As we prepare to sail, our ship will sail from Southampton on January 7



 DatePort or ActivityArriveDepart


 Mon, Feb 5San Francisco, CA5:00pm
 Tue, Feb 6At Sea
 Wed, Feb 7At Sea
 Thu, Feb 8At Sea
 Fri, Feb 9At Sea
 Sat, Feb 10Honolulu, Oahu, HI7:00am6:00pm
 Sun, Feb 11At Sea
 Mon, Feb 12At Sea
 Tue, Feb 13At Sea
 Wed, Feb 14At Sea
 Thu, Feb 15Bora Bora, Society Islands8:00am6:00pm
 Fri, Feb 16Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands8:00am11:59pm
 Sat, Feb 17Moorea, Society Islands8:00am6:00pm
 Sun, Feb 18At Sea
 Mon, Feb 19Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
 Wed, Feb 21At Sea
 Thu, Feb 22At Sea
 Fri, Feb 23Auckland, New Zealand7:00am10:00pm
 Sat, Feb 24Bay of Islands, New Zealand8:00am6:00pm
 Sun, Feb 25At Sea
 Mon, Feb 26At Sea
 Tue, Feb 27Sydney, Australia6:30am
 Wed, Feb 28Sydney, AustraliaDisembark

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