Circle Pacific (Roundtrip Auckland) 2028

Day 1 – 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 2 – 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 3 – At Sea

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Day 6 – 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 7 – 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 8 – At Sea

Day 9 – 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 10 – Cross the International Dateline, extra day (Cruising the Pacific Ocean)

Crossing the International Dateline marks the point where the calendar skips forward a full day, followed by unhurried days at sea to reflect on the voyage so far.

Day 11 – Cross the International Dateline (Cruising the Pacific Ocean)

The ship crosses the invisible line in the Pacific where one day simply vanishes from the calendar, a quirky milestone in any ocean crossing.

Day 12 – 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 13 – 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 14 – 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 15 – 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 16 – At Sea

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Day 20 – 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 21 – 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 22 – 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 23 – At Sea

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Day 28 – 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 29 – 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 30 – At Sea

Day 31 – 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 32 – At Sea

Day 33 – 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 34 – Vancouver, Canada

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

Day 35 – 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 36 – 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 37 – 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 38 – Skagway, Alaska

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

Day 39 – 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 40 – 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 41 – 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 42 – At Sea

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Day 49 – Cruising the North Pacific Ocean (Cross the International Dateline, day omitted)

The North Pacific Ocean stretches between Asia and North America, a vast expanse of open water known for its long swells and remoteness from land.

Day 50 – 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 51 – 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 52 – At Sea

Day 53 – Tokyo, Japan

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

Day 54 – At Sea

Day 55 – Kagoshima, Japan

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

Day 56 – Nagasaki, Japan

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

Day 57 – At Sea

Day 58 – 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 59 – 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 60 – At Sea

Day 61 – 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 62 – 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 63 – At Sea

Day 64 – 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 65 – 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 66 – 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 67 – At Sea

Day 68 – 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 69 – 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 70 – At Sea

Day 71 – Singapore

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

Day 72 – Singapore

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

Day 73 – 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 74 – At Sea

Day 75 – Lombok, Indonesia

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

Day 76 – 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 77 – 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 78 – At Sea

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Day 80 – 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 81 – At Sea

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Day 84 – 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 85 – 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 86 – 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 87 – At Sea

Day 88 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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

Day 89 – At Sea

Day 90 – 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 91 – At Sea

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Day 93 – Auckland, NI, New Zealand

As New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland combines a lively waterfront with easy access to the Waikato region and its river landscapes.

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