Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

16-Night Sydney to Bali Cruise Adventure

Viking Ocean · Viking Orion · from Sydney

$7,999 per person · next sails Mar 8, 2027 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 CCU · $7,758 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 · 16 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
Hunter Valley Private Boutique Wine Tour from Newc… · $376 for two with Hunter Valley Wine & Food Schoolhow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
Sail the Australian Coast
⚙ Curating Sail the Australian Coast’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 4
Moreton Island 4WD & Snorkel Safari · $152 for two with Tangalooma Island Resort (official)how to make it yours →
Day 5
Sail the Australian Coast
⚙ Curating Sail the Australian Coast’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 6
Whitsunday Islandsport guide →
Whitehaven Beach Full-Day Luxury Eco-Catamaran Cru… · $317 for two with Fury Whitsundayshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Townsvilleport guide →
Magnetic Island · $117 for two with Magnetic Island Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Sail the Coral Sea
⚙ Curating Sail the Coral Sea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 10
Thursday Islandport guide →
Torres Strait Cultural Experience · $158 for two with Island Stars Cultural Experience (Torres Strait Cultural Experience)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Sail the Arafura Sea
⚙ Curating Sail the Arafura Sea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 12–13
Litchfield National Park · $330 for two with Ethical Adventures (official small-group eco tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Sail the Timor Sea
⚙ Curating Sail the Timor Sea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 15
Rinca Islandport guide →
Rinca Island · $240 for two with Top Komodo Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Private Mt. Rinjani Sunrise Trek to Crater Rim · $560 for two with Green Rinjani (local specialist since 2011)how to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Benoa (Bali) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Bali (CCU)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from CCU · 2 travelers $7,758 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Luxury~$225
Cruise fare16 nights · Viking Ocean · 2 guests$15,998
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,415
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$26,576
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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