The most popular destinations are Vanuatu and New Caledonia since they are the closest to \u30aa\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2<\/a>’s cruise terminals and therefore the most accessible. Fiji and Tonga are also close enough for slightly longer cruises. Some cruise lines also visit the beautiful Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, the question is, what are the best cruise ships for exploring the South Pacific Islands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It really depends on what kind of experience you are looking for combined with how many sea days the itinerary gives you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been to the South Pacific islands on \u6d77\u306e\u8f1d\u304d<\/a>, \u30dc\u30a4\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30aa\u30d6\u30b6\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba<\/a>, Explorer of the Seas, Dawn Princess (now Pacific Explorer), Golden Princess, and Pacific Explorer. Every one of these ships is a different experience – although there certainly are similarities between the two Voyager-class ships, Voyager and Explorer of the Seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If so, a bigger ship might be for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your itinerary has a lot of sea days, you might prefer a larger ship that has more facilities, like Explorer of the Seas, but of course you have the trade-off of more passengers, more people in port, more wait for transfer buses or boats (eg water taxi’s to the city in Port Vila) and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of the island ports are tender ports with the exception of the major centres like Suva, Lautoka, \u30cc\u30e1\u30a2<\/a>, Port Vila, and now also Luganville (which has only just recently completed a dock capable of handling cruise ships). If you’ve never taken a tender before, what this means is that the ship anchors somewhere off the shore, usually in a protected bay, and you are ferried to shore on small tender boats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The bigger ships manage tenders very well, but it can still take longer to get ashore from a big ship than a small ship in a tender port. That said, it’s usually not much time. The bigger issue is that more people means some of the smaller ports of call can feel very overrun, particularly \u30df\u30b9\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u5cf6<\/a> and the Sacred Rock snorkelling site on the Of the docked ports, \u30cc\u30e1\u30a2<\/a> actually has two cruise dock locations, one is a working port that requires buses to bring passengers into town to the actual cruise terminal, and the other is, of course, the actual cruise terminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n This is where the other downside of big ships comes into play. Ships even the size of \u6d77\u306e\u8f1d\u304d<\/a> or Golden Princess cannot dock at the cruise terminal in \u30cc\u30e1\u30a2<\/a> – they are too big. This means bus transfers from the working port into town. So smaller ships that are able to dock at the actual cruise terminal in \u30cc\u30e1\u30a2<\/a> will get you in port for longer and with the ability to easily walk off the ship into town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of the island ports that you can dock at are also working ports and some of them, like Port Vila, require transfers arranged (you can do so there) and will not allow you to simply walk out of the terminal. Again, more people means there can be bigger delays to get you into town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bigger ships simply have more to do. Explorer of the Seas will give you access to an ice skating rink, the flow rider, more performance spaces, more activities, and typically more dining choices. If you have a lot of days at sea – which you might if you are headed to Fiji or Tonga – then all these extra activities, entertainment and dining options can help to make the sea days more interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A big positive of bigger ships is that they handle rougher seas better, and given the South Pacific Islands are regularly subjected to cyclones during cruise season, this may be an important factor to consider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Travel on a bigger ship and you are less likely to get seasick. Travel on a smaller ship, and you will get rocked around more. Even ships the size of Pacific Explorer can really suffer from relatively small swells in comparison to just a little bit bigger like \u6d77\u306e\u8f1d\u304d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n I will say, my experience has been that all the \u30ed\u30a4\u30e4\u30eb\u30ab\u30ea\u30d3\u30a2\u30f3<\/a> ships have handled the seas better than the Princess or P&O ships I\u2019ve been on, but it\u2019s always a trade-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are looking for an itinerary to visit lots of islands, you will be better served by a ship that sails out of Brisbane rather than \u30b7\u30c9\u30cb\u30fc<\/a> or any other port in \u30aa\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2<\/a>. Brisbane is closer to many of the islands meaning you can fit in more ports and see more of these beautiful places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Most of the cruises that visit the islands of Papua New Guinea only depart from Brisbane as well. What this means is that your choice of ship is also more limited. Until the new terminal in Brisbane is completed, you are limited to the smaller ships that can fit under the Gateway Bridges. At the moment, these are almost exclusively ships operated by P&O Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This, at least for now, brings you back to the trade-off between small and large ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to decide which things are the most important to you in order to determine which ships are going to be the best. I would submit though that if truly \u2018exploring\u2019 the South Pacific islands is what you want to do, that the P\uff06O<\/a> fleet of ships will give you the best platform for exploring more islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are concerned about motion sickness though, then go with a larger ship and sail from \u30b7\u30c9\u30cb\u30fc<\/a> instead. You probably won’t visit as many islands unless you pick a longer itinerary, but the bigger ship will give you more stability and better handle any rough weather you might encounter. Since almost every sailing from \u30b7\u30c9\u30cb\u30fc<\/a> to the South Pacific islands has at least 4 sea days, a bigger ship will also ensure you have more to do while you are at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don’t know what to budget for a cruise?<\/strong> Save money on your foreign currency purchases<\/strong> I use and recommend TransferWise<\/a> Borderless accounts with an attached multi-currency debit card. These accounts can save you loads on foreign exchange. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more about how to save money on foreign currency purchases using TransferWise<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book Your Before & After Accommodation<\/strong> \u65c5\u884c\u4fdd\u967a\u3092\u5fd8\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<\/strong> \u4f55\u3092\u53d6\u308b\u3079\u304d\u304b\u308f\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\uff1f<\/strong> \u30af\u30eb\u30fc\u30b8\u30f3\u30b0\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3063\u3068\u77e5\u308a\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/strong> The islands of the South Pacific make for beautiful travel destinations, and the ability to cruise to them makes it so much easier to see them, or parts of them at least. 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Well, it depends!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Do you have lots of sea days or want lots of shipboard facilities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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So, that’s the negatives of a big ship. The positives!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Would you prefer to visit more islands in one trip?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So which ships are the best for exploring the South Pacific Islands?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cruising Tips and Tricks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cruise costs can vary wildly depending on your travel style, length of the cruise, number of ports, and more. Learn more about what costs to expect and how much to budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foreign currency transactions can cost you a lot in exchange fees. On a cruise, you can visit multiple countries using multiple currencies in a single trip and foreign cash purchases can be expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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