Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

24-Night Melbourne to Sydney Cruise Adventure

Princess · Grand Princess · from Melbourne

$5,129 per person · next sails Mar 6, 2028 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 SYD · $5,330 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

Your voyage · 24 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
Melbourne Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Barossa Valley · $165 for two with Bos Tours Adelaide Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Days 4–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Discover Bay Whale-Watching & Wildlife Cruise · $125 for two with Albany Wildlife & Scenic Cruise (Albany Boat Charters)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Margaret Riverport guide →
Premium Small-Group Margaret River Wine Immersion… · $350 for two with Up Close & Local Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Rottnest Island Tandem Skydive · $527 for two with Skydive Geronimo Rottnesthow to make it yours → ·
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
Staircase to the Moon · $145 for two with Broome and Aroundhow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Yampi Sound (scenic Cruising)
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 13
Kimberley Coastport guide →
Horizontal Falls · $1,181 for two with Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventureshow 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
Litchfield National Park · $330 for two with Ethical Adventures (official small-group eco tours)how to make it yours → ·
Days 16–18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
Moreton Island 4WD & Snorkel Safari · $152 for two with Tangalooma Island Resort (official)how to make it yours →
Days 23–24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
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 Melbourne

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

159 mi from Melbourne · fly MIA

Miami Beach: Art, Everglades & Cuban Soul at a Smart Price

Tropical Culture & Adventure

See the whole plan →
254 mi from Melbourne · fly EYW

Salt Air & Secrets: A Key West Road Trip Worth Lingering Over

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

See the whole plan →
282 mi from Melbourne · fly SAV

Live Oaks, Sea Islands and a Savannah That Stays Up Late

Coastal Georgia Grand Tour

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MEL, home from SYD · 2 travelers $5,330 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Melbourne · Premium~$137
Cruise fare24 nights · Princess · 2 guests$10,258
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,140
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$19,045
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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