Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

46-Night Sydney to Southampton Cruise Adventure

Cunard · Queen Elizabeth · from Sydney

$7,029 per person · next sails Mar 25, 2028 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 LHR · $3,858 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 · 46 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).
Days 2–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Nuku Alofaport guide →
Swim with Humpback Whales · $500 for two with Teta Tours & Travel (Tonga)how to make it yours → ·
Days 7–8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Cross International Date Line (cruise-by)
⚙ Curating Cross International Date Line (cruise-by)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 10–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 13–14
Diamond Head Summit Hike & Waikiki · $962 for two with Tours by Locals — Honoluluhow to make it yours →
Day 15
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for two with Volcano Tours Hawaii (VolcanoTours.com)how to make it yours → ·
Days 16–20
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 21
Los Angelesport guide →
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood · $150 for two with Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 22–23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow to make it yours → ·
Days 25–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Puntarenasport guide →
Monteverde Canopy Zip-Line · $110 for two with Extremo Monteverde Park (official)how to make it yours →
Day 29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how 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
Port of Oranjestadport guide →
Aruba · $298 for two with Aruba Watersports Centerhow to make it yours → ·
Days 33–34
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 35
Little Havana Food & Cultural Walking Tour · $138 for two with Miami Culinary Tourshow to make it yours →
Day 36
Port Canaveralport guide →
Dolphin & Manatee Small-Boat Wildlife Tour · $98 for two with Dolphin Family Tours LLChow to make it yours → ·
Days 37–42
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 43
Ponta Delgadaport guide →
Sete Cidades Twin Lakes · $274 for two with Azores Private Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 44–46
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 47
Southampton Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Southampton

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

87 mi from Southampton

Sissinghurst Castle Garden: Room-by-Room Garden Design Masterclass

Literary gardens (1.5 hours) designed by Vita Sackville-West, arranged as 'rooms' of color and plant combinations; the white garden, rose garden, and…

67 mi from Southampton

Natural History Museum

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Southampton

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

See the whole plan →
57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Southampton (LHR)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from LHR · 2 travelers $3,858 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Premium~$131
Cruise fare46 nights · Cunard · 2 guests$14,058
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,996
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$22,223
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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