Coral Meridian – Noumea, Suva & Tauranga

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from April 25, 2026. This one's 11 nights from Sydney, and the route visits Noumea, Mystery Island, Suva, Dravuni Island Fiji, Tauranga and Auckland. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. You wind up in Auckland, so it's worth planning a night or two there. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. The Australia & New Zealand route takes in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Zealand, 4 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Crown Princess keeps you well fed. 13 places to eat, with 8 included in the fare and a few specialty spots if you're in the mood. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. An April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.