Melanesian Drift – Suva & Dravuni from Sydney

About this cruise

A 12-night sailing gives you something shorter trips can't: the feeling that you're not just visiting places but actually living somewhere else for a while. This one leaves Sydney on January 4, 2027 and visits Suva, Lautoka and Dravuni Island Fiji. 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. Lautoka stands out. It's Fiji's Sugar City beneath sleeping giants. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. You won't go hungry on Royal Princess. 6 restaurants come with the fare, plus 5 more when you feel like treating yourself. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. A January sailing is basically an excuse to chase the sun for a week or two. All in all, it's a solid trip.