MELANESIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS & VANUATU

18-day, 17-night, small-ship cruise in Southwest Pacific, Sept. 10-27, 2020. Highlights: In Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, National Museum & Art Gallery, board Island Sky/Bonarua Island for birding, fishing & weaving demos/Dobu & Fergusson islands for three active volcanoes/in Solomon Islands, Tetepare for lowland rainforest, Nicobar pigeons, and Utupua for Zodiac ride among mangroves/Santa Cruz Islands/musicians, dancers on Vanuatu. $14,480-$40,580 ppdo (per cabin category). Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747, www.zegrahm.com).