Forget what you think you know about cruising. For us, a ship is often the ultimate strategic tool—not a vacation destination! This category details how we use one-way voyages to bridge massive gaps in our year-long itineraries, effortlessly crossing oceans and continents—like sailing from Europe all the way to Madagascar.
These trips are our fast-track access to some of the planet’s most epic and remote destinations, from the icy wilderness of Antarctica to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos. We are masters of the last-minute deal, constantly hunting for fares that keep us under our target of $100 CAD per person, per day. While those bucket-list trips sometimes require a higher fare, you’ll find all the tips, tricks, and reviews on how we maximize big travel via sea, one smart crossing at a time.
Our epic Pacific journey cruised from the intimate lagoons of French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Moorea) across four days of open sea to the volcanic shores of Hawaii (Hilo, Kona, Maui). This post covers our entire Tahiti to Honolulu cruise, highlighting the dramatic contrast between two Pacific paradises.
The first leg of our month-long South Pacific cruise took us from Fiji to Tahiti! We detail the dramatic boarding scare, snorkeled the spectacular reef at Dravuni, enjoyed the cultural centre in Samoa, explored the beautiful Cook Islands, and finally reached the paradise of Bora Bora and Moorea.