Island Drift – Noumea & Port Vila

About this cruise

No complicated itinerary, no back-to-back transfers, just the ports, the ship, and the sea in between. This 9-night sailing from Sydney on February 21, 2028 visits Noumea, Port Vila and Lelepa Island Vanuatu. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 3 port calls start. Sydney Opera House one day, Milford Sound's fjords another. The Antipodes reward the long flight. Don't rush through Noumea, which is known as French café culture on a South Pacific lagoon. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 15 restaurants on Anthem of the Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 9 nights. Sydney itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. A February sailing is basically an excuse to chase the sun for a week or two. All told, 3 ports across 9 nights covers a lot.