A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
THE 1978 BOUNTY
A 1978 New Zealand built Bounty replica being restored and transformed into a floating maritime museum and CARICOM maritime heritage circuit.
A ship with a past.
A project with a future.
The 1978 Bounty is entering a new chapter.
One that will take her from Thailand through REVIVAL, VOYAGE and LEGACY to a new life in the Caribbean.
Our vision is to transform the ship into a floating maritime museum and a living platform for history, culture, education and discovery, connecting people and communities across CARICOM.
A SHIP. A STORY. A SHARED FUTURE
REVIVAL
Bring her back to life.
Restore the 1978 Bounty and transform her into a living maritime museum.
VOYAGE
Chart a new course.
Prepare her for the journey from Thailand to the Caribbean and the beginning of her next chapter.
LEGACY
Carry the story forward.
Build a Caribbean maritime heritage circuit connecting people, places, culture and communities.
Illustrative reconstruction based on a photograph by Clifford W. Hawkins, New Zealand Maritime Museum. Original photograph reproduced with permission.
THE STORY
MORE THAN A SHIP
From the original 18th century voyage in search of breadfruit, to the 1978 New Zealand built replica and the people who built, sailed and worked aboard her, this is a story of exploration, ambition, survival and human connection.
Photograph: Clifford W. Hawkins,
New Zealand Maritime Museum, Acc. 2021.29.405.
Reproduced with permission.
THE CARIBBEAN CIRCUIT
ONE SHIP.
MANY STORIES.
Each destination brings its own history, people and story to the voyage.
The Bounty will become a floating platform connecting Caribbean destinations through maritime heritage, culture, education and tourism.
Illustrative CARICOM circuit — indicative destinations and route, subject to development.
Her story isn't finished.
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
Today, the 1978 Bounty stands at the beginning of a remarkable new chapter.
PEOPLE • PLACES • POSSIBILITIES
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
The next chapter is being written now.
Follow the restoration, voyage and development of the Caribbean maritime heritage circuit.