Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

40-Night Sydney to Auckland Cruise Adventure

Oceania · Oceania Riviera · from Sydney

$22,499 per person · next sails Dec 15, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Sydney (SYD)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from AKL · $4,914 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Sydney

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Your voyage · 40 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Sydney Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Moreton Island 4WD & Snorkel Safari · $152 for two with Tangalooma Island Resort (official)how to make it yours →
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Whitsunday Islandsport guide →
Whitehaven Beach Full-Day Luxury Eco-Catamaran Cru… · $317 for two with Fury Whitsundayshow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
4WD Cape York Wilderness & Cooktown Full-Day Adven… · $527 for two with Cairns Discovery Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 8–9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
Litchfield National Park · $330 for two with Ethical Adventures (official small-group eco tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Crystal Cave, Oenesu Waterfall & Tablolong Beach P… · $216 for two with GetYourGuide (local private operator via GetYourGuide)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Komodo Islandport guide →
Manta Point Snorkel & Komodo Dragon Trek · $600 for two with Komodo Island Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Days 15–16
Sacred Ubud · $170 for two with Agus Bali Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Private Mt. Rinjani Sunrise Trek to Crater Rim · $560 for two with Green Rinjani (local specialist since 2011)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Probolinggoport guide →
Mount Bromo Sunrise · $184 for two with GetYourGuide – Shared/Private Bromo Tour ex-Cemorolawang (local operator: Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park jeep cooperatives)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
CELUKAN BAWANGport guide →
Sekumpul Waterfall · $170 for two with Bali Lovina Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 20–23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Rottnest Island Tandem Skydive · $527 for two with Skydive Geronimo Rottnesthow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Busselton Jetty Snorkel & Underwater Sculpture Tra… · $121 for two with Busselton Jetty (official — Snorkel Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
Discover Bay Whale-Watching & Wildlife Cruise · $125 for two with Albany Wildlife & Scenic Cruise (Albany Boat Charters)how to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Lucky Bay · $249 for two with Fly Esperance – Le Grand 4×4 Beach Adventurehow to make it yours → ·
Days 28–29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
Barossa Valley · $165 for two with Bos Tours Adelaide Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 31
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 32
Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles · $389 for two with Melbourne Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 33–35
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
5 more days at sea and ashore
Day 41
Auckland Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Auckland

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

10 mi from Auckland

Hobbiton Movie Set

1 mi from Auckland

Rotorua Geothermal Tour

Home

Fly home from Auckland (AKL)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from AKL · 2 travelers $4,914 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Luxury~$225
Cruise fare40 nights · Oceania · 2 guests$44,998
Shore excursions21 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$5,713
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$56,030
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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