Coral Expeditions visits Wayag Island in Papua New Guinea.
Silversea sails from Darwin to Lautoka in September, 2024, on a superb 21-day expedition through PNG, the Solomons and Vanuatu, and Scenic has a new 13-day Passage though Melanesia expedition between Cairns and Nadi that departs in October, 2024.
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Other companies that operate Micronesian or Melanesian cruises are Heritage Expeditions, Lindblad, Paul Gauguin, Ponant, Seabourn, Silversea and True North. P&O Australia and Holland America also visit.
Australian company Coral Expeditions is pushing the frontiers, having announced three itineraries in the region for January and February 2026. Two in Melanesia are new, and take in destinations such as the Louisiade archipelago, New Britain and Bougainville. The cruises promise cultural immersion and an almost daily opportunity to snorkel and dive.
Coral Expeditions’ third option is a return of its successful 2023 Micronesian cruise, which will run for 21 nights between Rabaul in PNG and Sorong in Indonesia, visiting un-tramped destinations such as Kapingamarangi Island, the spectacular fringing reefs of Ant Atoll, Truk Lagoon for shipwreck diving, Yap, and Palau, whose Helen Reef is a critical turtle-nesting site and a haven for many bird species.
