Papua New Guinea - Alotau

Four ports in Papua New Guinea are usually on the itinerary. The passage from Santo through the Coral Sea and into the Solomon Sea en route to Papua New Guinea will confirm the expectations of a tropical voyage - often a calm, azure sea, ruffled by a gentle trade wind that cools the balmy air.

Islanders in their dugout canoes will come around your ship as she approaches Alotau, a small market town on Milne Bay, where the ship calls to load palm oil.