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12-night Rites and Relics – Fiji Firewalking, Vanuatu Volcanoes, and Beyond Cruise

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National Geographic Orion
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  • Lindblad Expeditions: National Geographic Orion
  • |
  • January 3, 2025

itinerary

  1. Day 1
    Cross International Dateline
    | Sat Jan 4, 2025
  2. Day 2
    Air Travel
    | Sun Jan 5, 2025
  3. Day 3
    Brisbane
    | Sun Jan 5, 2025
  4. Day 4
    Brisbane
    | Mon Jan 6, 2025
  5. Day 5
    Air Travel
    | Mon Jan 6, 2025
  6. Day 6
    Honiara
    | Mon Jan 6, 2025
  7. Day 7
    Cruise Starts (Embarkation)
    | Mon Jan 6, 2025
  8. Day 8
    Honiara
    | Mon Jan 6, 2025
  9. Day 9
    Santa Ana Island
    | Tue Jan 7, 2025
  10. Day 10
    At Sea
    | Wed Jan 8, 2025
  11. Day 11
    Espiritu Santo Island
    | Thu Jan 9, 2025
  12. Day 12
    Ambrym Island
    | Fri Jan 10, 2025
  13. Day 13
    Lelepa
    | Sat Jan 11, 2025
  14. Day 14
    Port Resolution
    | Sun Jan 12, 2025
  15. Day 15
    At Sea
    | Mon Jan 13, 2025
  16. Day 16
    Beqa, Fiji
    | Tue Jan 14, 2025
  17. Day 17
    Taveuni Island
    | Wed Jan 15, 2025
  18. Day 18
    Dravuni Island
    | Thu Jan 16, 2025
  19. Day 19
    Lautoka
    | Fri Jan 17, 2025
  20. Day 20
    Cruise Ends (Debarkation)
    | Fri Jan 17, 2025
  21. Day 21
    Nadi
    | Fri Jan 17, 2025
Sailing Features
  • 12 Nights
  • Jan 3, 2025 / Jan 15, 2025
  • Cross International Dateline
  • Nadi
  • National Geographic Orion
Bonus Offers
Exclusive Amenities Available:
  • $200 per Couple Shipboard Credit

Suites

Choose the perfect room for you
Oceanview
Suite
Oceanview
Oceanview Stateroom

Cat 1 #316, 318-321. Cabins feature a luminous oval window and configurable beds: two single beds, two beds converted to a queen-size bed, or a queen size bed. An armchair, reading lamps, a flat screen TV, and climate controls complete the amenities. Marble bathrooms are generously sized and include a spacious shower stall with a glass door. Dinner is served in the dining room, located on this deck.

Oceanview
Oceanview Stateroom

Cat 2 #302-312, 314, 315, 317. Cabins feature a luminous oval window and configurable beds: two single beds, two beds converted to a queen-size bed, or a queen size bed. An armchair, reading lamps, a flat screen TV, and climate controls complete the amenities. Marble bathrooms are generously sized, and include a spacious shower stall with a glass door. Dinner is served in the dining room, located on this deck.

Oceanview
Oceanview Stateroom

Cat 1S #301, 322, 323. These solo cabins feature a window or two portholes, a queen-size bed, except for #301 which has a double bed, writing desk and chair, climate controls, reading lamps, and a TV. Marble bathrooms are generously sized and include a roomy shower stall with a glass door. Dinner is served in the dining room, located on this deck.

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National Geographic Orion cruise ship

Lindblad Expeditions:   National Geographic Orion

Featuring 53 cabins, the gracious and intimate National Geographic Orion takes travelers to little-known waters and isles in New Zealand, Australia, French Polynesia, the Pacific Islands, Asia, and the Mediterranean to experience each location's natural and cultural wonders up close. National Geographic Orion's elevated maneuverability allows for navigation of inshore waters, secluded bays, and sinuous rivers–practically anywhere accessible by sea.
  • Maiden Voyage:
    2003
  • Registry:
    Germany
  • Passenger Capacity:
    102

Ship Information

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