3-Day/2-Night Cruise Itinerary

1. Day 1. As you set sail, enjoy morning tea and get to know the crew and other passengers you will be cruising with for the next 3 days!  Get settled in your cabin and explore the ship, then enjoy a relaxed lunch before arriving at your first island stop.  Spend the afternoon ashore, swimming and snorkeling before visiting a traditional Fijiian village, shell market and Kava ceremony.  Back on board, have a glass of champagne before the Captain's Welcome Dinner, followed by Fijiian songs and dances performed by the crew for you.
2. Day 2.   After an early morning swim from the nearby beach (if you wish) and a relaxing breakfast, you then cruise to Blue Lagoon's own private tropical island paradise. Spend the day feeding the fish, swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, bushwalking or simply relax under the sun.  For lunch, enjoy a tropical barbecue on the beach and in the evening sit back and experience a traditional island 'majiti' feast, followed by an after dinner beach party. 
3. Day 3.  Again, the morning starts with an early swim and breakfast, then you set sail for the last island stop of the cruise, where you can spend your last morning swimming or snorkeling the beautiful coral reef, before enjoying lunch on board.  After you pack, afternoon tea is served while the ship cruises back to Lautoka Wharf.

Hibiscus Deck Cabins - 3-Day Cruises

Frangipani Deck Cabins - 3-Day Cruises

Orchid Deck Cabins - 3-Day Cruises

4-Day/3-Night Cruise Itinerary

1. Day 1.    As you set sail, enjoy afternoon tea and get to know the crew and other passengers you will be cruising with for the next 4 days!  Settle into your cabin and explore the ship before enjoying a glass of champagne and hors d'oeuvres, served on the upper deck at sunset as you enter the southern end of the Yasawa Islands. Later, the delicious Captain's Welcome Dinner,created by the on-board master chef, is served in the Dining Salon, followed by Fijiian songs and dances performed by the crew.
2. Day 2.   You are invited for an early morning swim (if you wish) before enjoying a leisurely breakfast whilst you cruise to your first tropical island stop.  By mid-morning the ship is anchored just off an idylic island with a sheltered lagoon, where you can swim, snorkel, sunbathe or just relax.  For lunch, a tropical barbecue is served on the beach, offering a selection of Fijiian specialities.  After lunch, the ship sails to another nearby island where you visit a traditional Fijiian village, and as an honoured guest for the village Chief, take part in the Kava welcome ceremony while the villagers perform traditional songs and dances.  Explore the local market and shell stalls, before enjoying a late afternoon swim and relaxing with pre-dinner cocktails back on board, before dinner is served. 
3. Day 3.    This morning as you wake, the Blue Lagoon Cruise's own beautiful, private island paradise of Nanuya Lailai is off your bow.  Spend a wonderful day doing whatever you fancy, from beach volleyball, swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing beach walks, to fish feeding by hand and taking a glass bottom boat tour over the glorious coral reefs.  Whilst you relax on the beach, or in a hammock under the swaying palms, the crew prepare a traditional island feast or 'majiti', with your main course being cooked in an earth oven called a 'lovo'.  Enjoy a truly memorable evening feasting on the beach under palm trees and stars, followed by an after dinner beach party. 
4. Day 4.  There's just enough time for an early morning swim and snorkel, then say goodbye to paradise, as the Captain sets sail back to Lautoka, where the crew will sing you back to dry land.   

Hibiscus Deck Cabins - 4-Day Cruises

Frangipani Deck Cabins - 4-Day Cruises

Orchid Deck Cabins - 4-Day Cruises

7-Day/6-Night Cruise Itinerary

1. Day 1.  Set sail heading northwest, to glide past the Mamanuca Islands, before swinging north towards Yasawa.  Settle into your cabin and explore the ship before enjoying a glass of champagne and hors d'oeuvres, served on the upper deck at sunset as you enter the southern end of the Yasawa Islands. Later, the delicious Captain's Welcome Dinner,created by the on-board master chef, is served in the Dining Salon, followed by Fijiian songs and dances performed by the crew.
2. Day 2.  When you wake, the ship is anchored in a secluded lagoon, where you can take an early swim before a leisurely breakfast, while the ship cruises to a deserted island.  Enjoy swimming, snorkeling or a tropical bushwalk from a cast away-style beach, where a laid back tropical barbecue lunch is served.  After lunch, the ship sails on to the next idylic island, where you can watch the locals basket weaving, relax on the beach or hit the crystal blue water again.  After sunset cocktails, enjoy a themed fun party dinner full of East Indian Delights! 
3. Day 3. The first stop this morning is another idylic island paradise, to swim, snorkel and view the fantastic coral reefs, or just relax on the beach.  Lunch is served on board as you cruise further north to a traditional Fijiian village, where the village Chief invites you, as an honoured guest, to take part in the ancient Yaqona (Kava) ceremony of welcome, while the villagers entertain you with traditional songs and dances.  Spend a few hours exploring the shell market for souvenirs and local crafts, or with  a swim, before returning to the ship for drinks and a delicious dinner aboard.
4. Day 4.  The ship reaches the northernmost Yasawa Islands, which are untouched, mostly uninhabited and pristine.  The snorkeling over the coral gardens is stunning, and the beaches are soft, white and deserted, and you almost expect Robinson Crusoe to appear from behind a swaying palm tree! Lunch is served on board as you cruise to yet another beach paradise, followed by a lazy afternoon doing whatever you choose.  Try a relaxing Fijiian massage, swim or just chill on the beach.  Dinner is a magnificent South Pacific carvery buffet on the beach, where the tastes and flavours of Pacific Rim cuisine are combined in a culinary display to rival many restaurants! Party on the beach til bedtime.
5. Day 5.   The morning is spent visiting a local district school, where you can experience a traditional Fijiian classroom.  Gifts of school supplies, stationary, sweets and sports equipment are especially welcomed if you wish to bring some with you to give to the children.   Lunch is back on board while the ship sets course for yet another immaculate white sand and palm tree-edged beach, where you can walk the pure white sand, swim or snorkel the afternoon away.  Dinner is served onboard followed by music and dancing.
6. Day 6. Today the ship is anchored at their private island paradise, Nanuya Lailai, where you will have the whole day to enjoy the activites here, including glass-bottomed boat tours, to view the magical fish and coral reef, snorkeling, scuba dive (if pre-booked), kayaking, fishing, bush and beach walks, or simply relax in the shade of the palm trees.  Dinner is a traditional Island Feast Night, with a traditional 'magiti' feast, cooked in a 'lovo' or earth oven, followed by cocktails and a beach party to celebrate your last night in paradise.
7. Day 7.  There's time for an early morning swim before anchors aweigh, and while breakfast is served, you start your slow cruise back to reality.  As the crew sing farewell, you arrive back in Lautoka.

Hisbiscus Deck Cabins - 7-Day Cruises

Frangipani Deck Cabins - 7-Day Cruises

Orchid Deck Cabins - 7-Day Cruises

7-Day/6-Night Historical & Cultural Cruise

With only three scheduled cruises for 2011, this unique itinerary takes passengers on an incredible journey through the rich history and diverse cultures of the Fijiian Islands. The 7-Day Historical and Cultural cruise ventures off the beaten track, to visiti the international dateline and the northeast tip of the Fiji Islands. Experience three different South Pacific cultures; Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian, while exploring remote island locations, some never visited by commercial vessels before. Resident experts travel with this special cruise to provide you with a truly unique perspective on the history of the Polynesian Fijians (Kioa Islanders), the Micronesian Fijians (Rabi Islanders) and the Melanesian Fijians and the now local Indian community.

The cruise will include talks and lectures from the resident experts, visits to churches, missions, craft markets and local villages and schools.  Although this tour visits different islands and sights than the other 7-Day cruise, you will still enjoy the delicious breakfasts, barbecue lunches and Pacific buffets, some onboard and some ashore.

For further details on booking this interesting cruise, please contact our Reservations Team, who will be happy to help. 

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