Itinerary
Saturday-Monday 8th-10th February	-	Fly to Auckland, New Zealand for overnight hotel stay
Tuesday	-	Auckland, New Zealand Embark Seven Seas Voyager
Wednesday	-	Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Thursday	-	at sea
Friday	-	at sea
Saturday	-	(Port Vila, Vanuatu)
Sunday	-	at sea
Monday	-	Lautoka, Fiji
Tuesday	-	Suva, Fiji
Wednesday	-	at sea
Thursday	-	(Apia, Samoa)
Thursday	-	cross the International Date Line
Thursday	-	(Pago Pago, American Samoa)
Friday	-	at sea
Saturday	-	at sea
Sunday	-	Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Monday	-	Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Tuesday	-	Raiatea, French Polynesia
Wednesday/Thursday 26/27th February	-	Papeete, Tahiti disembark for 2 nts hotel stay
Friday 28th February	-	Papeete, Tahiti Fly overnight to UK

Bora Bora in French Polynesia.


(Below) Seven Seas Voyager (2003: 42,363grt 706pax)

	Nights on board		16
	Days at sea		6

Emboldened by the success of our long-haul flights in 2023, the tropical South Seas itinerary was the main appeal for this cruise but also the opportunity to experience another luxury cruise line. Similar to Oceania, Regent Seven Seas is a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Lines and has a reputation for exceptional service and fine food. So in addition to the exotic itinerary, there was much to look forward to!

Sadly, an earthquake off Port Vila, Vanuatu in December 2024 had already resulted in a substitute tendering stop at Mystery Island but even that had to be abandoned on the day because of inclement weather. And while we made both stops in Fiji, that bad weather caught up with us again, resulting in our missing Apia, Western Samoa as well as Pago Pago, when that port was closed due to landslides on the island! Nevertheless, all the places we visited were wonderful, as were the complimentary excursions we chose, and our post-cruise stay at the InterContinental Resort in Tahiti was a great success.

Unfortunately, we were not so enthused about the ship. The 'StarLink' internet lauded beforehand proved unreliable at times and we felt that service, with a few notable exceptions, was less than stellar. The speciality restaurants were a slight disappointment too; while the food was good, it was not exceptional - which was, after all, why we booked Regent Seven Seas in the first place. Given the high price of Regent and their bold claims of 'unrivalled excellence', we had expected better and while everything was generally good or even very good, nothing seemed to us to justify the excess cost compared with other luxury lines.

For photos of Seven Seas Voyager and the ports visited on this cruise, see my album at Captain Martini >>

Cruise Mileage: 4,653 nautical miles
Total Mileage to date: 250,279 n miles