Relaxed pace
5 ports in 15 nights
Plenty of uninterrupted ship time.
Melanesia cruises
Melanesia One-Way: Thursday Island, Samarai & Port Vila
Thursday Island · Samarai · Alotau · Port Vila · Mystery Island (Aneityum)
Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Covers Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.
15 nights
Darwin
Melanesia
5 ports
9 sea days
What this trip feels like
Easygoing, familiar and ship-focused
9 sea days give you plenty of uninterrupted time onboard, while Thursday Island, Samarai, and Alotau provide the trip's main day ashore. You're choosing this route for an easy break with minimal logistics, not destination variety.
Broad destination variety
Thursday Island · Samarai · Alotau + more
Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.
Route logistics
Sails from Darwin
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Port experience
Alotau · Pick your date carefully
Cruise traffic varies substantially by date, so your specific port day can feel very different depending on when you visit.
Best for · First-time cruisers · Ship-focused trips · Easy short getaways
Think twice if · You want a port-intensive Melanesia itinerary
Best departures
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
Typical pricing runs around $571/night, with most departures landing in the $503-$622/night band across 1 tracked sailing.
Typical price
$571/night
$8,570 total
Normal range
$503-$622/night
$7,542-$9,328 total
Lowest recent fare
$503/night
$7,545 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
15 nights · 5 port calls · 9 sea days · 3 countries
5 port calls across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu · Leans more toward sea time than a port-packed 15-night route.
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Embark in Darwin
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Disembark in Lautoka
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Other routes to consider
Not quite the right itinerary? Compare routes that trade a little simplicity for more ports, different destinations, or a longer trip.
Longer trip
Make it 18 nights
Australia: Mystery Island (Aneityum), Port Vila & Townsville
18 nights · 9 ports · 9 sea days
+3 nights
More time onboard without changing the trip's overall pace much.
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From $4,062