Get ready for fourteen 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, Bay of Islands, 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 $175 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 $898 and $2,515 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 eight sea days. High points include long stops in Auckland, Tauranga, and Dunedin in addition to visits to exotic stops like Picton and Bay of Islands.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Dec 6 | Sydney, Australia | 4:00pm | |
| Sun, Dec 7 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 8 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 9 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Fiordland National Park, New Zealand (Cruising) | |||
| Tue, Dec 9 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 10:45am | 9:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 10 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 11 | Picton, New Zealand | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 12 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Dec 13 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 10:00am | 9:30pm |
| Sun, Dec 14 | Auckland, New Zealand | 9:30am | 9:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 15 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 16 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 17 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 18 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Dec 19 | Sydney, Australia | 6:00am |
The Discovery sails this route once 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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