South Pacific Cultural Cruises

Sail on a 22-day expedition from Dunedin to Antarctica aboard Le Soleal. Explore Enderby Island, the Ross Sea, Macquarie Island, and the Snares. Spot penguins, sea lions, and historic explorer sites. Enjoy days at sea with lectures and wildlife viewing.

Board the luxurious 18-guest Heritage Explorer on an 8-day expedition cruise. Discover the unseen rawness of New Zealand's wildlife-rich Stewart Island/Rakiura and Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. The magnificent Aurora Australis is awe-inspiring as it spectacularly adorns the southern skies.

Explore Easter & Pitcairn Islands on a 20-day cruise from Papeete to San Antonio aboard Seabourn Pursuit. Visit Anaa, Fakarava, Pitcairn, Easter Island, and Robinson Crusoe Island. Enjoy snorkeling, Zodiac excursions, cultural tours, and rare wildlife sightings.

Embark on a 16-day cruise through Micronesia aboard Le Soleal. From Fiji’s Lautoka to Guam, visit Vanuatu’s Ambrym, Solomon Islands’ Lata and Santa Ana, Roderick Bay, Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, Chuuk Lagoon, and Pulap Atoll. Explore remote villages, witness traditional dances, snorkel vibrant reefs, and dive historic WWII shipwrecks.

Explore the remote Indonesia & Islands of the Pacific Theatre on a 23-day cruise from Darwin to Lautoka aboard Seabourn Pursuit. Snorkel in Raja Ampat, explore WWII sites and witness vibrant cultures across Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

Explore Indonesia Papua’s Whale Sharks & Birds of Paradise aboard Katharina on a 10-day cruise from Kaimana to Sorong. Swim with whale sharks, trek to see birds of paradise, snorkel vibrant reefs, visit local villages, paddle secluded lagoons, and discover the dramatic limestone landscapes of Triton Bay.

This 12-day cruise on Le Jacques Cartier from Bali to northern Australia explores the Coral Triangle’s rich biodiversity. Discover Indonesia’s cultural heritage from Sumbawa's villages to the historic Spice Islands. Highlights include Komodo National Park’s Komodo dragons, snorkeling around Flores and Alor, and diving in West Papua’s Triton Bay.

Set sail on a 13-day cruise aboard Le Jacques Cartier from Bali to Darwin and explore Indonesia’s remote islands, coral-rich waters, and cultural treasures. Encounter whale sharks in Saleh Bay, spot Komodo dragons, snorkel in Triton Bay, visit Banda Neira, and discover traditional communities across the archipelago.

Experience the Katharina 14-day cruise from Ambon to Kaimana, exploring the Indonesia Spice Islands to the Whale Sharks. Visit Banda, Kei and Aru Islands, snorkel coral reefs, kayak through lagoons, discover local culture, and swim with whale sharks in Triton Bay.

Immerse in a 10-day Papua cruise aboard the Ombak Putih. Sailing from Sorong to Kaimana, this voyage invites you to snorkel with Triton Bay's whale sharks, spot rare birds of paradise, and discover hidden coves among spectacular karst limestone islands.

Aboard Heritage Adventurer on this 18-day expedition cruise to Indonesia's remote and little-known tropical islands, from Raja Ampat to Papua New Guinea, see whale sharks in Triton Bay, visit Komodo National Park, home to the famed Komodo Dragon, and more.

Experience a 13-day expedition aboard Le Jacques Cartier from Benoa, Bali to Darwin, visiting Satonda Island, Saleh Bay, Komodo National Park, and Maumere. Explore Banda Neira, Triton Bay, the Kei Islands, and other remote destinations while encountering remarkable wildlife, reefs, cultures, and landscapes.