15 Night Northern Explorer aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Settle in for fifteen nights of relaxing sailing through the sea when you step aboard the Sapphire Princess from Brisbane to Perth.

This sailing is noteworthy because you will only call on extremely rare stops such as Exmouth, Broome, and Darwin. This route is a special one for the Sapphire. As a matter of fact, it sails it only once.

This price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all taxes and fees.


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 more than 2,600 people.

The Sapphire Princess offers guests a casino, a gym, and a spa.

Ship class
Grand
Built
2004
Refurbished
2025
Guests
2,678
Crew
1,100
Length
951 ft
Sapphire Princess
Gym

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of ten days at sea and four port days. Major features include a long stop in Cairns in addition to visits to very uncommon stops like Exmouth, Broome, and Darwin.

Map of this cruise's route
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Fri26November 26thFriday
4:00pm
Sat27November 27thSaturday
At Sea
Sun28November 28thSunday
Willis Island, Australia (Cruising)
Mon29November 29thMonday
8:00am – 7:00pm
8:00am – 7:00pm
Tue30November 30thTuesday
At Sea
Wed1December 1stWednesday
At Sea
Thu2December 2ndThursday
At Sea
Fri3December 3rdFriday
8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00am – 6:00pm
Sat4December 4thSaturday
At Sea
Sun5December 5thSunday
Kimberley Coast, Australia (Cruising)
Mon6December 6thMonday
At Sea
Tue7December 7thTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed8December 8thWednesday
At Sea
Thu9December 9thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri10December 10thFriday
At Sea
Sat11December 11thSaturday
6:00am
Day 4Cairns
Day 8Darwin
Day 12Broome
Day 16Perth

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed eleven months ago, The price of a balcony stateroom on this sailing has varied between $3,739 and $5,799 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

  • Inside

    Sold out

    Not available on this sailing

  • Outside

    $3,493

    $233/day

    Book Outside
  • Balcony

    $5,424

    $362/day

    Book Balcony
  • Mini-Suite

    Suite

    $5,534

    $369/day

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


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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.

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