Step aboard the Norwegian Spirit and prepare for fourteen nights of exciting sailing through the sea from Sydney and back!
With this Christmas and New Years cruise you will spend time in favorite cities like Sydney plus very uncommon cities like Timaru, Eden, and Melbourne. This route is an unusual one for the Spirit. As a matter of fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!
Coming in at under $195 per day, this bargain is. The price is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout.
More than 2,000 passengers can sail on this top-rated Leo class cruise ship, based in Seattle and Mobile and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025.
The Spirit Norwegian offers guests a gym, a casino, a spa, a basketball court, a ping pong table, and a jacuzzi.
This sailing spends four sea days and nine port days. High points include visits to extremely rare cities like Timaru, Eden, and Melbourne.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 23 | Sydney, Australia | 5:00pm | |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Eden, Australia | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Melbourne, Australia | 9:00am | |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:00pm | ||
| Sun, Dec 27 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 28 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 29 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Milford Sound, New Zealand (Cruising) | |||
| Tue, Dec 29 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 30 | Timaru, New Zealand | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 31 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Jan 1 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 2 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 3 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Jan 4 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Jan 5 | Sydney, Australia | 9:00am |
The Spirit sails this route once this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
This graph shows the cost over time for each class of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The price of this itinerary has ranged between $2,719 and $4,764 for a cabin, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. Right now this itinerary is priced $40 under the previous all time low of $2,719 so reserve your room now before it moves upwards.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026