Legends of the Pacific

I would love to hear from people who have taken this cruise. What did you like and what not? Would you recommend this itinerary?

GIve us more information on which ship and the ports and when. I don't remember the names that HAL gives to cruises other than the Voyage of the Vikings which we thought was great and will probably do it again.

This will be on the Maasdam, from August 28, 2019 to September 27, 2019. Leaves from Yokohama. Ports are Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Amami Oshima and Naha in Japan. Then on to Saipan and Guam. Then Papua Indonesia and stop in Jayapura. Four stops in Papua New Guinea: Wewak, Madang, Lae and Rabaul. On to Ghizo Island and Honiara in the Solomon Islands, followed by Ile des Pins and Noumea in New Caledonia. Leave the ship in Sydney, Australia!

This cruise is not done every year, and the stops, typically WWII focused ports, change each time it is offered. So getting a lot of comments maybe difficult. We have thought about it a couple of times, but never committed.

In 2008 we took the 25-day Historical WII Cruise, going from south to north. It has been the best cruise to date that we have taken. Some different ports, however. We sailed from New Zealand, going to New Caledonia, New Guinea, Rabaul, Honiara, Saipan, circled Iwo Jima; visited Guam, Naha, Nagasaki, Inland Sea, and disembarked in Osaka. We thought that the WWII theme of the cruise was what made it so special because there were so many veterans and history-minded passengers on board. By all means, if you are interested in history, do it. It was great, and I love the South Pacific.

I couldn't find this cruise again on HAL's website, so I called them and she couldn't find it either. I guess they cancelled this cruise :(

An online agency still lists the 30 day cruise starting on August 29, 2019:

Wednesday, August 28 Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan 11:00pm

Thursday, August 29 At Sea

Friday, August 30 Hiroshima, Japan 8:00am 6:00pm

Saturday, August 31 At Sea

Sunday, September 1 Nagasaki, Japan 8:00am 11:00pm

Monday, September 2 At Sea

Tuesday, September 3 Amami Oshima, Japan 8:00am 5:00pm

Wednesday, September 4 Okinawa (Naha), Japan 8:00am 6:00pm

Thursday, September 5 At Sea

Friday, September 6 Iwo Jima, Japan (Cruising)

Saturday, September 7 At Sea

Sunday, September 8 Saipan, N. Marianas Islands, U.S. Territory 8:00am 5:00pm

Monday, September 9 Guam, U.S. Territory 8:00am 6:00pm

Tuesday, September 10 At Sea

Wednesday, September 11 At Sea

Thursday, September 12 Jayapura, Papua Province, Indonesia 8:00am 5:00pm

Friday, September 13 Wewak, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 5:00pm

Saturday, September 14 Madang, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 5:00pm

Sunday, September 15 Lae, Papua New Guinea 9:00am 6:00pm

Monday, September 16 At Sea

Tuesday, September 17 Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 5:00pm

Wednesday, September 18 At Sea

Thursday, September 19 Ghizo Island, Solomons 8:00am 5:00pm

Friday, September 20 Honiara, Solomon Islands 8:00am 5:00pm

Saturday, September 21 At Sea

Sunday, September 22 At Sea

Monday, September 23 Ile des Pins, New Caledonia 8:00am 5:00pm

Tuesday, September 24 Noumea, New Caledonia 8:00am 4:00pm

Wednesday, September 25 At Sea

Thursday, September 26 At Sea

Friday, September 27 Sydney, Australia 7:00am

Rather than searching for Asia cruises, try selecting Maasdam and follow her itineraries month to month. That cruise is shown, following her San Francisco toJapan north Pacific crossing. A great itinerary for sure!

The Maasdam is going through some major renovations in 2018 to become an "Explorer" ship for HAL so maybe they are going to change the sailing schedule also. There was a thread on here a couple of days ago about that and I think there is something on the HAL website also.

It is back up on HAL’s website. https://www.hollandamerica.com/details?webItineraryIdForAudit=O9I30A&fromSearchVacation=true&guestsCount=2&voyageCode=M942&selectedMeta=Interior&shipId=MA