Melanesia Oct 2026 16 nights Ponant Cruises Cairns

16 night Melanesia cruise

Le Soleal • Ponant Cruises • Departs October 24, 2026

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

☾ 16 nights Cairns → Darwin Melanesia 11 sea days

Deal verdict

⚖️ Fair price — Worth comparing

This sailing is 5% cheaper than typical

Based on similar sailings for this itinerary and cabin type

High confidence · 23 similar sailings

Cabin prices

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Best value

Oceanview

$13,109

$819/night

↓5% below typical

Balcony

$14,216

$889/night

Suite

$24,479

$1,530/night

Prices updated about 14 hours ago.

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Le Soleal • October 24, 2026 • departs in 5 months

Last 90 days

currently 5% below typical

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Current tracked fare is about $39 per night below the typical comparable sailing.

How this price compares

Current price / night

$819

$819/night

Typical price / night

$858

Same ship sailings

Compared with typical

↓5% below typical

High confidence · 23 similar sailings

Route overview

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

  1. 1

    Cairns, Australia

    Saturday, Oct 24, 2026

  2. 2

    At sea

    Sunday, Oct 25, 2026

  3. 3

    Alotau, Papua New Guinea

    Monday, Oct 26, 2026

  4. 4

    Tufi, Papua New Guinea

    Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026

  5. 5

    Tami Island, Papua New Guinea

    Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026

  6. 6

    Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Thursday, Oct 29, 2026

  7. 7

    Koper, Slovenia

    Friday, Oct 30, 2026

  8. 8

    At sea

    Saturday, Oct 31, 2026

  9. 9

    At sea

    Sunday, Nov 1, 2026

  10. 10

    At sea

    Monday, Nov 2, 2026

  11. 11

    At sea

    Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

  12. 12

    At sea

    Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026

  13. 13

    At sea

    Thursday, Nov 5, 2026

  14. 14

    At sea

    Friday, Nov 6, 2026

  15. 15

    At sea

    Saturday, Nov 7, 2026

  16. 16

    At sea

    Sunday, Nov 8, 2026

  17. 17

    Darwin, Australia

    Monday, Nov 9, 2026

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Le Soleal

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

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