Circle Pacific Cruise 2028

Day 1 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, sits along the winding Brisbane River, its skyline mixing modern towers with leafy riverside parklands.

Day 2 – At Sea

Day 3 – Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is built around one of the world’s most striking natural harbours, its shoreline dotted with parks and beaches.

Day 4 – At Sea

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Day 6 – Norfolk Island, Australia

Norfolk Island offers a distinctive slice of convict-era history, with museums housed in buildings the convicts themselves once built.

Day 7 – At Sea

Day 8 – Auckland, NI, New Zealand

Auckland’s harbour is ringed by more than 48 extinct volcanoes, including One Tree Hill, once the site of ancient Maori earthworks.

Day 9 – Tauranga, NI, New Zealand

Tauranga is a subtropical coastal town in New Zealand’s North Island, known for golden beaches, lush parks, and the waterfront dining strip known as The Strand.

Day 10 – At Sea

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Day 13 – Suva, Fiji

Suva, on the island of Viti Levu, is Fiji’s capital and once served as the administrative centre of the Commonwealth colony of Fiji.

Day 14 – Dravuni Island, Fiji

Dravuni Island is a small Pacific island in Fiji that has remained largely unchanged for thousands of years, prized for its timeless natural beauty.

Day 15 – At Sea

Day 16 – Apia, Western Samoa

Apia, the capital of Samoa, is known for its colourful markets, nearby waterfalls, and coastal roads leading past pristine beaches and out to Namua island.

Day 17 – Cross the International Dateline, extra day (cruising the Pacific Ocean)

Crossing the International Dateline marks an unusual moment in the voyage, when the calendar skips or repeats a day as you pass between time zones.

Day 18 – Cross the International Dateline, extra day (cruising the Pacific Ocean)

The days that follow are given over to sea time, a stretch of open ocean with little to do but settle into shipboard life.

Day 19 – Cross the International Dateline, extra day (cruising the Pacific Ocean)

These quiet days at sea offer a chance to look back over the journey so far before the next stretch begins.

Day 20 – Tahiti, French Polynesia (Papeete)

Tahiti, the main island of French Polynesia and setting for the story of Mutiny on the Bounty, blends Polynesian ease with French sophistication.

Day 21 – Moorea, French Polynesia

Moorea is a lush French Polynesian island of powdery white beaches, flower gardens and villages, where outrigger canoes still glide along its shores.

Day 22 – Raiatea, French Polynesia

Raiatea, in French Polynesia’s Society Islands, is covered in lush valleys, waterfalls, and the cloud-capped Mount Temehani, regarded as Polynesia’s most sacred island.

Day 23 – Cruising the Pacific Ocean (Cross the Equator)

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, stretching from the Americas to Asia and Australia across thousands of open miles.

Day 24 – Cruising the Pacific Ocean (Cross the Equator)

Crossing the equator marks the point where a ship passes from one hemisphere to the other, a moment sailors have long marked with tradition.

Day 25 – Cruising the Pacific Ocean (Cross the Equator)

Days spent cruising the open Pacific bring long horizons, warm tropical air and little but sea and sky in every direction.

Day 26 – Cruising the Pacific Ocean (Cross the Equator)

The vast distances of the Pacific mean many hours pass without sighting land, giving these days at sea an unhurried, timeless quality.

Day 27 – Cruising the Pacific Ocean (Cross the Equator)

Marine life such as flying fish and dolphins can sometimes be spotted riding a ship’s wake as it crosses these equatorial waters.

Day 28 – Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, USA

Honolulu’s downtown holds the Iolani Palace, the King Kamehameha I statue and the State Capitol, while nearby Waikiki Beach draws visitors into its warm tropical waters.

Day 29 – Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA (Nawiliwili)

Kauai, known as Hawaii’s Garden Isle, is famed for its lush rainforests, dramatic sea cliffs and the rugged Napali Coast.

Day 30 – Kona, Hawaiian Islands, USA

Kona, on Hawaii’s Big Island, was once the tropical retreat of Hawaiian royalty and today is known for its coffee plantations and coastal charm.

Day 31 – At Sea

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Day 36 – Los Angeles, USA

Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is a sprawling Californian metropolis known for its sunny climate and status as a thriving cultural hub.

Day 37 – San Diego, USA

San Diego draws visitors with attractions such as the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, the Salk Institute, La Jolla and the Coronado Bay Bridge.

Day 38 – At Sea

Day 39 – San Francisco, USA

San Francisco is a hilly bayside city in California, famed for its cable cars, colourful architecture and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Day 40 – At Sea

Day 41 – Victoria, B.C., Canada

Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, a small waterfront city on Vancouver Island known for its English-influenced architecture, harbour views and mild coastal climate.

Day 42 – Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver is a coastal city in western Canada, its skyline set against a backdrop of mountains, forests and the Pacific Ocean.

Day 43 – Cruising the Inside Passage

The Inside Passage is one of the world’s most spectacular waterways, winding past dense forests, snow-capped mountains, remote islands and quiet inlets along the Alaskan coast.

Day 44 – Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows, its buildings built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways up the mountainside.

Day 45 – Juneau, Alaska

Juneau, the capital of Alaska, sits on the Gastineau Channel at the foot of steep mountain peaks, accessible only by air or sea.

Day 46 – Skagway, Alaska

Skagway grew rapidly during the Klondike Gold Rush, serving as the main gateway for prospectors heading into the Yukon goldfields.

Day 47 – Hubbard Bay, Alaska (Scenic Cruising)

Hubbard Bay is a stretch of scenic coastal water in Alaska, prized for calm inlets, forested shorelines and views of glaciers descending from nearby peaks.

Day 48 – College Fjord, Alaska (Scenic Cruising)

College Fjord holds the world’s largest collection of tidewater glaciers, framed by snow-capped mountains rising steeply from the water.

Day 49 – Anchorage, Alaska (Whittier)

Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, an urban centre surrounded by wilderness and framed by the dramatic coastal scenery of Turnagain Arm along its southern edge.

Day 50 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

The North Pacific Ocean stretches between Asia and North America, one of the largest bodies of water on Earth and a route steeped in maritime history.

Day 51 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

Crossing the International Date Line here means skipping a calendar day entirely, a quirk of navigation unique to long ocean voyages across the Pacific.

Day 52 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

These northern Pacific waters are known for cooler currents and open horizons, with little land in sight for days at a time.

Day 53 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

Seabirds such as albatross often follow ships through this remote stretch of ocean, drawn by the rich feeding grounds beneath the surface.

Day 54 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

The North Pacific’s vastness has shaped centuries of trade and exploration, linking ports of Asia with the western coastlines of the Americas.

Day 55 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

Days spent crossing this ocean offer nothing but sea and sky, a rare chance to slow down far from any coastline.

Day 56 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

As the ship sails eastward or westward across the Pacific, clocks are adjusted by an hour at a time, a subtle reminder of the vast distances being covered.

Day 57 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

This remote expanse of ocean plays a major role in shaping weather patterns that influence both the Asian and North American coastlines.

Day 58 – Kushiro, Japan

Kushiro is a major fishing port on Japan’s Hokkaido coast, edged by Kushiro Shitsugen, the country’s largest marshland and home to the sacred red-crowned crane.

Day 59 – Hakodate, Japan

Hakodate, on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, offers cable car rides to panoramic summit views and a renowned early morning seafood market.

Day 60 – At Sea

Day 61 – Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is Japan’s capital, a vast and dynamic metropolis blending centuries of tradition with contemporary energy.

Day 62 – At Sea

Day 63 – Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima lies on the southern coast of Kyushu, watched over by the smouldering Sakurajima volcano across the bay.

Day 64 – Nagasaki, Japan

Nagasaki sits in the northwest of Kyushu, a cosmopolitan port city with a history stretching back to the early 7th century.

Day 65 – At Sea

Day 66 – Ishigaki, Japan

Ishigaki is a subtropical island in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, where cobblestone walls such as Tama-Ishigaki reflect centuries of local history and culture.

Day 67 – Taipei (Keelung)

Keelung is a port city on Taiwan’s northern coast, near the capital Taipei, set among green hills around a natural harbour.

Day 68 – At Sea

Day 69 – Hong Kong

Hong Kong rises as a vertical city of more than 1,200 skyscrapers, with a tram ride to Victoria Peak offering sweeping skyline views.

Day 70 – Hong Kong

Junks and sampans still ply Hong Kong’s busy harbour, framed by the green, dragon-crested hills of Kowloon in the distance.

Day 71 – At Sea

Day 72 – Halong Bay/Hanoi, Vietnam (Cai Lan)

Cai Lan is a port on Vietnam’s northern coast, close to Halong Bay’s limestone karst islands and the historic capital of Hanoi.

Day 73 – Halong Bay (Scenic Cruising)

Halong Bay is famed for thousands of limestone karsts rising from calm emerald waters, often shrouded in soft morning fog and traditionally viewed from a junk boat deck.

Day 74 – Da Nang/Hue, Vietnam (Chan May)

Chan May is a port on Vietnam’s central coast, positioned between the city of Da Nang and the former imperial capital of Hue.

Day 75 – At Sea

Day 76 – Nha Trang, Vietnam (Cam Ranh)

Nha Trang is a coastal city in central Vietnam known for its long sandy beach, a popular spot for an early morning swim in warm tropical waters.

Day 77 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Phu My)

Ho Chi Minh City, once known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest metropolis, its turbulent wartime history woven into busy streets famed for motorbikes and street food.

Day 78 – At Sea

Day 79 – Singapore

Singapore stands as the commercial hub of South East Asia, its streets reflecting a lively blend of ethnicities, traditions, and modern luxury.

Day 80 – Singapore

Food lovers travel to Singapore for its legendary chilli crab, a dish considered almost a national institution among locals and visitors alike.

Day 81 – Cruising the Java Sea (Cross the Equator)

The Java Sea lies between the islands of Java and Borneo, a shallow tropical sea at the heart of the Indonesian archipelago.

Day 82 – Cruising the Java Sea (Cross the Equator)

Crossing the equator while sailing the Java Sea is a small navigational milestone, marking the shift from the Southern into the Northern Hemisphere.

Day 83 – Lombok, Indonesia

Lombok, an Indonesian island east of Bali, offers striking landscapes and a quieter, more rural atmosphere than its famous neighbour.

Day 84 – Bali, Indonesia (Benoa)

Bali is Indonesia’s best known island, celebrated for its Hindu temples, terraced rice fields and long stretches of golden sand beaches.

Day 85 – Bali, Indonesia (Benoa)

Tanjung Benoa is a small village on Bali’s south eastern coast, its calm harbour a quiet contrast to the island’s busier tourist strips.

Day 86 – At Sea

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Day 88 – Darwin, NT, Australia

Darwin is the tropical capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, a harbour city known for its waterfront markets and nearby national parks.

Day 89 – At Sea

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Day 92 – Cairns, QLD, Australia

Cairns, in tropical North Queensland, sits where the Great Barrier Reef meets the Wet Tropics rainforest, with a lively esplanade, marina and dining scene.

Day 93 – Townsville, QLD, Australia

Townsville is the unofficial capital of North Queensland, a tropical coastal city sitting alongside the Great Barrier Reef near Magnetic Island.

Day 94 – Airlie Beach (for the Whitsundays), QLD, Australia

Airlie Beach is a palm-fringed coastal town in Queensland, the mainland gateway to the 74 islands of the Whitsundays set in the Coral Sea.

Day 95 – At Sea

Day 96 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Historically a hub for rail and river trade, Brisbane has grown into a lively subtropical city known for its relaxed outdoor lifestyle.

*Please note that cruise itineraries are subject to change at any time by the cruise company and are not guaranteed.