I travelled on the Pacific Aria in January 2017 and had a fantastic time! We did an 11 night cruise out of Brisbane, departing mid-January and stopping at Noumea, Isle of Pines, Mystery Island, Port Vila and Santo. I like to plan ahead and read extensive reviews before I travel, so in order to make this review as detailed as possible, I’ll divide it into sections.

Background: I travelled with my husband and a group of friends – five couples, making ten of us in total. My husband and I had cruised once before, on the Pacific Dawn back in 2012. One other lady in our group had cruised once or twice before and the rest were all first-timers. Ages range from mid-twenties to early thirties.

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