Cruise ships again have again placed Robe on their ports of call after an absence of a few years.
Tourism Miniter Zoe Bettison said Guichen Bay would again welcome such vessels in 2025, 2026 and 2027.
She was speaking in the House of Assembly last week in reply to a query from Member for MacKillop Nick McBride.
A small cruise ship which was circumnavigating Australia had visited Robe in 2022.
The “Coral Adventurer” cast anchor in Guichen Bay and around 100 of passengers were ferried in the ship’s long boat to shore via the Lake Butler Marina.
It is understood the visit of the “Coral Adventurer” was the first time in living memory that a cruise ship was able to land passengers at Robe.
Back in 2016, weather and sea conditions conspired to prevent cruise ship passengers from coming ashore at Robe.
Hundreds of tourists aboard the P&O vessel the “Pacific Jewel” were expected to tour the region as far as Beachport and Coonawarra.
However, the shore excursions and day-trips were cancelled as the conditions in Guichen Bay were unsuitable for landing passengers.
