Get ready for thirteen nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you book your cabin on the Discovery Princess from Sydney and back again.
Spending time at extremely rare destinations like Picton, Lyttleton, and Dunedin makes this trip noteworthy. This route is an interesting one for the Discovery. Actually, this is the only time it's going to sail it!
We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this, so there are no sneaky extra fees. Coming in at less than $170 a day, this represents a deal.
More than 3,600 travelers can comfortably cruise on this top-rated Royal class ship, based in Los Angeles and Vancouver and built only three years ago in 2022.
The Discovery Princess has a selection of Princess's exclusive amenities such as a laser shooting range, an escape room, and the SeaWalk glass walkway.
The Discovery Princess also offers a casino, a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
Since being listed nineteen months ago, The price of this sailing has ranged between $818 and $2,254 for a room, including $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for every type of cabin.
This cruise includes five days in port and seven sea days. High points include long stops in Auckland, Tauranga, and Dunedin in addition to visits to exotic stops like Picton and Lyttleton.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 18 | Sydney, Australia | 4:00pm | |
| Mon, Jan 19 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Jan 20 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Jan 21 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Jan 22 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 6:45am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Jan 23 | Auckland, New Zealand | 6:30am | 7:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 24 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Jan 25 | Picton, New Zealand | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 26 | Lyttleton, New Zealand (Christchurch) | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Tue, Jan 27 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 5:45am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Jan 28 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Fiordland National Park, New Zealand (Cruising) | |||
| Wed, Jan 28 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Jan 29 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Jan 30 | Sydney, Australia | 6:00am |
The Discovery sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025
Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025
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