12 Night Cruise sailing from Sydney Roundtrip aboard Pacific Jewel.

Cruising is the ideal speed for travelling. At sea you'll live life at a different pace, no traffic, and no rigid routines. If you want to do nothing but snooze, swim, read and sunbathe, that's fine. However, if you'd like to go shopping, take some exercise or a dance class, luxuriate in the spa, learn shuffleboard or a new hobby, they're all there for the taking. However long you're aboard, every day and every night there's always something you'll love to do.

Highlights of this cruise:

Sydney, Australia
Sydney is one of the most invigorating and positive cities you could ever hope to visit. A modern metropolis on a spectacular harbour, Sydney is blessed with great weather, great dining, great nightlife, great shopping and a great attitude.

Champagne Bay
Champagne Bay is located on the north east coastline of Espiritu-Santo, Vanuatu. It is truly breathtaking with the most spectacular stretch of beach fringed with palm trees.

Natives from a nearby village will visit the bay to sell their few goods when our ship calls. If youire feeling energetic you might like to take part in a game of beach volleyball.

Vila
The substantial dock and port area of Port Vila overlooks a natural harbour. There are beautiful coastal views of the city with its clusters of houses and small scale resorts nestled amongst tropical vegetation makes an attractive scene. The harbour is quite active with fishing boats, yachts and speedboats passing between the various nearby islands.

The dock bustles with dancers and music and there are lots of friendly locals selling handicrafts.

The covered market place is a colourful and interesting place to visit selling handicrafts, fruits and colourful tropical flowers.
Port Vila is clearly visible from deck and is around 1.5 kilometres from the port. The capital is really just one long street with a few smaller streets intersecting it. The main street Lini Highway has lots of shops some bars and restaurants. Many of the resort hotels with excellent restaurants and bars are easily accessible.

Mystery Island
This small, uninhabited island is one of the most southern of the Vanuatu group. Mystery Island was used as a World War II landing strip for the allied forces. There is now absolutely no tourism development except for the occasional visit by our ship. There are no roads, no shops and no stress!

The locals from a nearby island will come to sell their few shells and goods and your day may be spent relaxing on the sand while their ëstring bandi plays songs of welcome. The surrounding reefs offer ideal opportunities for experienced snorkellers.

Isle of Pines
The waters off the Isle of Pines must really 'wash whitest' because the sands of the Isle's Kato Bay will impress any visitor with its white, white, talcum-like beach.

The Isle of Pines is part of New Caledonia and is situated 50km south east of the mainland. The tall narrow pine trees are a feature of this 17km long island.

The most difficult aspect of your visit to the Isle of Pines will be saying goodbye to its sunny skies, friendly faces, warm waters and of course those beautiful beaches.