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Pazific and South seas: Expedition & cruises

Pacific 

In the North Pacific, you will be bid a warm welcome by Japan, China, Korea and Russia. The land of smiles awaits visitors with impressive contrasts between millennia-old cultures and modern cities. How do you fancy a traditional tea ceremony, for example? China's famous Great Wall. White-tailed eagles soaring above Russia's vast, untouched wilderness. South America's vibrant cities. Canada's unending prairies. Vietnam's lush green rice fields. Cambodia's magical Angkor Wat.

Lagoons and coral reefs that sparkle in the sun. Palm-fringed beaches stretching out as far as the horizon; remote cultures revealing insights into ancient customs and rituals. In the South Pacific, you will feel as though you are on the brink of paradise. Discover breathtaking natural environments on jeep safaris, snorkelling trips and more. Explore the tropical vegetation on Tahiti, for example, or delight in the dazzlingly colourful underwater wildlife as you snorkel off the shores of Bora Bora. Whether you are captivated by the joie de vivre and exotic traditions in the Kingdom of Tonga, the pure South Seas feeling on Ile des Pins, or the pristine wilderness of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea - this great ocean is a sea full of wonders.

The South Seas

Lagoons and coral reefs that sparkle in the sun. Palm-fringed beaches stretching out as far as the horizon. Remote cultures revealing insights into ancient traditions. Nowhere on earth are you so close to paradise as here. The term South Seas is a common name for the South Pacific. Central island groups include the Society Islands, the Samoan Archipelago and Fiji.

Mar del sur - or "Southern Sea" - that was the name the Spanish explorer, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, gave the ocean that lay before him after he had crossed the Isthmus of Panama. In September 1513, he became the first European to see the Pacific. Still to this day, the South Seas spoils its visitors with islands of paradisiacal beauty. The white beaches of Moorea might have been created for dreaming. But below the surface of the water, too, the island in French Polynesia also enthrals snorkellers and divers.

Steep peaks soaring up into the radiant blue sky, rugged cliffs and dense tropical vegetation shape the face of Tahiti. You can discover the biggest island in the Windward Group on an adventure-packed jeep safari. Just 260 km north-west of Tahiti, wonderful Bora Bora bids you welcome. Surrounded by a reef of dazzling corals, the atoll rises up out of the turquoise-coloured water of the South Pacific.

North-east of Fiji, the wild volcanic beaches of Samoa invite you to linger. For a more active way to discover the natural realms and the ancient cultures of the South Seas, you might like to hike through the forests of Rarotonga, the biggest of the 15 Cook Islands. An infectious joie de vivre and ancient traditions welcome you in the Kingdom of Tonga. Yet whichever South Seas beauty attracts you most - as our guest, everywhere you go will feel like paradise, on board and ashore.

You can find exciting travel reports from our Pacific and outh Seas cruises in our travel diaries.

films & Travel diaries 

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Los Angeles - Tahiti

True dream destinations: Hawaii and the South Seas
  • 20 days|25.01.2026 to 14.02.2026

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2602

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Tahiti - Valparaiso

Destination paradise
  • 20 days|14.02.2026 to 06.03.2026

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2603

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Offers in the SILVER fare

Palau - Noumea

Expedition Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau - dream destinations in a sea of colours
  • 19 days|07.04.2025 to 26.04.2025

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2505

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Offers in the SILVER fare

Noumea - Keelung (Taipei)

Expedition Micronesia with Marshall Islands and Palau - Pacific paradises - forgotten by the world
  • 26 days|26.04.2025 to 22.05.2025

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2506

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Puerto Montt - Tahiti

Expedition Easter Island and Austral Islands - Life between motus and moai
  • 23 days|20.02.2026 to 15.03.2026

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2603

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Tahiti - Noumea

Expedition South Seas - exotic island pearls beyond the horizon
  • 18 days|15.03.2026 to 03.04.2026

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2604

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Noumea - Fiji

Expedition Vanuatu and Solomon Islands - mysterious rituals in pristine natural surroundings
  • 18 days|03.04.2026 to 21.04.2026

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2605

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Fiji - Keelung (Taipei)

Expedition Micronesia with Marshall Islands and Palau - island magic in the heart of the Pacific
  • 26 days|21.04.2026 to 17.05.2026

  • HANSEATIC inspiration

  • INS2606

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Offers in the SILVER fare

Kanazawa - Palau

South Korea, Japan and Micronesia - focus on the Far East: from urban to untouched
  • 20 days|05.10.2025 to 25.10.2025

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2519

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Palau - Fiji

Expedition Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau - mysticism and magic in remote worlds
  • 19 days|25.10.2025 to 13.11.2025

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2520

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Fiji - Tahiti

Expedition to the South Seas - colourful watercolour of dream destinations
  • 16 days|13.11.2025 to 28.11.2025

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2521

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Offers in the SILVER fare

Tahiti - Puerto Montt

Expedition Easter Island and Austral Islands - images of the South Seas and the mysteries of Rapa Nui
  • 23 days|28.11.2025 to 21.12.2025

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2522

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Sao Miguel - Sao Miguel

Expedition Azores - a Garden of Eden spread over nine islands
  • 10 days|03.05.2026 to 13.05.2026

  • HANSEATIC nature

  • NAT2609

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Sao Miguel - Leixoes (Porto)

Expedition Azores - ninefold highs of the Azores
  • 13 days|13.05.2026 to 26.05.2026

  • HANSEATIC nature

  • NAT2610

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Singapore - Fremantle (Perth)

Beyond breathtaking: Indonesia and the west coast of Australia
  • 17 days|24.01.2027 to 10.02.2027

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2702

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Fremantle (Perth) - Auckland

Set course for kangaroos, koalas and kiwis
  • 19 days|10.02.2027 to 01.03.2027

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2703

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Auckland - Auckland

Kia Ora – Intensive New Zealand experiences
  • 17 days|01.03.2027 to 18.03.2027

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2704

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Auckland - Lautoka (Viti Levu/Fiji)

Idyllic settings in the Pacific
  • 20 days|18.03.2027 to 07.04.2027

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2705

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Lautoka (Viti Levu/Fiji) - Hong Kong

The beauty of the South Seas
  • 22 days|07.04.2027 to 29.04.2027

  • MS EUROPA 2

  • EUX2706

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Ushuaia - Christchurch

Expedition semi-circumnavigation of Antarctica: one of the greatest feats of our time
  • 31 days|01.02.2027 to 05.03.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2702

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Christchurch - Noumea

New Zealand and New Caledonia: the power of nature in a new dimension
  • 17 days|05.03.2027 to 22.03.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2703

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Noumea - Tahiti

Expedition South Seas: dream destinations in pastel shades
  • 17 days|22.03.2027 to 07.04.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2704

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Tahiti - Noumea

Expedition South Seas: dream destinations in pastel shades
  • 17 days|07.04.2027 to 25.04.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2705

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Noumea - Palau

Expedition Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau: island hopping to hidden Pacific gems
  • 19 days|25.04.2027 to 14.05.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2706

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Palau - Hong Kong

Philippines and Vietnam: new discoveries in Southeast Asia
  • 17 days|14.05.2027 to 31.05.2027

  • HANSEATIC spirit

  • SPI2707