13 Night New Zealand Holiday Cruise aboard the Grand Princess

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Join the Grand Princess and get ready for thirteen nights of luxurious sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!

Spending time in extremely rare cities such as Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Tauranga makes this sailing particularly interesting. This route is an interesting one for the Grand. Actually, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!

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The Grand Princess

Based in the South Pacific and refurbished just one year ago in 2025, over 2,600 guests can travel comfortably on the Grand Princess, the top-rated namesake of Princess's Grand class.

The Grand Princess offers a gym, a spa, and a casino.

Ship class
Grand
Built
1998
Refurbished
2025
Guests
2,602
Crew
1,150
Length
948 ft
Grand Princess
Bars & cafésAfternoon Tea

Your Itinerary

This cruise is made up of eight sea days and four port days. High points include visits to rare ports like Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Tauranga.

Map of this cruise's route
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Thu23December 23rdThursday
4:00pm
Fri24December 24thFriday
At Sea
Sat25December 25thSaturday
At Sea
Sun26December 26thSunday
At Sea
Mon27December 27thMonday
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand (Cruising)
Tue28December 28thTuesday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Wed29December 29thWednesday
7:00am – 5:00pm
Thu30December 30thThursday
At Sea
Fri31December 31stFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sat1January 1stSaturday
10:00am – 7:00pm
Sun2January 2ndSunday
At Sea
Mon3January 3rdMonday
At Sea
Tue4January 4thTuesday
At Sea
Wed5January 5thWednesday
7:00am
Day 6Dunedin
Day 7Christchurch
Day 9Tauranga
Day 10Auckland

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on December 28th of last year, The price of a stateroom on this sailing has fluctuated between $1,814 and $2,612 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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Wifi and Cell Service

GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Princess price. For this cruise, get a 14-day plan for only $192.84. The connection works onboard and on shore.

Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.

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Alternate Sailings

The Grand sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Encounter also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.

No other departures of this route are on sale right now.

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Data as of Oct 29, 2026

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