Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditions’ new 5,600-gt expedition cruiseship Coral Adventurer has been handed over by shipbuilder Vard and will depart Singapore on its first voyage on Wednesday.

The 120-passenger ship was completed earlier this month by the Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.

It is the first large cruiseship that Vard has built, and also the first cruiseship built in Vietnam.