Cruising the South Pacific from Australia on Explorer of the Seas in March 2019

And I have, oh, maybe a million questions!

Not my first time cruising - sailed on Independence of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale in 2015 (Western Caribbean - awesome trip!), but this is my first cruise from home (Australia).

Apart from issues with the "new" website, I'm curious why there's no shore excursions showing for Isle of Pines, New Caledonia? Am I just looking too early?

Gimmalicious

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Independence of the Seas June 2015 - Western Caribbean

Explorer of the Seas March 2019 - South Pacific

Yes, my guess is you're a year out and it's too early.

And I have, oh, maybe a million questions!

 

Not my first time cruising - sailed on Independence of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale in 2015 (Western Caribbean - awesome trip!), but this is my first cruise from home (Australia).

 

Apart from issues with the "new" website, I'm curious why there's no shore excursions showing for Isle of Pines, New Caledonia? Am I just looking too early?

 

Gimmalicious

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Independence of the Seas June 2015 - Western Caribbean

Explorer of the Seas March 2019 - South Pacific

You should go ahead and explore private tours/excursions.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g298359-d13197390-Reviews-Isle_of_Pines-Ile_Des_Pins.html

You’re probably a bit early but there’s not a lot to do in Noumea and isle of Pines as excursions go.

Hit the beach ,isle pines.Noumea catch the local bus to a few sites.

Check out the "Pacific Islands (all)" section in the "Ports of Call" here on Cruise Critic. Lot's of good information there.

And I have, oh, maybe a million questions!

 

Not my first time cruising - sailed on Independence of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale in 2015 (Western Caribbean - awesome trip!), but this is my first cruise from home (Australia).

 

Apart from issues with the "new" website, I'm curious why there's no shore excursions showing for Isle of Pines, New Caledonia? Am I just looking too early?

 

Gimmalicious

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Independence of the Seas June 2015 - Western Caribbean

Explorer of the Seas March 2019 - South Pacific

We sailed a similar itinerary back in 2012 from Sydney. Compared to other cruises, we didn't find a lot of shore excursions for our sailing. There were more options for New Caledonia, but tours for Isle of Pines were limited.