Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

27-Night Papeete to Sydney Cruise Adventure

Seabourn · Seabourn Quest · from Papeete

$36,549 per person · next sails Feb 9, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Papeete (PPT)

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

Open-jaw · fly into PPT, home from SYD · $6,910 for two est.
Your voyage · 27 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
Papeete Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 2
Private Lagoon Safari · $240 for two with Akivai Lagoon Adventures Mooreahow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
Private Lagoon Safari · $358 for two with Rohivai Tourshow 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
Aitutaki Lagoon Private Charter · $90 for two with Teking Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 6–7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Nuku Alofaport guide →
Swim with Humpback Whales · $500 for two with Teta Tours & Travel (Tonga)how to make it yours → ·
Days 9–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Bay of Islands · $89 for two with Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islandshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
All Blacks Experience · $59 for two with All Blacks Experience (official)how to make it yours →
Day 14
Waimarino Kayak & Adventure · $42 for two with Waimarino Adventure Parkhow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 16
★ Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Private Safari — how to make it yours →
Day 17
Wellingtonport guide →
Wētā Workshop · $126 for two with Wētā Workshop Experiences (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Motuara Island Wildlife Sanctuary & Dolphin Cruise · $174 for two with Beachcomber Cruises Pictonhow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Kaikōura EcoZip · $155 for two with Kaikōura EcoZip Adventureshow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
The Seventh Generation · $300 for two with The Seventh Generation (Marie Haley)how to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Aoraki/Mount Cook & Tekapo · $1,472 for two with Top Private Tours (Aoraki Adventure Private Tour)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Port Chalmers (Dunedin)port guide →
Otago Peninsula Small-Group Wildlife & Penguin Res… · $234 for two with Fantail Tours New Zealandhow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
Oban (halfmoon Bay)port guide →
Private Highlands, Glencoe, Lochs & Castles Grand… · $1,524 for two with Scottish Guided Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 24–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Sydney Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Sydney

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

1 mi from Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into PPT, home from SYD · 2 travelers $6,910 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Papeete · Luxury~$451
Cruise fare27 nights · Seabourn · 2 guests$73,098
Shore excursions14 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$5,363
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$86,002
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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