Cruises from Duke of York Islands

Duke of York Island is the largest island of a group of thirteen islands of the same name, located in East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea. The surrounding islands of New Britain and New Ireland form part of the Bismarck Archipelago. As this name suggests, the islands were annexed as part of German New Guinea in 1884. It came under Australian jurisdiction in 1919, until PNG became independent in 1975. While most of the islands are volcanic, the Duke of York Islands rise barely to 100m.