4 Nights Wanderer Cruise by Blue Lagoon Cruises – DISCOUNTED
4 Nights Wanderer Cruise about a tropical island heaven. The truly spectacular Sacred Islands will astound you and the mighty Yasawa Islands will offer all you dreamed of and more.
With the Wanderer Cruise, you’ll find paradise up in the Blue Lagoon area, and there, you’ll have a great array of activities, both onshore and in the water to keep you entertained. Discovering the Fiji culture is an integral part of the cruise, and you’ll learn sacred stories and legends from the Yasawan villagers themselves.
Itinerary Highlights
- Visit the film location of the famed ‘Blue Lagoon’ movie
- Swim with the manta rays (in season)
- Visit remote Fijian villages
- Enjoy a beach picnic
- Massage Bure*
- Dinner under the stars on a private beach
- Private ‘Meke’ dance performance from Fijian villagers
- Snorkelling and diving* in superb tropical reefs
- Visit the sacred Sawa-I-Lau Caves
*Optional activities at own cost
Monday – 1st Night: Yalobi Bay
Your voyage into tropical paradise begins onboard high-speed catamaran transfer to the Sacred Isles. Welcome aboard Fiji Princess, where you will enjoy a tasty lunch. Spend your day swimming, snorkelling and relaxing. In the afternoon you can learn the art of Fiji style high tea. Partake in a cooking lesson on how to make ‘Roti in Lolo’. Enjoy a glass of sparkling wine at sunset, prior to the Captain’s Dinner. Entertainment provided by our talented singing, dancing, guitar-playing crew.
Anchorage IN YALOBI BAY
Tuesday – 2nd Night: Blue Lagoon
Our destination is the famed Blue Lagoon. Watch as the crew position the vessel right up to the beach and tie her off to the coconut trees. We’ll head ashore for happy hour and canapes. A very special night is ahead with a traditional Lovo meal cooked underground and dinner on the beach. An evening of Fijian meke, singing, dancing and storytelling by local villagers.
Anchorage THE BLUE LAGOON
Wednesday – 3rd Night: Sawa-I-Lau Island
Most of the day is at leisure at Blue Lagoon. Spend the morning on a guided island walk, visit an island style cake shop and shell market. Participate in Fijian activities including; basket weaving or a guided snorkelling safari. Lunch is on board while cruising north, to the Sawa-I-Lau Caves. On arrival, we set off on a private guided visit to the Sawa-I-Lau Caves. Steps rise from the shore up to the first cave. You can view the majestic cavern from the stairs or take to the water. A short swim through an underwater passage takes you into the second of these stunning limestone caves.
This evening includes a special visit to the village of Tamusua. A yaqona ceremony, and traditional village style feat sitting on floor mats.
Anchorage SAWA-I-LAU ISLAND
Thursday – 4th Night: Drawaqa Island
Cruise to Drawaqa Island and on arrival at Drawaqa, our Marine Biologist will tell you all about the local fish, marine life and the conservation work the Vinaka Fiji Volunteer team are doing in this area. From May to October, you can snorkel with manta rays. Visit an island school to view Vinaka Fiji Volunteers’ work. Enjoy a barbecue dinner onboard, under the stars. Tonight, we party Fiji style.
Anchorage DRAWAQA ISLAND
Friday
Breakfast onboard cruising to Port Denarau. The crew will sign a traditional Isa Lei farewell song.
Wanderer cruise map
The location where diving is available for the 4 Night cruise is Nanuya and Drawaqa.
The ‘Fiji Princess’
The small size of Blue Lagoon Cruises cruise ship, Fiji Princess is just one of the things that makes a cruise with us so special. Accommodating up to 68 passengers and measuring only 179 feet (55 metres) in length, we can access bays and islands that would be impossible to reach in a large ship. We can get so close to shore, that we can tie off to a coconut tree and you can swim to the beach! Here are some reasons we love small ship cruising:
- Small ship cruising allows Fiji Princess to tie up to coconut trees during the day. We can explore the lagoons and coves that would be inaccessible to a large vessel.
- With a maximum of 68 guests on Fiji Princess, no matter which beach or island we visit, you won’t be overwhelmed by crowds. Most of the time, our passengers are the only people on the beach!
- Because of the smaller passenger numbers, we pride ourselves on our personal and friendly Fijian service. We usually operate on a two to one passenger to staff ratio and everyone is referred to on a first-name basis.
- Small ship cruising offers a very relaxed atmosphere and environment. Because of this, you’ll adapt with the greatest of ease to ‘Fiji Time’.
- You only need to unpack once but you’ll visit numerous islands.
- Our cruises are very casual and informal. There is no need to bring several outfits to wear for evening functions.
- Our passengers often make friends for life, given the social atmosphere of small ship cruising.
- If conditions are rough due to winds and swells, it’s easy for us to alter our itinerary to cruise on the sheltered side of the islands.
Accommodation on Fiji Princess
All cabins have ocean views
Fiji Princess has 34 air-conditioned cabins, accommodating up to 68 passengers.
Each cabin features a private ensuite, storage space, TV/DVD system, vanity table, hairdryer, soft towels and fragrant soaps.
All cabins are above the waterline and feature windows with ocean views.
The Orchid Decks
The Orchid Decks are situated over two levels and the cabins are approximately 13 sqm (142 sq ft) in size. All Orchid Deck cabins include a welcome fruit platter, Nespresso machine, tea selection, a daily stocked complimentary mini bar (beer, wine, soft drinks and bottled water), and a Nama of Fiji gift pack.
Upper Orchid deck:
The Upper Orchid deck has 12 cabins; 9 cabins with queen beds and 3 cabins with either queen or twin single beds.
Middle Orchid deck:
The Middle Orchid deck has 16 cabins; 12 cabins with queen beds and 4 cabins with either queen or twin single beds.
The Hibiscus Deck
The Hibiscus deck has 6 cabins, averaging 11sqm (117sq ft); 4 cabins with queen beds and 2 cabins with either queen or twin single beds.
Facilities
The excellent onboard amenities include:
- An open-air dining room with views out over the sea to the rear of the vessel
- Shaded sky deck bar and saloon bar
- Sun loungers on the large upper sun deck
- A small range of souvenir items for purchase
- Splash pool
- A library of reading material and games
- In-room movies available on demand
- Glass bottom coral viewing boat
- Kayaks
- Stand up paddle boards
- Free WiFi (available where coverage allows)
- Self-service guest laundry
Food Onboard
Examples of meals are:
- Captain’s Dinner with a selection of entrée, mains and desserts
- On-board themed buffets with a vast array of local and international dishes
- A traditional Fijian Lovo Feast served under the stars on the beach
Breakfasts have a cold buffet and a selection of hot items from the kitchen.
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are not included.
If you have any special dietary requirements, every effort will be made to meet your request. Please advise us at time of booking.
Dress standard
Onboard casual and informal, even at dinner. To enter villages men will require a sulu (provided) and women need to dress modestly with shoulders covered.
Inclusions on every cruise
Basically, everything is provided with a Blue Lagoon Cruise itinerary! Your cruise will include:
- All scheduled cruise excursions and activities.
- Cruise accommodation with ensuite facilities.
- Use of onboard facilities.
- All meals including tea, coffee, morning and afternoon tea, filtered water and juice.
- Traditional Fijian entertainment.
- Snorkelling equipment.
- Use of all non-motorised watersports equipment at Nanuya Lailai, including stand-up paddleboards and kayaks (4 and 7-night cruises).
- Ship to shore transfers.
- Entrance fees for all activities and village visits.
- Captain’s complimentary champagne cocktail.
- Blue Lagoon Cruise souvenir.
- All port charges and taxes.
Optional activities and extras (additional cost)
- Diving – opportunities to dive are offered at Drawaqa and the Blue Lagoon stops.
- Sports fishing trips.
- Alcohol and off-ship drinks (filtered water and juice supplied).
- Massage and beauty treatments.
- Souvenir items purchased on board or in the villages.
- Gratuities at own discretion
Cruising schedule
Once a week, Fiji Princess departs Denarau Marina for her voyage into the enchanting Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. There, she spends seven days cruising from one spectacular setting to the next before returning to Denarau (this is our 7-night cruise). We also operate a high-speed transfer vessel, which meets Fiji Princess in the Sacred Islands, connecting our 3 and 4-night guests with the cruise. Operating our itineraries in this way means one thing: we spend more time cruising the Yasawas, and less time getting there!
Flexible Cruising
To ensure you have the best possible cruise experience, we use ‘flexible cruising’. What this means is that we’re prepared to alter our itineraries, either when necessary, or when some exciting opportunity arises. For example, if there is some special event taking part in a local Yasawa Village, which you really should see, then we will alter our cruise route to take you there. Or, if we think that our destined anchorage for the night is not going to be as sheltered as a bay on the other side of the island, we’ll up-anchor and move. Cruising through a region of coral lagoons and isolated island anchorages is weather dependent and so, at times, our itineraries may need to be altered. However, we’ll always endeavour to ensure all of the highlights of each cruise are enjoyed by our guests.
Check-in and Departures
Please check-in at Port Denarau. Upon arrival, you will be directed to Blue Lagoon Cruises check-in counter.
Check-in is open from 11.00am until 11.45am
Departs Port Denarau every Monday at 12.15pm on a South Sea Cruises vessel.
Returns Port Denarau every Friday at 10.00am on Fiji Princess.
Departures
Cruises depart every Monday and Friday from Denarau Marina.
We also offer transfer services from Mamanuca Island Resorts to Fiji Princess. The pickup and connections for this transfer service are run by local operators exclusively for Blue Lagoon Cruises guests. The 3 and 7-night guests will join Fiji Princess at Mana or Modriki Islands and the 4-night guests will connect with South Sea Cruises transfer vessel en route to meeting Fiji Princess in the **Sacred Islands. The Mamanuca Resorts we offer transfers for are: Plantation; Lomani; Musket Cove; Malolo Island Resort; Tropica; Likuliku; Castaway; Mana; Tadrai; Matamanoa* and Tokoriki.
