Espiritu Santo - 3 night Luxury Cruise
Vanuatu, South Sea Islands (Wednesday & Saturday Departures)
The Espiritu Santo 3 night luxury cruise is carefully designed to get to know Vanuatu with a shorter duration without sacrificing the experience. Expert guides travel with guests to uncover the region’s wildlife and stunning scenery as well as going on specialised expeditions like trekking, kayaking and village tours. Or you may choose to relax with a good book from the library or laze on a steamer chair in the sun. You decide...
Espiritu Santo – just the name is enough to put a faraway look in your eye. Named by Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, this island is the largest in the archipelago. It has the Vanuatu’s tallest mountains, the South Pacific’s most delicious beef and the world’s most beautiful beach. We’ll show you Santo’s magnificent eastern coast – an enchanting interplay of rugged headlands, jungle-edged coves and perfect coral islands.
Mountainous and exotically beautiful, Santo has done much for the mystique of the South Pacific. It embraces two contrasting tropical worlds: the western side of the island is wild and untamed with tall volcanic peaks and thick jungle, while the eastern side is a gentle paradise of luch farmland and coral coast. Santo produces copra, cocoa and coffee. It is also famous for its premium beef.
Cruise Itinerary
Your cruise departs on Wednesday and Saturday at 5pm in the evening. As the ship heads around Million Dollar Point, named for the vast amount of American war machinery under the waves, the coast of Santo beckons. We anchor off Aese Island for a sundown dinner. Next morning there's the opportunity to snorkel over a fabulous coral reef that's only metres from the ship. It's an unforgettable experience - we'll take you up current in the tender, so that you can drift over gardens of coral inhabited by a myriad of tropical fishes.
On the same day you'll venture up the Riri River in a dugout canoe to discover the miraculous blue holes - deep, clear freshwater springs that bubble up into the river. You've never seen the colour blue quite like this. A refreshing swim is almost compulsory!
While the ship moves to Hog Harbour for the night, you can fish for dog tooth tuna, wahoo and mahi mahi. Angling off our fishing boat as the ship moves up the coast has the potential to be extremely exciting, because the local game fish are very lively. Your success will make our chef very happy!
On the last day, Champagne Beach (said to be the most beautiful beach in the world) promises the bluest water, whitest sand and greenest jungle - it's just breathtaking. You can sunbathe, snorkel and chat to the local pareu sellers. The day comes to a splendid close with the Captain's Dinner. Island Passage will return to Lungaville in the morning.
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Espiritu Santo 3 night Luxury Cruise Rates 2010
All rates are on a Per Person Basis. Single use rates are an additional 50% of the triple/twin/double rates. Triple bedding rate is based on 3 passengers.
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The 10 Cabins*
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Cabin Layout
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3 Nights
Triple / Twin / Double (NZD)
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Expedition Cabin
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Triple Beds
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$1,795
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Expedition Cabin
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Twin/Queen
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$2,215
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Staterooms
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Twin/Queen
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$2,375
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Owners Cabin
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Queen Bed
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$2,495
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Bridge Suites
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King Bed
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$2,695
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