Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

12-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Celebrity · Celebrity Solstice · round-trip from Sydney

$1,446 per person · next sails Oct 17, 2027 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.

Round-trip into SYD · $5,034 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 · 12 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
Sydney Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Doubtful Sound
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 4
Dusky Sound
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 4
Milford Sound
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 5
Dunedin
⚙ Curating Dunedin’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 6
Christchurch
⚙ Curating Christchurch’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
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
Tauranga
⚙ Curating Tauranga’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 9
Auckland
Waiheke Island Private Wine Tour · $50 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Bay of Islands (Paihia)
⚙ Curating Bay of Islands (Paihia)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 11–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Sydney Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into SYD · 2 travelers $5,034 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Premium~$131
Cruise fare12 nights · Celebrity · 2 guests$2,892
Shore excursions1 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$50
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$8,287
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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