The whole plan — fly-in, every port, what it runs — in your inbox.
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.
Open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from NCE · $4,382 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.
We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 16 of your 20 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach. The rest are being curated now — check back shortly.
open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from NCE · 2 travelers
$4,382 est.
Hotel before you sail
1 night · Sydney · Contemporary
~$79
Cruise fare
52 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests
$16,518
Shore excursions
16 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑
~$4,500
Transfers
airport ↔ ship, private car
~$180
Trip total
$25,659
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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★ Why Fantasize
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We'll email you this exact plan — where to fly in, the days before and after, the single most extraordinary thing to do at every port, and what it all runs.
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