15 Night Northern Explorer aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Set sail with the Sapphire Princess and prepare for fifteen nights of exciting travel across the sea from Brisbane to Perth!

Stopping in extremely rare destinations such as Exmouth, Broome, and Darwin makes this trip notable. This route is an interesting one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in this, so that you can compare trips easily. This cruise is an especially good deal because today you can reserve an oceanview outside stateroom for the interior price!


The Sapphire Princess

More than 2,600 cruisers can travel on this top-rated Grand class vessel, based in Tokyo and refurbished just one year ago in 2025.

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

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 sea days and four port days. High points include visits to very uncommon ports like Exmouth, Broome, and Darwin in addition to a long stop in Cairns.

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 an outside stateroom on this cruise has varied between $3,719 and $3,518 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this itinerary is priced $226 under the previous all time low of $3,719 so lock in your outside room now before it moves upwards.

  • 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

    Book Suite

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. No other ship sails this exact same route.

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