Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Pursuit · round-trip from Auckland

$5,449 per person · next sails Jan 21, 2028 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 · $4,056 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 · 14 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
Auckland Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Bay of Islands (Paihia)port guide →
Hole in the Rock, Cape Brett & Dolphin Cruise · $210 for two with Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islandshow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Norfolk Islandport guide →
Emily Bay Glass-Bottom Boat & Snorkel · $59 for two with Norfolk Island Travel Centrehow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
New Plymouthport guide →
★ Mount Taranaki Guided Summit Helicopter Flight — how to make it yours →
Day 7
★ Abel Tasman National Park — how to make it yours →
Day 8
Motuara Island Wildlife Sanctuary & Dolphin Cruise · $174 for two with Beachcomber Cruises Pictonhow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
The Seventh Generation · $300 for two with The Seventh Generation (Marie Haley)how to make it yours → ·
Days 10–11
★ Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Puke… — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Kaikōura EcoZip · $155 for two with Kaikōura EcoZip Adventureshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
★ Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Private Safari — how to make it yours →
Day 14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
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 $4,056 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Auckland · Luxury~$210
Cruise fare14 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$10,898
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$898
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$16,242
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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