Island Packers Cruises

A sacred Japanese island where women are banned and men must strip naked has achieved Unesco world heritage status. In July 1944, General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the South West Pacific Area, selected Morotai as the location for air bases and naval facilities needed to support the liberation of Mindanao, which at the time was planned for November 15. While Morotai was undeveloped, it was preferred over Halmahera as the larger and significantly better-defended island was judged too difficult to capture and secure.

Police Senior Superintendent Lope Manlapaz, newly installed acting provincial police chief, said on Friday that the Aklan police would beef up the security for the 200 youth delegates for the Ship Southeast Asia and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) International General Assembly in the island.

Sights on the island include the Hermitage, a miniature, hand-built abbey on Mount Alverina, the highest point on the island at 206 feet; and the ruins of the Deveaux Plantation at Port Howe, a veritable slice of local history in a spectacular setting.

Three years later, Ajira Flight 316 landed on Hydra Island The Man in Black managed to kill Jacob, but the survivors’ leader, Jack, defeated him soon after in the Battle for the Island when the cork on the Island’s Heart was removed, rendering him mortal.

The Islands seem to defy their size by all they have to offer: breath-taking scenery, ecclesiastical ruins from early Christian times, medieval castles, cliffs, prehistoric stone forts (including the famous Dn Aonghasa (Dun Aengus) ring fort), sandy beaches, clean air, unique flora and fauna and a rich folklore that the islanders are proud to recount.