Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

35-Night New York to Sydney Cruise Adventure

Cunard · Queen Victoria · from New York

$6,419 per person · next sails Jan 19, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into New York (JFK)

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

Open-jaw · fly into JFK, home from SYD · $3,418 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near New York

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.

4 mi from New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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
New York 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
Port of Oranjestad
Aruba · $298 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Panama Canal
⚙ Curating Panama Canal’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 9–10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Acajutla
⚙ Curating Acajutla’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 12–13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Puerto Vallarta
Hidden Beach at Marietas Islands · $111 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 15–16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 17–18
Los Angeles
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood · $150 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 19–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Hilo
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 25–26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
Cross International Date Line (cruise-by)
⚙ Curating Cross International Date Line (cruise-by)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 28–30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Lautoka
Yasawa Islands · $400 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 32
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 33
Noumea
Amédée Island Day Trip · $200 for twohow to make it yours → ·
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
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 JFK, home from SYD · 2 travelers $3,418 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · New York · Premium~$786
Cruise fare35 nights · Cunard · 2 guests$12,838
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,503
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$19,725
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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