South Pacific Jewels – Bora Bora & Rarotonga

About this cruise

If you've got 13 nights to work with, this sailing from Papeete on September 30, 2027 through Moorea Island, Raiatea Island and Bora Bora Island, with additional stops along the Pacific Islands is genuinely one of the better ways to spend them. The trip wraps in Lautoka, so you won't retrace your steps. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. The route threads through 5 countries along the Pacific Islands coast: French Polynesia, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Samoa and Fiji. Keep an eye out for Dravuni Island Fiji: A tiny Fijian island of pure coral-reef magic. Around 11 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Norwegian Spirit has 13 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 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. Papeete itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. That's 13 nights well spent.