South Pacific Explorer

12 nights ยท Papeete to Auckland

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South Pacific Explorer

12 nights7 portsPapeete to AucklandSeabourn Quest

Departure

Twelve nights from Papeete to Auckland by way of the Society Islands, Aitutaki in the Cooks, and Tonga. A crossing that leaves French Polynesia behind and arrives somewhere entirely different, with the dateline in the middle of it.

From $7,810 per person · solo from $15,621

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Why This Ship, Out Here

The Ship

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 7 ports over 12 nights.

Travelling Alone

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 $15,621.

The Journey

Day by Day

12 nights · 7 ports

Day 1Papeete, Tahiti
Day 2Moorea, French Polynesia
Day 3Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Day 4Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Day 5Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Day 6Whangarei, New Zealand
Day 13Auckland, New Zealand
At anchor, tender ashore Overnight or consecutive days in port
Papeete, Tahiti
Day 1
Papeete, Tahiti

The heart of French Polynesia, its market, its black-sand coast and the green interior standing behind the town.

Embark

Moorea, French Polynesia
Day 2
Moorea, French Polynesia

Tahiti’s dramatic sister, its jagged peaks rising over Cook’s and Opunohu Bays.

Ashore

Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Day 3
Bora Bora, French Polynesia

The most beautiful lagoon on earth, beneath the green tower of Mount Otemanu.

Ashore

Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Day 4
Aitutaki, Cook Islands

A triangular lagoon of impossible colour, widely held to be the most beautiful in the South Pacific.

Ashore

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Day 5
Nuku'alofa, Tonga

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.

Ashore

Whangarei, New Zealand
Day 6
Whangarei, New Zealand

Northland’s harbour town, at the head of a long drowned valley, with the Poor Knights Islands and their volcanic dive sites offshore.

Ashore

Auckland, New Zealand
Day 7
Auckland, New Zealand

The City of Sails on its double harbour, with volcanic cones standing across the isthmus.

Disembark

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The Fare

What’s Included

An all-suite ship run like a private club. Here is exactly where the line sits.

In the Fare

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.

On Top

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

Seabourn Quest

All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.

Seabourn Quest
Seabourn Quest
Seabourn · 12 Nights · Papeete to Auckland

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.

  • Intimate ships with a private club atmosphere
  • Intuitive, personalized service
  • Luxuriously appointed, ocean-front suites
  • Complimentary premium spirits & fine wines
  • Welcome Champagne & in-suite bar stocked to preference
  • Tipping neither required nor expected
  • All dining venues complimentary, open-seating

Every Suite on This Sailing

Suite Solo Per person
Veranda Suite$15,621$7,810
Penthouse Suite$27,368$13,684

Fares are per person, cruise only. Airfare arranged separately.

Departure

2027 9 Feb

Ready When You Are

Sail South Pacific Explorer.

From $7,810 per person, solo from $15,621, 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.