Your Voyage at a Glance
The route
Darwin → Thursday Island → Alotau → Alotau → Guadalcanal → Guadalcanal → Vila → Vila
Good to know
- Departs
- 29 Mar 2027
- Arrives
- 15 Apr 2027
- Route
- Darwin → Vila
- Ship
- Ponant Explorers Paul Gauguin
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Select a port for its schedule and destination guide.
- Day1
Australia · EmbarkDarwinDeparts 6:00 PM
- Arrival
- Embarkation day
- Departure
- 6:00 PM
- Day2Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day3Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day4
AustraliaThursday IslandArrives 7:15 AM · Departs 2:00 PM
- Arrival
- 7:15 AM
- Departure
- 2:00 PM
- Day5Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day6
Papua New GuineaAlotauArrives 1:30 PM · Departs 6:00 PM
- Arrival
- 1:30 PM
- Departure
- 6:00 PM
- Day7
Papua New GuineaAlotauDeparts 2:30 PM
- Arrival
- To be confirmed
- Departure
- 2:30 PM
- Day8Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day9
Solomon IslandsGuadalcanalArrives 1:30 PM · Departs 6:00 PM
- Arrival
- 1:30 PM
- Departure
- 6:00 PM
- Day10Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day11Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day12Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day13
Solomon IslandsGuadalcanalArrives 7:00 AM · Departs 5:00 PM
- Arrival
- 7:00 AM
- Departure
- 5:00 PM
- Day14
VanuatuVilaArrives 7:00 AM · Departs 10:00 PM
- Arrival
- 7:00 AM
- Departure
- 10:00 PM
- Day15Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day16Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day17Schedule to be confirmed
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- Day18
Vanuatu · DisembarkVilaArrives 7:00 AM
- Arrival
- 7:00 AM
- Departure
- Disembarkation day
The Ship
Your home for all 17 nights aboard Ponant Explorers Paul Gauguin — so you unpack once and wake up somewhere new each morning.
About This Cruise
A 17-night one-way voyage aboard Ponant Explorers Paul Gauguin, departing from Darwin on 29 Mar 2027. The sailing finishes in Vila. Explore ports in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Check the cruise line's latest schedule before making travel arrangements. Port times and itinerary details can change.