14 Night Australia & New Zealand Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess
Book your cabin on the Sapphire Princess and prepare for fourteen nights of exciting travel across the sea from Auckland to Sydney!
This trip is particularly interesting because you'll exclusively experience once-in-a-lifetime ports like Wellington, Melbourne, and Bay of Islands. This route is a special one for the Sapphire. In fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this, so that you can compare trips easily.
The Sapphire Princess
The Sapphire Princess, based in Tokyo and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,600 travelers.
The Sapphire Princess offers guests a gym, a spa, and a casino.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary includes seven days in port and six days at sea. Major features include visits to rare cities like Wellington, Melbourne, and Bay of Islands as well as a long stop in Hobart.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 10 | Auckland, New Zealand | 7:00pm | |
| Thu, Nov 11 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Nov 12 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 9:00am | 5:30pm |
| Sat, Nov 13 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Nov 14 | Wellington, New Zealand | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Mon, Nov 15 | Lyttleton, New Zealand (Christchurch) | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Nov 16 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Nov 17 | Fiordland National Park, New Zealand (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, Nov 18 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Nov 19 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Nov 20 | Hobart, Tasmania | 7:00am | 7:00pm |
| Sun, Nov 21 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Nov 22 | Melbourne, Australia | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Nov 23 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Nov 24 | Sydney, Australia | 6:00am |
Alternate Sailings
The Sapphire sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it 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.
Book Your Cruise
This graph displays the price over time for each class of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 27th of last year, The price of a cabin on this cruise has fluctuated between $1,824 and $2,159 including taxes and port charges. Right now this sailing is just eighteen percent more than the all time low of $1,824 so secure your cabin now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2026
Last Modified: Jul 15, 2026