Balanced pace
4 ports in 9 nights
A steady alternation between time onboard and time ashore.
Melanesia cruises
Melanesia One-Way: Lifou & Royal Beach Club Lelepa
Lifou · Port Vila · Royal Beach Club Lelepa · Mystery Island (Aneityum)
Balanced route with a steady mix of port days and sea days. Covers New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Includes private-island style stops.
9 nights
Sydney
Melanesia
4 ports
4 sea days
What this trip feels like
Balanced, varied and easy to pace
This route gives you a steady mix of ship time and 4 ports. It suits travelers who want meaningful days ashore without turning every day into an early start and a tightly planned port call.
Broad destination variety
Lifou · Port Vila · Royal Beach Club Lelepa + more
Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.
Easy logistics
Round-trip from Sydney
No open-jaw flights or separate arrival and departure transfers.
Port experience
Port Vila · Plan around the tender
Getting ashore usually requires tendering, and cruise traffic can add pressure to your port day.
Best for · A mix of ship and shore time · First-time visitors · Travelers who like a steady pace
Think twice if · You want either an all-ports itinerary or a mostly ship-focused escape
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
Typical pricing runs around $142/night, with most departures landing in the $108-$188/night band across 1 tracked sailing.
Typical price
$142/night
$1,280 total
Normal range
$108-$188/night
$971-$1,696 total
Lowest recent fare
Building history
$1,713 total
Comparison set
1 sailings
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When should I go?
Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.
Route overview
How this route is built
9 nights · 4 port calls · 4 sea days · 2 countries
4 port calls across New Caledonia, Vanuatu · Neither especially port-heavy nor sea-day heavy for this trip length.
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