17 nightsFrom Papeete5 ports of call
Papeete, Tahiti to San Diego, California
Silversea · Silver Whisper
Overview
A 17-night voyage aboard Silver Whisper, departing Papeete on 6 Dec 2028 and arriving in San Diego, California, calling at 5 destinations along the way.
PapeeteHonoluluKahuluiHiloSan Diego, California
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Itinerary
17 nights · 18 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Papeete (Tahiti)Embark
6 Dec 2028Arrive 05:00Depart 20:00Formed by two ancient volcanoes and joined at the isthmus of Taravao, Tahiti is the largest island of the Society Archipelago and the economic heart of French Polynesia. Ever since the famous French impressionist painter Paul Gauguin immortalized Tahitian maidens in vibrant colors on his canvasses, Tahiti has had a mysterious allure and still summons up all the romance of the South Pacific as a tropical paradise.
Rising in the center, Mount Orohena and Mount Aorai are the highest points; deep valleys radiate in all directions from these central peaks. Steep slopes drop abruptly from the high plateaus to coastal plains. The northeast coast is rugged and rocky without a barrier reef, and thus exposed to intense, pounding surf. Villages lie on a narrow strip between mountains and ocean. The south coast is broad and gentle with large gardens and coconut groves; a barrier reef shields it from the sea. - 2
Day 2 ·At Sea
7 Dec 2028 - 3
Day 3 ·At Sea
8 Dec 2028 - 4
Day 4 ·At Sea
9 Dec 2028 - 5
Day 5 ·At Sea
10 Dec 2028 - 6
Day 6 ·At Sea
11 Dec 2028 - 7
Day 7 ·At Sea
12 Dec 2028 - 8
Day 8 ·At Sea
13 Dec 2028 - 9
Day 9 ·Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii , United States
14 Dec 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00Honolulu's setting on the Pacific Ocean, backed by dramatic cliffs and the extinct volcanoes of Punchbowl and Diamond Head, is spectacular. Three-quarters of Hawaii's population live on the island of Oahu and 80 percent of visitors to Hawaii arrive in Honolulu. Some remain here for their entire vacation; others use it as gateway to the other islands.
Until the arrival of Europeans, Honolulu was just a small, laid-back town. As more and more foreign ships arrived and used adjacent Pearl Harbour, King Kamehameha declared Honolulu the capital. - 10
Day 10 ·Kahului, Hawaii
15 Dec 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00 - 11
Day 11 ·Hilo, Hawaii , United States
16 Dec 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00Hilo on the Big Island's east coast is Hawaii's charming capital and its largest town. Frequent rainfall in the area around Hilo accounts for an abundance of tropical plants and has earned Hilo the nickname “City of Rainbows”.
Hawaii, which lends its name to the rest of the Aloha State, is called the “Big Island” because it is larger than the next three largest Hawaiian Islands combined. The island continues to grow due to the seemingly endless lava flowing from Kilauea, the world's most active volcano.
More of “Old Hawaii” survives on the Big Island than on any of the others. All across the island one can find sleepy old towns, little changed for a century. This was the birthplace of King Kamehameha, and the base from which he ruled all of the Hawaiian Islands. - 12
Day 12 ·At Sea
17 Dec 2028 - 13
Day 13 ·At Sea
18 Dec 2028 - 14
Day 14 ·At Sea
19 Dec 2028 - 15
Day 15 ·At Sea
20 Dec 2028 - 16
Day 16 ·At Sea
21 Dec 2028 - 17
Day 17 ·At Sea
22 Dec 2028 - 18
Day 18 ·San Diego, California , United StatesDisembark
23 Dec 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 19:00Free from smog and jungle-like freeways, San Diego sits gracefully around a beautiful curving bay. Although affluent and conservative, this second largest city in California is also amiable and easygoing. San Diego has a vibrant and active downtown area, and since the late 1970s several blocks of early 20th century architecture have been stylishly renovated, while the sleek modern bank buildings symbolize the city's growing economic significance on the Pacific Rim.
San Diego is the birthplace of California. Portuguese explorer Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo landed here in 1542; since then, San Diego has been under Spanish, Mexican and after 1846, American rule. The city really took off with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1880s, but in terms of trade and significance it has long played second fiddle to Los Angeles. However, during World War II the U.S. Navy made San Diego their Pacific Command Center and the military continue to dominate the local economy, along now with tourism.
Within easy reach of the downtown area, encompassing 1,400 acres of cultural, recreational and environmental delights, San Diego's Balboa Park is a sumptuous place with trees, gardens, traffic-free promenades and a large concentration of Spanish-colonial style buildings. The Hillcrest area is the lively and artsy center of the city, and Old Town San Diego is now a historical park where the city's Spanish and Mexican history and heritage are most evident. The Gaslamp Quarter, once the heart of frontier San Diego, is today filled with smart streets lined with chic cafés, antique stores, art galleries and gas lamps (powered by electricity). Most of the eastern part of the county is taken up by the 600,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert. Another must-see is the city's most famous attraction, the San Diego Zoo.
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