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Hidden Treasures of New Caledonia Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 1st Feb 2025
  • Ponant Le Jacques Cartier
  • 15 Night Cruise From Auckland
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Itinerary

  • Auckland
  • Bay of Islands
  • Norfolk, USA
  • Noumea, New Caledonia
  • Loyalty Islands
  • Mare
  • Noumea, New Caledonia
  • Cairns

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Day 1 - Auckland

Arrive: Sat 01 February 2025 / Depart: Sat 01 February 2025 at 18:00

Auckland is New Zealand’s largest, most populated and busiest city. Located on an isthmus linking the peninsula of Northland to the expansive North Island, it seems to float between land and sea. It is one of the few cities in the world to have two separate harbours : Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. You will understand why Auckland is known as the city of sails when you see the forest of masts in the marina. The 328 metre-high Sky Tower offers splendid views of the city. Surrounded by dormant volcanoes such as Mt Eden, Auckland is noted for its abundant nature and magnificent black-sand beaches. A blend of Maori, European and Asian cultures give the city a vibrant atmosphere.

Day 2 - Waiheke Island

Day 3 - Bay of Islands

Arrive: Mon 03 February 2025 / Depart: Mon 03 February 2025

The Bay of Islands is a New Zealand enclave encompassing more than 140 subtropical islands next to the country's North Island. It’s known for its undeveloped beaches, big-game fishing and Maori cultural artefacts

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Norfolk, USA

Arrive: Wed 05 February 2025 / Depart: Wed 05 February 2025

Norfolk Island, a tiny Australian island in the South Pacific Ocean, is defined by pine trees and jagged cliffs. Sandy beaches include Emily Bay, with reef-protected waters. Norfolk Island National Park offers views over palm forests from Mt. Pitt. In the capital Kingston, the Norfolk Island Museum traces the island's colourful past.

Day 6 - At Sea

Day 7 - Noumea, New Caledonia

Arrive: Fri 07 February 2025 / Depart: Fri 07 February 2025

Located along the Bering Strait at the westernmost point of Alaska, Nome offers the rustic charm of a former gold-mining town, set in the middle of magnificent wilderness. As you weave in and out of the brightly coloured houses, you will discover the pioneering legacy that still marks local traditions. Fishing, reindeer rearing, sledge-racing... People here live from their manual labour. The surrounding plains provide stunning vantage points for observing Arctic fauna.

Day 8 - Loyalty Islands

Arrive: Sat 08 February 2025 / Depart: Sat 08 February 2025

You’ll land around 100km east of Grande-Terre. An ancient coral atoll atop a collapsed volcano, Lifou is today the largest and highest of the Loyalty Islands. This is an outstanding natural site, waiting to be explored: to the north, the coastline ends abruptly in sheer cliffs, while to the south lie expanses of long white sand beaches. Lovers of wild plantlife may well be tempted by a walk further inland, where the rich and authentic Kanak culture is proudly upheld by the local community.

Day 9 - Mare

Arrive: Sun 09 February 2025 / Depart: Sun 09 February 2025

Maré Island or Nengone is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune of Maré, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.Founded by Danilo Franco

Day 10 - Amedee Island (New Caledonia)

Day 11 - Noumea, New Caledonia

Arrive: Tue 11 February 2025 / Depart: Tue 11 February 2025

Located along the Bering Strait at the westernmost point of Alaska, Nome offers the rustic charm of a former gold-mining town, set in the middle of magnificent wilderness. As you weave in and out of the brightly coloured houses, you will discover the pioneering legacy that still marks local traditions. Fishing, reindeer rearing, sledge-racing... People here live from their manual labour. The surrounding plains provide stunning vantage points for observing Arctic fauna.

Day 12 - At Sea

Day 13 - At Sea

Day 14 - At Sea

Day 15 - At Sea

Day 16 - Cairns

Arrive: Sun 16 February 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Sun 16 February 2025

Cairns, considered the gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, is a city in tropical Far North Queensland. Its Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park tells the stories of indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with music and dance. Cairns Esplanade, lined with bars and restaurants, has a swimming lagoon. Northwest of the city, Daintree National Park spans mountainous rainforest, gorges and beaches

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