Kiribati is open to attracting small to medium scale cruises such as Adventure Cruises, Expedition cruises and Ocean Cruises who would like to explore our islands, our culture, our marine life and enjoy our shore excursion activities.

Fanning Island and Kiritimati Island (in the Northern Line Islands); Islands in the Southern Line group; Kanton in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA); Butaritari Island and Abemama Island (in the Gilbert Islands) are popular cruise ship destination stops where passengers get to enjoy shore excursion activities – by getting a glimpse of the Kiribati people and the cultural entertainment, buy souvenirs, sightseeing tours, sunbathe on pristine white beaches, swimming, scuba diving, surfing, snorkeling and game fly-fishing are the popular activities passengers will get to engage in.

For Cruising in Kiribati, the Shipping Agencies of Kiribati (SAOK) is the agent who continues to work with International Cruise Lines like: Norwegian Cruise Liners (NCL), Holland America, and Princess Cruises, along with Naval ships visiting Kiribati. SAOK is also a proud leading shipping agency in Kiribati who currently works with major Shipping Lines such as China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo), and the Shipping Lines that are trading under it. These include Swire Shipping Lines, Bali Hai Shipping, JSP, Kyowa Shipping Lines and NYK Cruise Liners. With more than 20 years of professional experience SAOK continues to offer its support and services to Cruise and Shipping Lines that have interest in cruising to Kiribati waters and its islands. SAOK agency offers the following services to cruise ships: Cruising logistics assistance; Arranging of timely vessel clearance with Authorities and working with local operators to organize shore excursion activities.