An 18 day voyage east to west across the south-west Pacific aboard the MV Island Sky with Noble Caledonia, a company specialising in operating smaller cruise ships which are able to sail to locations that larger ships can't. The voyage began at Lautoka in Fiji, calling at one of the Yasawa Islands (Fiji) and then to five destinations in both Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands and three in Papua New Guinea. The trip ended at Cairns, Australia where there was a coach tour with time to explore the area before many of the passengers, including myself, boarded flights to Singapore and then on to London. |
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Itinerary |
[Map] | Date | Country | Destination | Activities | Photos | Movies |
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4 May | UK | Hong Kong | Ft BA031 18:40 (BA A380) 12h0m. | |||
5 May | Hong Kong | Nadi | Ft FJ392 16:55 (A330) Fiji Airways 10h10m | |||
6 May | Fiji | Denarau, Fiji | Landed 0705, coach to Sofitel Beach Hotel, Denarau, slept most of day. | |||
1 | 7 May | Fiji | Sightseeing tour around Lautoka | Lunch, temple, local village, hilltop view, 4pm on board. | click | |
2 | 8 May | Fiji | Busali Bay, Yasawa islands | Trip to swim in a cave pool. Afternoon: Lecture by JL. | click | |
9 May | AT SEA | Heading for Vanuatu | Various lectures on board | click | ||
3 | 10 May | Vanuatu | Port Vila (emergency change of plan). | 1) Custom village 2) Waterfall cascade pool swim | click | |
4 | 11 May | Vanuatu | Port Havannah | Feles cave visit, village dancing. Afternoon: Moso Island (turtle rescue) | click | click |
5 | 12 May | Vanuatu | Pentecost Island | Visit Londot village then watching land diving (Nanggol) in pouring rain | click | |
6 | 13 May | Vanuatu | Espiritu Santo | Nekar village (water music), Riri Blue Hole swim, snorkel Million Dollar Point | click | click |
7 | 14 May | Vanuatu | Rah Island (Banks Islands) | Stayed on board today due to ankle injury, Ureparapara island | click | |
8 | 15 May | Solomon Islands | Vanikoro Island (Santa Cruz group). | Stayed on board again to keep dry. | click | |
9 | 16 May | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana | AM: Lecture (JL). PM: Ghupuna village then crater lake walk | click | |
10 | 17 May | Solomon Islands | Honiara | Morning town tour. Afternoon: Walkabout, library then internet cafe | click | click |
11 | 18 May | Solomon Islands | Tetepare Island | Folklore demo, coconut crabs, jungle walk & turtle tagging | click | |
12 | 19 May | Solomon Islands | Marovo Lagoon | Mbili village, garlands, dancing | click | |
20 May | AT SEA | Heading towards eastern PNG | Various lectures and presentations on board. | click | ||
13,14 | 21 May | PNG | Fergusson Island and Dobu | Thermal springs and culture. Afternoon: Dobu island, snorkel treat! | click | |
15 | 22 May | PNG | Mainland and Suau Island (alternative) | Zodiac trip up mangroves, Suau Island (snake and possum). | click | click |
23 May | AT SEA | Heading for Cairns | Various onboard lectures. | |||
16 | 24 May | Australia | Cairns | Coach tour, Palm Cove, Botanic Gdns, lunch then airport. | click | |
24 May | Australia | Singapore | Ft MI814 18:15 Cairns-Singapore Silkair 737 6h50m. | |||
25 May | Singapore | London | Ft SQ306 0110 Singapore-London Singapore Airlines B777 13h0m. |