders and travellers. Now a new luxury riverboat is set to lure river-cruise fans as well.
What’s more, operator Murray River Paddlesteamers has announced a partnership with Australian travel company APT that aims to boost the Murray’s profile both domestically and internationally. European explorers used the river as a handy transport route to the outback. Charles Sturt named the river in 1830, and it quickly became critical to opening up inland Australia and the transportation of the wheat and wool that first made the country rich.
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