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Serenity, Pearls of Polynesia ex Papeete to Auckland
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Itinerary
Itinerary for Crystal Serenity departing Monday, 02 February 2009
| Day | Ports of call |
Arrives |
Departs |
| Day 1 | Papeete, Tahiti | Embark | 9.00pm | | Day 2 | Bora Bora, Tahiti | 8.00am | 5.00pm | | Day 4 | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 8.00am | 5.00pm | | Day 7 | Date Line Crossing | | | | Day 8 | Suva Fiji | 8.00am | 6.00pm | | Day 11 | Noumea, New Caledonia | 8.00am | 6.00pm | | Day 14 | Bay of Islands | 8.00am | 6.00pm | | Day 15 | Auckland | 8.00am | overnight | | Day 16 | Auckland | | Disembark |
Description
14 Night Cruise sailing from Papeete to Auckland aboard Serenity.
14 Night Cruise sailing from Papeete to Auckland aboard Serenity.
Crystal Serenity joined the Crystal Fleet in July 2003 and raised the already lofty standards of Crystal Cruises to even greater heights. She offers an expanded space-to-guest ratio (62.9) than her spacious sister ships. Her elegantly appointed staterooms are all outside, over 85% with private verandahs, and all offer completely unobstructed views, thanks to a unique recessed lifeboat design. Onboard amenities include grand lounges, five separate and distinctive evening dining venues, a Caesars Palace at Sea casino, a lavish spa, two paddle tennis courts and award-winning entertainment.
Highlights of this cruise include:
Papeete
Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, is by no means a sleepy town. With an international airport, wide waterfront-boulevard and new buildings, it boasts all the modern trappings of civilization.
Its engaging atmosphere is vibrantly alive, a marvelous potpourri of European manner and carefree island ways.
A few steps from our pier, boutiques and galleries abound as Tahitian shopkeepers dressed in bright paréos greet customers with a welcoming iaorana. The nearby open-air market is a bustle of activity. Away from the clamor of town are peaceful fern grottos, tiny villages tucked in verdant valleys and ancient sacred maraes.
Suva
Suva sits on the southeast shores of mountainous Viti Levu ("Great Fiji"), largest of the over 800 islands which comprise the Republic of Fiji. Local folk traditions remain strong, like fire-walks and welcoming ceremonies, wood-carving and the fabrication of tree-bark cloth. The island's proud history is showcased in the Fiji Museum, with its impressive collection of war canoes.
Auckland
Welcome to Auckland, the "City of Sails." New Zealand's largest city is along the shores of an extinct volcanic cone known as Rangitoto, often visible to the east. Auckland's population of over one million people represents almost a third of the country's total.
New Zealand seems to have a bit of everything: great natural beauty, friendly people, magnificent glacier-studded mountain ranges, sculpted fjords, pristine untouched beaches, lush rainforest, an endless array of sporting activities, and, not to be forgotten, plenty of sheep and rolling farmland.
Auckland is the perfect city from which to experience most of what New Zealand has to offer. The city lies astride a narrow isthmus between the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean on two harbors, the Waitemata and Manukau. Auckland and New Zealand's geographic and cultural treasures beckon for your discovery.
An enthusiastic welcome awaits you at this thriving city by the sea.
Call Now 1300 308081 or email res@platinumcruising.com
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