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Jewels of the South Pacific Cruise

  • Departure DateSun 5th Jan 2025
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  • 31 Night Cruise From Los Angeles
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Itinerary

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Honolulu
  • Nawiliwili
  • Bora Bora
  • Moorea
  • Tahiti
  • Rarotonga
  • Bay of Islands
  • Auckland
  • Tauranga
  • Napier, New Zealand
  • Wellington
  • Sydney

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Day 1 - Los Angeles, CA

Arrive: Sun 05 January 2025 / Depart: Sun 05 January 2025

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes

Day 2 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 3 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 4 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 5 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 6 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 7 - Honolulu

Arrive: Sat 11 January 2025 / Depart: Sat 11 January 2025

Honolulu, on the island of Oahu’s south shore, is capital of Hawaii and gateway to the U.S. island chain. The Waikiki neighborhood is its center for dining, nightlife and shopping, famed for its iconic crescent beach backed by palms and high-rise hotels, with volcanic Diamond Head crater looming in the distance. Sites relating to the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor include the USS Arizona Memorial.

Day 8 - Nawiliwili

Arrive: Sun 12 January 2025 / Depart: Sun 12 January 2025

Day 9 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 10 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 11 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 12 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 13 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 14 - Bora Bora

Arrive: Sat 18 January 2025 / Depart: Sat 18 January 2025

Bora Bora is a small South Pacific island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Surrounded by sand-fringed motus (islets) and a turquoise lagoon protected by a coral reef, it’s known for its scuba diving. It's also a popular luxury resort destination where some guest bungalows are perched over the water on stilts. At the island's center rises Mt. Otemanu, a 727m dormant volcano

Day 15 - Moorea

Arrive: Sun 19 January 2025 / Depart: Sun 19 January 2025

Mo'orea is a South Pacific island, part of French Polynesia's Society Islands archipelago. It's known for its jagged volcanic mountains and sandy beaches. In the north, Mount Rotui overlooks picturesque ?p?nohu Bay and the settlements around Cook's Bay. Inland, hiking trails wind through rainforest on the slopes of Mount Tohivea. The Belvedere Lookout has panoramic views of the island’s peaks and Tahiti beyond.

Day 15 - Tahiti

Arrive: Sun 19 January 2025

Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, the South Pacific archipelago. Shaped like a figure-8, it's divided into Tahiti Nui (the larger, western section) and Tahiti Iti (the eastern peninsula). With black-sand beaches, lagoons, waterfalls and 2 extinct volcanoes, it's a popular vacation destination. Explored by Captain James Cook in the 18th century, it was also often painted by French artist Paul Gauguin.

Day 16 - Tahiti

Depart: Mon 20 January 2025

Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, the South Pacific archipelago. Shaped like a figure-8, it's divided into Tahiti Nui (the larger, western section) and Tahiti Iti (the eastern peninsula). With black-sand beaches, lagoons, waterfalls and 2 extinct volcanoes, it's a popular vacation destination. Explored by Captain James Cook in the 18th century, it was also often painted by French artist Paul Gauguin.

Day 17 - South Pacific Ocean

Day 18 - Rarotonga

Arrive: Wed 22 January 2025 / Depart: Wed 22 January 2025

Rarotonga is the largest of the Cook Islands, a nation of 15 islands in the central South Pacific. Volcanic peaks, ridges and rainforest dominate its interior. A 32km, round-the-island road links the beaches, coastal lagoon and reefs that make scuba diving and snorkeling popular. The Cross-Island Track is a rugged hiking trail that passes 650m Te Rua Manga peak, or "The Needle.

Day 19 - South Pacific Ocean

Day 20 - Cross the International Date Line

Day 21 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 22 - Pacific Ocean Cruising

Day 23 - Bay of Islands

Arrive: Mon 27 January 2025 / Depart: Mon 27 January 2025

The Bay of Islands is a New Zealand enclave encompassing more than 140 subtropical islands next to the country's North Island. It’s known for its undeveloped beaches, big-game fishing and Maori cultural artefacts. It's also home to the 19th-century whaling port of Russell, whose waterfront promenade is lined with remnants from its days as the country’s first colonial capital.

Day 24 - Auckland

Arrive: Tue 28 January 2025 / Depart: Tue 28 January 2025

Auckland, based around 2 large harbours, is a major city in the north of New Zealand’s North Island. In the centre, the iconic Sky Tower has views of Viaduct Harbour, which is full of superyachts and lined with bars and cafes. Auckland Domain, the city’s oldest park, is based around an extinct volcano and home to the formal Wintergardens. Near Downtown, Mission Bay Beach has a seaside promenade

Day 25 - Tauranga

Arrive: Wed 29 January 2025 / Depart: Wed 29 January 2025

Day 26 - Napier, New Zealand

Arrive: Thu 30 January 2025 / Depart: Thu 30 January 2025

Napier, a coastal city on New Zealand's North Island, is set amid the renowned wine-producing region of Hawke's Bay. Rebuilt after a 1931 earthquake, the city is known for art deco landmarks like the zigzag-patterned Daily Telegraph Building. Along the tree-lined waterfront promenade the Marine Parade, the Pania of the Reef statue depicting a Maori maiden, is a symbol of the city.

Day 27 - Wellington

Arrive: Fri 31 January 2025 / Depart: Fri 31 January 2025

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, sits near the North Island’s southernmost point on the Cook Strait. A compact city, it encompasses a waterfront promenade, sandy beaches, a working harbour and colourful timber houses on surrounding hills. From Lambton Quay, the iconic red Wellington Cable Car heads to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Strong winds through the Cook Strait give it the nickname "Windy Wellington."

Day 28 - Tasman Sea Cruising

Day 29 - Tasman Sea Cruising

Day 30 - Tasman Sea Cruising

Day 31 - Sydney

Arrive: Tue 04 February 2025

Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design. Massive Darling Harbour and the smaller Circular Quay port are hubs of waterside life, with the arched Harbour Bridge and esteemed Royal Botanic Garden nearby. Sydney Tower’s outdoor platform, the Skywalk, offers 360-degree views of the city and suburbs.

Day 32 - Sydney

Depart: Wed 05 February 2025

Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design. Massive Darling Harbour and the smaller Circular Quay port are hubs of waterside life, with the arched Harbour Bridge and esteemed Royal Botanic Garden nearby. Sydney Tower’s outdoor platform, the Skywalk, offers 360-degree views of the city and suburbs.

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