{"id":12694,"date":"2013-05-21T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/captain-cook-fiji-renames-popular-cultural-cruise\/"},"modified":"2013-09-17T14:19:22","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T14:19:22","slug":"captain-cook-fiji-renames-popular-cultural-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/05\/captain-cook-fiji-renames-popular-cultural-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Cook Fiji renames popular cultural cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mktHH_OF7Hw\/UL0SYqjGXrI\/AAAAAAAAbJs\/x1FHOOidPbg\/s1600\/FIZ0035_EH1-789016.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mktHH_OF7Hw\/UL0SYqjGXrI\/AAAAAAAAbJs\/x1FHOOidPbg\/s400\/FIZ0035_EH1-789016.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Captain  Cook Cruises Fiji has today announced that the company has changed the  name of its two popular seven nights Northern Discovery Cruises on-board  the small ship, MV <i>Reef Endeavour<\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>The  Discovery Cultural Cruise will now be called the Four Cultures  Discovery cruise and the Discovery Heritage Cruise is now named the  Colonial Fiji Discovery Cruise.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>\u201cWe  decided to change the names of these cruises so they better reflect the  actual experience offered on each cruise. For example passengers  discover and experience four different cultures on the Discovery  Cultural Cruise, so to rename the cruise The Four Cultures Discovery  cruise just made perfect sense\u201d. Explains Jackie Charlton, General  Manager, Captain Cook Cruises Fiji.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>The  Four Cultures Discovery cruise circumnavigates Fiji\u2019s second largest  island Vanua Levu and gives passengers the ultimate chance to experience  the cultures of the Ellice Islanders (Polynesians), Banabans  (Micronesia), Fijian and Indians.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rodeime\/6108039574\/\" title=\"Fiji Taveuni 1283 by Roderick Eime, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fiji Taveuni 1283\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6205\/6108039574_7efd425552.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Children at Taveuni mock charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><span><span>Passengers  are taken on a historical cultural journey of song and dance on both  Kioa Island the home of the Polynesian\u2019s (Ellice Islanders) and Rabi  Island the home of the Banabans people. A colourful morning is spent  discovering Fijian Indians at Labasa Town and the true Fijian culture is  enjoyed at Druadrua Island with a school visit and show.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>The  warm blue waters of the South Pacific haven\u2019t been forgotten with  unforgettable snorkelling, diving, glass bottom boating and swimming  available on the itinerary everyday at idyllic locations such as the  picturesque island of Manava Cay to the world\u2019s third longest barrier  reef, Kia Island.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>The  Four Cultures Discovery Cruise departs on 02 July, 03 September and 05  November 2013 and 2014 scheduled departures include 07 January and 04  March. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>The  seven nights Colonial Fiji Discovery Cruise reveals the unique history,  art and culture of the Northern Fiji Islands and allows passengers the  ultimate experience of standing\u2019 on the International Dateline.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Day  trips include the historic island of Ovalau which still features 19th  Century colonial architecture and waterfront promenades from colonial  rule, the Bouma Waterfall lagoon on Taveuni Island, the extinct volcanic  crater, hot springs and thriving markets on Savusavu, a special  children\u2019s choral church service at Waiyevo and of course the 180th  Meridian \u2013 the arbitrary Dateline between today and tomorrow on Taveuni  Island.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>There  is plenty of swimming, snorkelling and diving off picturesque islands  including Tivua, Nanuyakoto, Savusavu Bay, Nananu-I-ra and Sali Sali  Island.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Remaining  2013 departure dates for The Colonial Fiji Discovery Cruise include 04  June, 06 August, 01 October and 03 December. Scheduled 2014 departs  include 04 February.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Early  Booking Saver (EBS) fares start from just AUD$1676.00 per person twin  share for both cruises and include all meals, guided village and island  tours, glass bottom boat excursions, snorkelling, on board entertainment  and use of the ship&#8217;s facilities including swimming pool, spa, pool  bar, sun deck, sauna, cocktail bar, day spa and library.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.captaincook.com.fj\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.captaincook.com.fj<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span><span>For further information and bookings, please contact Captain Cook Cruises toll free from Australia on 1800 804 843; Int <a href=\"tel:%2B61-2-9206%201111\" target=\"_blank\" value=\"+61292061111\">+61-2-9206 1111<\/a>, Email: <a href=\"mailto:fiji@captaincook.com.fj\" target=\"_blank\">fiji@captaincook.com.fj<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.captaincook.com.fj\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.captaincook.com.fj<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Cook Cruises Fiji has today announced that the company has changed the name of its two popular seven nights Northern Discovery Cruises on-board the small ship, MV Reef Endeavour. The Discovery Cultural Cruise will now be called the Four Cultures Discovery cruise and the Discovery Heritage Cruise is now named the Colonial Fiji Discovery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,1],"tags":[331,378],"class_list":["post-12694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roderick-eime","category-uncategorized","tag-captain-cook-cruises","tag-roderick-eime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15611,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694\/revisions\/15611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}