Internal stairs
One of the bathrooms
A twin cabin
A feature of the refit was that the interior was made offsite in Auckland and transported to Q-West for installation
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Later on, Discovery Cruises, including five to seven-day cruises in the southern fiords and six-day cruises around Stewart Island were added to her winter schedule. The investment paid off and the Milford Wanderer is one of the hardest working and most versatile vessels in the company. She is also one of the most beloved and most photographed vessels in Milford Sound. She remained virtually unchanged for the following 18 years, apart from the addition of a new platform for launching and retrieving kayaks.
from design to working galley … FREEPHONE 0800 503 335 • www.southernhospitality.co.nz DESIGN + BUILD 12 Professional Skipper January/February 2012 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY LTD
In 2010, 19 years after her construction, Real Journeys was told the vessel's bilge and fresh water lines required replacement. Most of her interior would need to be removed to do this and the decision was made to upgrade the interior in line with market expectations. Unlike the original construction, where Fiordland Travel staff had designed the vessel to follow Jim Young's initial concepts, this half-life refit would be undertaken by Q-West and Interiors by Innovation. They were brought in early to make sure the Milford Wanderer would fit into their building in Wanganui and to provide feedback of the planned refit. The Milford Wanderer had a capacity of 60 overnight passengers and 120 daytime cruise passengers. The accommodation was essentially in 16 four-berth cabins. Curtains separated the cabins from the companion way or flat (passage). All the toilets were on the main stern deck and the showers were at the end of one of the accommodation areas. To have a shower or brush their teeth, passengers had to walk the length of the boat through the main saloon, and the toilets were located on the deck, chilly stuff for travellers having to contend with beautiful Fiordland's abundant rainfall. In addition, the stairs were steep and made it difficult to carry luggage up and down. The Milford Wanderer always had a duo-mode electrical system with the main generator powering everything during the day, and a small 8kW Kohler generator
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