| A 23 day voyage east to west across the south-west Pacific aboard the Silver Cloud with Silversea. After an unfortunate outward journey, missing my flight to Fiji, I managed to get back on track and was able to begin the voyage at Lautoka. From Fiji, our ship made 3 visits to Vanuatu, 3 in the Solomons, 7 in Papua New Guinea and 6 in and around Australia. The voyage ended in Darwin, Australia, with a full day to explore the Northern Territories capital. The flight to Singapore the following day was the first of three to get back to Manchester. |
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| [D] | Date | Country | Destination | Activities | Photos | Movies |
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| 17.05 | UK | Dubai | Manchester Emirates A380 (c.7 hrs) | |||
| 18.05 | Dubai | Melbourne | Emirates A380 (c. 13 hrs) | |||
| 19.05 | Australia | Nadi, Fiji | I booked this Fiji Airways flight myself. | click | ||
| 1 | 20.05 | Lautoka | Boarded the ship | Breakfast, walk about then on a coach to Lautoka port. | click | |
| 2 | 21.05 | At Sea | On way to Vanuatu. | |||
| 3 | 22.05 | Vanuatu | Ambryn Island. | Afternoon arrival. Rom dance and then snorkelling. | click | |
| 4 | 23.05 | Vanuatu | Pentecost Island | AM: Land diving (didn't go) then afternoon - Waterfall walk. | click | |
| 5 | 24.05 | Vanuatu | Champagne Beach, Espiritu Santo Is. | Water music, food and snorkelling. | click | click |
| 6 | 25.05 | Solomons | Malo Island, Temotu Province | Custom dances then walk near village. | click | |
| 7 | 26.05 | Solomons | Santa Ana | Morning watch custom dances, afternoon went ashore to make donations to local causes. | click | click |
| 8 | 27.05 | At Sea | On the way to western Solomons. | |||
| 9 | 28.05 | Solomons | Njari Island | AM: Snorkelling and Kayaking. Afternoon sailing for Rabaul. | click | |
| 10 | 29.05 | At Sea | At Sea | Most of day at sea, evening dock at Rabaul. Baining Fire Dance. | click | click |
| 11 | 30.05 | PNG | Rabaul town tour | Ridge view, hot springs, Yamamoto bunker. | click | |
| 12 | 31.05 | PNG | Jacquinot Bay | Zoidiac mangrove river cruise then singsing then village walk. | click | click |
| 13 | 01.06 | PNG | Kuiawa (Kuyau) Island | Snorkelling in afternoon. | click | |
| 14 | 02.06 | PNG | Tufi (PNG mainland) | Komoa beach, snorkelling in morning. | click | click |
| 15 | 03.06 | PNG | Dei Dei Fergusson Island and Dobu Island | Thermal springs (didn't go). Afternoon snorkelling. | click | click |
| 16 | 04.06 | PNG | Deka Deka Island | Snorkelling early, then onward to Australia. | click | |
| 17 | 05.06 | At Sea | At Sea | Various lectures and activities on board. | ||
| 18 | 06.06 | Australia | Thursday Island | AM: Welcome talk and songs. PM: 4 mile walk around island. | click | click |
| 19 | 07.06 | Australia | Cape York | Early morning Zodiac cruise and cape landing. | click | click |
| 20 | 08.06 | Australia | Yirrkala | Afternoon tour of Buku Larrngay Mulka Art Centre. | click | |
| 21 | 09.06 | Australia | Bremer Island | Boundary walk in morning. | click | |
| 22 | 10.06 | Australia | Gugari Rip, Wessel Islands | Early Zodiac cruise through tidal rip, then sailing. | click | |
| 23 | 11.06 | Australia | At Sea | Last full day on board. Later on crew awards, celebrations, party. | click | |
| 24 | 12.06 | Australia | Darwin | Disembarkation. Walk around town then check-in at Hilton, Darwin. | click | |
| 25 | 13.06 | Australia | Darwin | Afternoon flight to Singapore, onward to Dubai then Manchester. |