South Pacific Cruises
Popular Cruising Season
Popular Cruising Season: May - Oct
Favourite Cruise Operators
Paul Gauguin, Variety Cruises, Windstar, Heritage Expeditions, Lindblad, Hapag Lloyd, Regent Seven Seas, Oceania, Silversea
Other Cruise Operators
Princess Cruises, Azamara, Holland America, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, NCL
A South Pacific Cruise is one of the world’s most dreamt about travel experiences and with good reason. New Zealand enjoys the privilege of being on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful islands in the world.
Cruising from Fiji to Tahiti via the Cook Islands and Tonga is a popular option with small luxury ships and some of the mega ships alike. Windstar, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Silversea all offer great itineraries.
Tahiti cruises are one of the most popular South Pacific cruise options and Paul Gauguin is the go-to cruise line for cruises around the islands of French Polynesia (plus some great longer cruises).
For those looking to go beyond the Pacific pearls such as Aitutaki and Bora Bora, Expedition cruises offer journeys into Melanesia and the remote Pacific. Lindblad and Heritage Expeditions offer unique, culturally immersive journeys.
As with all of our holidays, we will tailor make your South Pacific Cruise holiday, with flights and pre- and post-cruise stays to suit you.
Society & Tuomoto Islands Small Ship
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"Join a Paul Gauguin Cruise on a ship Designed to cruise South Pacific lagoons. Flights included".
The Tuamotu Archipelago beckons with an underwater ecosystem that's known the world 'round.
The Society Islands wow with lush rainforests, impossibly clear lagoons, and endless palm trees swaying in the warm breeze.
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Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands & Tahiti Cruise
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"Stunning itinerary including Bora Bora, Aitutaki, Tonga & Fiji. Flights included".
Paul Gauguin’s longest cruise reveals the South Pacific’s most beautiful, and culturally vibrant islands.
Soak in the sun on the Society Islands and immerse yourself in the unique cultures of Fiji, the Cook Islands and Tonga.
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Bali to Fiji Expedtion Cruise
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"Delight in a smorgasbord of some of the world’s most exotic ports. Flights included".
Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the tiny nation of Timor-Leste.
Along the way, you’ll go back in time through historical sites, ancient cultures and mythologies, and centuries-old civilizations.
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Tahiti Island Hopping - 10 nights from $4,995 pp
Sailing round-trip from Papeete port, Tahiti, uncover the world-famous Society islands of French Polynesia by small ship.
Bora Bora, Taha'a, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea - islands sculpted by sky-piercing, moss-green peaks and lined with vivid turquoise lagoons.
Island hopping allows you to see every landscape, from geometric ridges strung with waterfalls on the high islands to flat, desert-like atolls where lagoons far outsize the landmass. And from the moment you arrive, you will understand why locals say the islands are embraced by Mana.
7-night cruise Papeete to Papeete
Secrets of Melanesia Remote Islands
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New Zealand to Melanesia Expedition
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New Zealand to Tahiti Star Collector
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"Cruise from PNG to Vanuatu on this unique Melanesian journey. Flights included".
Explore the rich history, cultures and wildlife of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Join acclaimed author, scientist and explorer Professor Tim Flannery and sail into a region of the world few ever experience.
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"Norfolk Island, the Isle of Pines, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Flights included".
Delve into a history of explorers, convicts, and traders, and learn about the rich Melanesian culture.
Examine traditional carved houses and ancient caves and meet villagers on some of the most remote islands of the South Pacific.
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"Depart from Auckland to Tahiti via Fiji, Tonga & Raro. Flights included".
Cruise from Auckland to Fiji, collecting constellations on the way, a relaxing start to your journey.
From Fiji cruise across the Pearls of the Pacific; Tonga, Rarotonga and on to stunnning Bora Bora and Tahiti by luxury small ship.
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Remote Pacific Expedition Cruise - 11 nights from $4,995 pp
Travel to some of the most far-flung islands in the world, plying the Pacific from Palau to the idyllic shores of Tahiti on a Lindblad Expedition Cruise.
Among the wispy atolls of Chuuk and Kiribati, trace the history of war in paradise, exploring the battle sites and shipwrecks of World War II.
Encounter a range of remarkable cultures, including the Chamorros of Guam and the handful of residents descended from the first English settler of Palmerston Island. Enjoy leisurely days on turquoise seas snorkelling and kayaking among pristine reefs.
From Micronesia to French Polynesia
Western Pacific Odyssey Birding Cruise
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Seabourn - French Polynesia & Hawaii
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Hapag Lloyd - Tahiti to Auckland
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"Iconic Birding Cruise from New Zealand to Japan. Japan Tour & Flights included".
See some of the rarest pelagic seabirds in the world, plus many island endemics.
Known as the 'WPO', this remote expedition cruise covers many of the key birding areas in the South West Pacific.
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"Luxury small ship cruise from French Polynesia to Vancouver via Hawaii. Flights included".
Traverse the Pacific in style on Seabourn on this ultra-luxe cruise from Tahiti to Vancouver via Hawaii.
Enjoy the days at sea in style, discover stunning Pacific Islands and if you wish, extend your stays in Tahiti or Canada.
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"Cruise on the MS Europa from Tahiti to New Zealand and enjoy a relaxing South Pacific journey".
Fly to Tahiti and cruise back to NZ via French Polynesia, the Cook islands, Tonga and Fiji.
Small ship luxury cruise on the 400 passenger German MS Europa. Includes Moorea, Bora Bora and Aitutaki.
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South Pacific Islands in Style - 12 nights from $6,995 pp
Travel in all-inclusive luxury aboard Silver Cloud or Silver Explorer from Fiji to Tahiti via the Cook Islands and Tonga. Turquoise seas, white powder beaches, kaleidoscopic marine life and lush hinterland, plus years of Pacific history and you have a remote region that begs discovery.
Silversea Expeditions’ small ship cruises take you to the beating heart of these almost inaccessible lands. Travel in all-inclusive luxury aboard Silver Cloud or Silver Explorer and get to know a region that is brimming with diversity.
Accompanied by a team of expert guides, this is an exceptional journey.