Melanesia Sep 2026 16 nights Ponant Cruises Darwin

16 night Melanesia cruise

Le Soleal • Ponant Cruises • Departs September 28, 2026

⚓ Darwin → Koper → Madang → Tami Island → Tufi → Alotau → Cairns

☾ 16 nights Darwin → Cairns Melanesia 11 sea days

⚖️ Fair price — Worth comparing

This sailing is 10% more expensive than typical

Based on similar sailings for this itinerary and cabin type

Currently $77/night above comparable sailings based on similar sailings for this itinerary and cabin type

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Cabin prices

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Oceanview

$14,132

$883/night

↑10% above typical

Balcony

$15,263

$954/night

Suite

$25,856

$1,616/night

Prices updated about 4 hours ago.

Price history

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Le Soleal • September 28, 2026 • departs in 2 months

Last 90 days

Price rose 5% in the last 30 days and currently 10% above typical

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Current tracked fare is about $77 per night above the typical comparable sailing.

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Balanced itinerary with stops in Australia, Slovenia, and Papua New Guinea

  1. 1

    Darwin, Australia

    Monday, Sep 28, 2026

  2. 2

    At sea

    Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

  3. 3

    At sea

    Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4

    At sea

    Thursday, Oct 1, 2026

  5. 5

    At sea

    Friday, Oct 2, 2026

  6. 6

    At sea

    Saturday, Oct 3, 2026

  7. 7

    At sea

    Sunday, Oct 4, 2026

  8. 8

    At sea

    Monday, Oct 5, 2026

  9. 9

    At sea

    Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026

  10. 10

    At sea

    Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026

  11. 11

    Koper, Slovenia

    Thursday, Oct 8, 2026

  12. 12

    Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Friday, Oct 9, 2026

  13. 13

    Tami Island, Papua New Guinea

    Saturday, Oct 10, 2026

  14. 14

    Tufi, Papua New Guinea

    Sunday, Oct 11, 2026

  15. 15

    Alotau, Papua New Guinea

    Monday, Oct 12, 2026

  16. 16

    At sea

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026

  17. 17

    Cairns, Australia

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026

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Le Soleal

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Capacity
224 guests
Tonnage
10,992 GT
Built
2013

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