Oceania Cruises Grand Voyages – Epic Continental Explorer 2025
Oceania Cruises Grand Voyages – Epic Continental Explorer departs February 25, 2025 sailing from Papeete to Barcelona for 111 days aboard Nautica.
This multi-month sojourn will delight even the most seasoned traveler with its intriguing lineup of destinations spanning exotic Pacific isles, fascinating Australian and New Zealand outposts, exquisite Southeast Asian locales, a sweeping array of African ports and Southern European harbors.
Grand Voyage Highlights
- 28 countries
- 12 overnights spanning a vast spectrum of world regions, from the South Pacific and Australia to the Indian Ocean and Africa
- An all-embracing survey that that begins on the shores of gorgeous French Polynesia, hopscotches across New Zealand, Australia and Asia before exploring Africa for multiple weeks, and rounds out the journey with visits to favorite Mediterranean ports
- A stunning multi-week exploration of majestic Africa, ranging from the charismatic islands of Nosy Be and São Vicente and culturally rich villages in West Africa to the iconic landscapes and safari destinations in South Africa
- A dazzling collection of enticing and exotic islands, such as Bora Bora, Samoa, Fiji, Bali, the Maldives, Seychelles, São Tomé & Principe and the Canary Islands, that would rarely be experienced on a single itinerary
Itinerary:
| Day | Destination |
| Feb 25 Tue | Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia |
| Feb 26 Wed | Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia |
| Feb 26 Wed | Moorea, French Polynesia |
| Feb 27 Thu | Fakarava, French Polynesia |
| Feb 28 Fri | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 1 Sat | Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia |
| Mar 2 Sun | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 3 Mon | Rangiroa, French Polynesia |
| Mar 4 Tue | Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
| Mar 5 Wed | Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
| Mar 6 Thu | Raiatea, French Polynesia |
| Mar 7 Fri | Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia |
| Mar 8 Sat | Huahine, French Polynesia |
| Mar 9 Sun | Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
| Mar 10 Mon | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 11 Tue | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 12 Wed | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Mar 13 Thu | Int’l Date Line West |
| Mar 13 Thu | Int’l Date Line West |
| Mar 14 Fri | Apia, Samoa |
| Mar 15 Sat | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 16 Sun | Suva, Fiji |
| Mar 17 Mon | Lautoka, Fiji |
| Mar 18 Tue | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 19 Wed | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Mar 20 Thu | Lifou Island, New Caledonia |
| Mar 21 Fri | Noumea, New Caledonia |
| Mar 22 Sat | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 23 Sun | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 24 Mon | Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Mar 25 Tue | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Mar 26 Wed | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Mar 27 Thu | Bay of Islands, New Zealand |
| Mar 28 Fri | Cruising the South Pacific |
| Mar 29 Sat | At Sea |
| Mar 30 Sun | Sydney, Australia |
| Mar 31 Mon | At Sea |
| Apr 1 Tue | At Sea |
| Apr 2 Wed | Townsville, Australia |
| Apr 3 Thu | Cairns, Australia |
| Apr 4 Fri | At Sea |
| Apr 5 Sat | Thursday Island, Australia |
| Apr 6 Sun | At Sea |
| Apr 7 Mon | Darwin, Australia |
| Apr 8 Tue | At Sea |
| Apr 9 Wed | Kupang West Timor, Indonesia |
| Apr 10 Thu | Waingapu Sumba, Indonesia |
| Apr 11 Fri | Bali (Benoa), Indonesia |
| Apr 12 Sat | Bali (Benoa), Indonesia |
| Apr 13 Sun | Cruising the Java Sea |
| Apr 14 Mon | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Apr 15 Tue | Cruising the Java Sea |
| Apr 16 Wed | Singapore, Singapore |
| Apr 17 Thu | Singapore, Singapore |
| Apr 18 Fri | Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang), Malaysia |
| Apr 19 Sat | Langkawi, Malaysia |
| Apr 20 Sun | Phuket, Thailand |
| Apr 21 Mon | Cruising the Andaman Sea |
| Apr 22 Tue | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Apr 23 Wed | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Apr 24 Thu | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Apr 25 Fri | Cruising the Bay of Bengal |
| Apr 26 Sat | Cruising the Bay of Bengal |
| Apr 27 Sun | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Apr 28 Mon | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Apr 29 Tue | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Apr 30 Wed | Cochin (Kochi), India |
| May 1 Thu | Mangalore, India |
| May 2 Fri | Goa (Mormugao), India |
| May 3 Sat | Cruising the Arabian Sea |
| May 4 Sun | Male, Maldives |
| May 5 Mon | Crusing the Indian Ocean |
| May 6 Tue | Crusing the Indian Ocean |
| May 7 Wed | Crusing the Indian Ocean |
| May 8 Thu | Praslin, Seychelles |
| May 8 Thu | Mahe, Seychelles |
| May 9 Fri | Mahe, Seychelles |
| May 10 Sat | Cruising the Indian Ocean |
| May 11 Sun | Nosy Be, Madagascar |
| May 12 Mon | Mayotte, French Comoros |
| May 13 Tue | Cruising the Mozambique Channel |
| May 14 Wed | Cruising the Mozambique Channel |
| May 15 Thu | Maputo, Mozambique |
| May 16 Fri | Richards Bay, South Africa |
| May 17 Sat | Richards Bay, South Africa |
| May 18 Sun | Durban, South Africa |
| May 19 Mon | Cruising the Indian Ocean |
| May 20 Tue | Mossel Bay, South Africa |
| May 21 Wed | Cape Town, South Africa |
| May 22 Thu | Cape Town, South Africa |
| May 23 Fri | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| May 24 Sat | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| May 25 Sun | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| May 26 Mon | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| May 27 Tue | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| May 28 Wed | Luanda, Angola |
| May 29 Thu | Cruising the Altantic Ocean |
| May 30 Fri | Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe |
| May 31 Sat | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 1 Sun | Lome, Togo |
| Jun 2 Mon | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |
| Jun 3 Tue | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Jun 4 Wed | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 5 Thu | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 6 Fri | Dakar, Senegal |
| Jun 7 Sat | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 8 Sun | Porto Grande, Cape Verde |
| Jun 9 Mon | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 10 Tue | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 11 Wed | Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain |
| Jun 12 Thu | Puerto Del Rosario, Spain |
| Jun 13 Fri | Agadir, Morocco |
| Jun 14 Sat | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| Jun 15 Sun | Granada (Motril), Spain |
| Jun 16 Mon | Alicante, Spain |
| Jun 17 Tue | Barcelona, Spain |
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