Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

48-Night San Francisco to Sydney Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Quest · from San Francisco

$16,729 per person · next sails Jan 5, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Francisco (SFO)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SFO, home from SYD · $2,778 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Francisco

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.

44 mi from San Francisco

French Laundry (Michelin 3-Star Fine Dining)

The most prestigious restaurant in North America, offering a 3-Michelin-star tasting menu of contemporary French cuisine in an intimate 70-seat settin…

113 mi from San Francisco

Nepenthe

Iconic roadside restaurant perched 800 feet above the coast serving California comfort food with unobstructed ocean panoramas and a bohemian artistic…

Your voyage · 48 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
San Francisco Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 7–8
Diamond Head Summit Hike & Waikiki · $962 for two with Tours by Locals — Honoluluhow to make it yours →
Day 9
Nawiliwiliport guide →
Nā Pali Coast Doors-Off Helicopter Tour · $618 for two with Blue Hawaiian Helicoptershow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Kailua-Konaport guide →
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park · $700 for two with Hawaiian Adventures Kona (Private Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Days 11–16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Private Lagoon Safari · $240 for two with Akivai Lagoon Adventures Mooreahow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Private Lagoon Safari · $358 for two with Rohivai Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Teahupo'o · $1,046 for two with Unique Tahiti Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Private Lagoon Safari · $358 for two with Rohivai Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 21–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Mount 'Alava Ridge Hike & Panoramic Harbour Views · $170 for two with American Samoa Pocket Guide Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
To Sua Ocean Trench, Waterfalls & Piula Cave Pool · $260 for two with Sunshine Samoa Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Cross International Dateline
⚙ Curating Cross International Dateline’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
Vuadomo Waterfall & Muanivatu Trails · $106 for two with Vuadomo Waterfall – Muanivatu Trailshow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Yasawa Islands · $400 for two with South Sea Cruises (Fiji)how to make it yours → ·
Days 29–30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Norfolk Islandport guide →
Emily Bay Glass-Bottom Boat & Snorkel · $59 for two with Norfolk Island Travel Centrehow 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.
Days 33–34
All Blacks Experience · $59 for two with All Blacks Experience (official)how to make it yours →
Day 35
Waimarino Kayak & Adventure · $42 for two with Waimarino Adventure Parkhow to make it yours → ·
Day 36
★ Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Private Safari — how to make it yours →
Day 37
Motuara Island Wildlife Sanctuary & Dolphin Cruise · $174 for two with Beachcomber Cruises Pictonhow to make it yours → ·
Day 38
Christchurchport guide →
Waimakariri Gorge Jet Boat & High Country 4WD Expl… · $354 for two with Waimakariri Gorge Jet Boatinghow to make it yours → ·
Day 39
★ Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Puke… — how to make it yours →
8 more days at sea and ashore
Day 49
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

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from San Francisco

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Big Sur by the Cliffs: A Pacific Coast Road Trip Worth Savoring

Coastal Luxury Road Trip

See the whole plan →
11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Mendocino's Wild Coast: Redwoods, Wine & Wood-Fired Seafood

Rugged Coast Creative Escape

See the whole plan →
11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Sonoma's Wild Side: Safari, Sparkling Wine & the Pacific Coast

Wine Country Adventure

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SFO, home from SYD · 2 travelers $2,778 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Francisco · Luxury~$350
Cruise fare48 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$33,458
Shore excursions20 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$6,961
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$43,727
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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