Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

35-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Princess · Crown Princess · round-trip from Auckland

$9,700 per person · next sails Aug 29, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Auckland (AKL)

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

Round-trip into AKL · $4,492 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Auckland

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.

10 mi from Auckland

Hobbiton Movie Set

1 mi from Auckland

Rotorua Geothermal Tour

Your voyage · 35 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, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Auckland Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Sydney
BridgeClimb Sydney · $552 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Brisbane
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary · $65 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 8–10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Suva
Navua River · $250 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Apia
To Sua Ocean Trench, Waterfalls & Piula Cave Pool · $260 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
X Intl Date Line
⚙ Curating X Intl Date Line’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 15–17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Kauai
Doors-Off Helicopter Tour · $828 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Kahului
Haleakalā Sunrise · $527 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Hilo
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Kona
Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel · $230 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 23–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Papeete
Teahupo'o · $1,046 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 29
Moorea
Private Lagoon Safari · $240 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 29
Papeete
Teahupo'o · $1,046 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 30–31
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 32
X Intl Date Line
⚙ Curating X Intl Date Line’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 34–35
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 36
Auckland Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Auckland (AKL)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into AKL · 2 travelers $4,492 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Auckland · Premium~$122
Cruise fare35 nights · Princess · 2 guests$19,400
Shore excursions12 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$6,388
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$30,582
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); 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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