A luxury 60-day cruise around Australia has been cancelled following the death of an elderly woman who was left behind on a remote island.

Suzanne Rees was left behind on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef after she broke off while hiking with a group of fellow passengers from the Coral Adventurer cruise ship.

The ship departed without her, before returning a few hours later once the crew realised she was missing.

The Sydney woman’s body was not found until after a major search operation the following day.

Coral Expeditions chief executive Mark Fifield confirmed on Saturday that passengers and crew had been notified the cruise had been cancelled.

“On Wednesday evening, Coral Expeditions notified passengers and crew on-board the Coral Adventurer vessel that, following the tragic p

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