Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

16-Night Melbourne to Auckland Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Pursuit · from Melbourne

$7,066 per person · next sails Jan 4, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Melbourne (MEL)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MEL, home from AKL · $5,326 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Melbourne

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.

120 mi from Melbourne

The Twelve Apostles Tour

19 mi from Melbourne

Great Ocean Road Tour

The voyage · 16 nights

The unforgettable thing at every port

We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 1 of your 11 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach. The rest are being curated now — check back shortly.

Eden
⚙ Curating Eden’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Sydney
BridgeClimb Sydney · $552 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Milford Sound
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Dunedin
⚙ Curating Dunedin’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Christchurch
⚙ Curating Christchurch’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Wellington
⚙ Curating Wellington’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Picton
⚙ Curating Picton’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Napier
⚙ Curating Napier’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Gisborne
⚙ Curating Gisborne’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Tauranga
⚙ Curating Tauranga’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Bay of Islands (Paihia)
⚙ Curating Bay of Islands (Paihia)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Auckland

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

10 mi from Auckland

Hobbiton Movie Set

1 mi from Auckland

Rotorua Geothermal Tour

Home

Fly home from Auckland (AKL)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MEL, home from AKL · 2 travelers $5,326 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Melbourne · Luxury~$350
Cruise fare16 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$14,132
Shore excursions1 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$552
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$20,540
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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