Bora Bora from your balcony, Moorea by lunch, Fiji next week.
Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora on Paul Gauguin and Windstar from Papeete, 7 to 10 nights with a private motu beach day; Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu from Sydney and Brisbane on the big ships; and Hawaii to Tahiti voyages from Honolulu. It sails year-round and it is always warm. SmartCruiser shows every South Pacific sailing with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus credit at the top.
Three South Pacifics
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Tahiti, Moorea & Bora Bora
- 7 nights from Papeete: Moorea, Huahine, Taha’a and two days in the Bora Bora lagoon
- Paul Gauguin’s private motu and Windstar’s beach barbecue
- Flights from Los Angeles are 8 hours with no date line
Best for: honeymoons, anniversaries, snorkelers
Fiji, New Caledonia & Vanuatu
- 7 to 12 nights round trip from Sydney or Brisbane
- Noumea, Lifou, Mystery Island, Port Vila, Suva and Lautoka
- Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Princess prices with big-ship facilities
Best for: families, anyone already heading to Australia
Hawaii to Tahiti & the Marquesas
- 10 to 18 nights from Honolulu or Papeete through the Tuamotus and the Marquesas
- Paul Gauguin, Windstar, Princess and Holland America
- The most remote islands a cruise ship reaches
Best for: second visits, sea-day lovers, Gauguin fans
South Pacific deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every South Pacific sailing from every line, Papeete to Sydney, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are sailings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other sailing with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
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Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Papeete, Sydney or Honolulu
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Which line for the South Pacific?
Two small ships own Tahiti; the big ships own the islands from Australia. Our one-line take on each.
When to go
The South Pacific is warm all year; the dry season from May to October is the sweet spot for Tahiti, and the Sydney island loops peak in the Australian summer.
South Pacific cruise questions we answer every day
Do I need a passport or visa for Tahiti?
A valid passport and no visa for US citizens for stays up to 90 days in French Polynesia. Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia are visa-free for cruise calls too; an Australian ETA is needed if you start in Sydney or Brisbane.
How do I get to Papeete?
Nonstop from Los Angeles on Air Tahiti Nui, Air France, Delta and United in about 8 hours, and from San Francisco on United and French Bee. No date line to cross. Arrive the night before; the ship often lets you board the evening you sail.
Paul Gauguin or Windstar?
Paul Gauguin is the all-inclusive classic with the private motu and Polynesian ambassadors on board; Windstar is smaller, sailing-yacht romantic, with a watersports platform and lower starting prices. Both overnight in Bora Bora. We put the two side by side for your dates.
How rough is it?
Within the Society Islands the ship moves between lagoons overnight across open water; most nights are gentle but not glassy. Marquesas and Hawaii voyages have real sea days with swell. If motion worries you, stay with the 7-night Society Islands loop.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Flights, hotels, gratuities and excursions are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise; Paul Gauguin includes drinks and gratuities.
What do the SmartCruiser picks mean?
They are sailings where booking through SmartCruiser gets you something you do not get booking direct: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate we hold on that sailing, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the best public price.
Talk to a South Pacific specialist
Tell us the occasion and the month, and we compare Paul Gauguin, Windstar and the big ships with the flights and an overwater night before you sail. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.