Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

36-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Princess · Royal Princess · round-trip from Sydney

$6,071 per person · next sails Oct 23, 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 · $4,132 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 · 36 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
Sydney 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
Pennicott Wilderness Journeys · $257 for two with Pennicott Wilderness Journeyshow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Port Arthurport guide →
Tasman Island Wilderness Cruise · $257 for two with Pennicott Wilderness Journeyshow 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
Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles · $389 for two with Melbourne Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
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
★ BridgeClimb Sydney — how 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
Dal'Océan Catamaran · $190 for two with Dal'Océanhow to make it yours →
Day 12
Jinek Bay Natural Aquarium · $106 for two with Wetre Tours Lifou (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Mystery Island Vanuatuport guide →
Stand-Up Paddleboard Safari · $46 for two with Mystery Island Tourshow 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
Yasawa Islands · $400 for two with South Sea Cruises (Fiji)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Navua River · $250 for two with Rivers Fijihow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Dravuni Islandport guide →
River Tubing Fiji · $180 for two with River Tubing Fijihow to make it yours →
Days 18–21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
★ BridgeClimb Sydney — how to make it yours →
Days 23–25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
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 27
Waimarino Kayak & Adventure · $42 for two with Waimarino Adventure Parkhow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
All Blacks Experience · $59 for two with All Blacks Experience (official)how to make it yours →
Day 29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
★ Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Private Safari — how to make it yours →
Day 31
Wellingtonport guide →
Wētā Workshop · $126 for two with Wētā Workshop Experiences (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 32
Christchurchport guide →
Waimakariri Gorge Jet Boat & High Country 4WD Expl… · $354 for two with Waimakariri Gorge Jet Boatinghow to make it yours → ·
Day 33
Port Chalmers (Dunedin)port guide →
Otago Peninsula Small-Group Wildlife & Penguin Res… · $234 for two with Fantail Tours New Zealandhow to make it yours → ·
2 more days at sea and ashore
Day 37
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 $4,132 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Premium~$131
Cruise fare36 nights · Princess · 2 guests$12,142
Shore excursions15 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,100
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$19,685
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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