South Pacific Isles & New Zealand
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Featured Voyage
Departure
Twenty-seven nights from Papeete to Sydney, taking in French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga, and then the whole length of New Zealand from Whangarei to Stewart Island. The longest South Pacific voyage we list, and the one that covers the most ground.
From $14,024 per person · solo from $28,048
Why This Ship, Out Here
All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party. Seabourn Quest works this route as a one-way crossing, calling at 17 ports over 27 nights.
Solo fares are shown beside the per-person price for every suite grade on this sailing, so you can see the single supplement rather than be told about it. The cheapest solo berth here is $28,048.
The Journey
The heart of French Polynesia, its market, its black-sand coast and the green interior standing behind the town.
Tahiti’s dramatic sister, its jagged peaks rising over Cook’s and Opunohu Bays.
The most beautiful lagoon on earth, beneath the green tower of Mount Otemanu.
A triangular lagoon of impossible colour, widely held to be the most beautiful in the South Pacific.
The capital of the last Polynesian kingdom, low and green on Tongatapu, with the royal palace facing the water and the blowholes of the south coast an hour away.
Northland’s harbour town, at the head of a long drowned valley, with the Poor Knights Islands and their volcanic dive sites offshore.
The City of Sails on its double harbour, with volcanic cones standing across the isthmus.
The Bay of Plenty, and the gateway inland to Rotorua’s geysers and geothermal country.
Rebuilt entirely in Art Deco after the 1931 earthquake, and the heart of Hawke’s Bay wine.
The capital on its harbour, with Te Papa, the cable car and the coffee culture the country is quietly known for.
The gateway to the Marlborough Sounds, where the ship threads drowned valleys to reach the wine country at Blenheim.
Where the Seaward Kaikoura range drops to a coast with a canyon just offshore, which is why sperm whales, dusky dolphins and albatross are here all year.
A French colonial village in a drowned volcanic crater, with Hector’s dolphins in the harbour.
A South Canterbury port of Victorian bluestone, and the road inland to Mount Cook.
Victorian Scotland at the foot of the South Island, with albatross and penguins on the Otago Peninsula.
New Zealand’s third island and its southernmost settlement, almost entirely national park, and one of the few places kiwi are seen in daylight.
The harbour, the bridge and the Opera House, and the run out past the heads.
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The Fare
An all-suite ship run like a private club. Here is exactly where the line sits.
Your ocean-front suite, all dining venues with open seating and no surcharge, premium spirits and fine wines throughout the ship, your in-suite bar stocked to preference, and tipping neither required nor expected.
Airfare, travel insurance, shore excursions and personal expenses. Air from the United States is the largest single cost out here, so we price the whole journey with flights included before you commit.
Your Ship
All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.
All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party. Every fare below is, with the solo price shown beside the per-person price for each suite grade.
Every Suite on This Sailing
| Suite | Solo | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean View Suite | $28,048 | $14,024 |
| Veranda Suite | $36,750 | $18,375 |
Fares are per person, cruise only. Airfare arranged separately.
Departure
Ready When You Are
From $14,024 per person, solo from $28,048, and our planning from first question to the flight home.
Fares are per person, cruise only, as returned by our booking system for this sailing at the time of writing. Airfare additional unless stated. Fares are capacity-controlled and may change or be withdrawn without notice. Elevida Luxury Journeys is an independent affiliate of Travel Planners International.