Cruises from Kavieng
Kavieng, which rests on a sublime expansive harbour, is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland. The town of 20,000 is situated at Balgai Bay at the northern tip of the island. Kavieng is an administrative, trading and tourist centre. First chartered by the Dutch in 1616, it passed through German colonial control and then Australian administration from 1919. Read more
By the end of the 1942-1945 Japanese occupation the town was mostly destroyed. Today surf and reef tourism is blossoming. By the seaside is the fisheries wharf, and markets under the shade trees. From here visitors head for the many neighbouring islands.