Customers who booked “once-in-a-lifetime” holidays to Western Australia’s north have been left in limbo after a luxury cruise company went into administration.
Yet the high-end cruises to remote parts of the spectacular Kimberley coastline are still being advertised, and those with existing bookings say they have not been notified of the company’s insolvency.
Receivers were appointed to Kimberley Pearl Tours (KPT) in January after sole director Daniel Brown, who took over the business in 2024, fell behind in repaying a loan he took out to help buy the business.
Bob Shawyer booked the “once-in-a-lifetime” trip with his wife. (Supplied: Bob Shawyer)
Bob Shawyer booked a KPT trip last year and is now $8,500 out of pocket.
“My wife and I didn’t…

