9 Night New Zealand Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas

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Join the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas and get ready for nine nights of relaxing cruising across the sea from Sydney, Australia and back again!

Visiting once-in-a-lifetime stops such as Picton, Lyttelton, and Dunedin makes this cruise special. This route is an unusual one for the Anthem of the Seas. As a matter of fact, it sails it just once.

We include all all taxes and fees in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.


The Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas

The Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean, based in Sydney, Australia and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Quantum class cruise ship that can house over 4,100 guests.

Want to experience the future at a bar with a robotic bartender, fly like a bird in an indoor skydiving chamber, do tricks on the Flowrider artificial surf wave, or rise into the air with the Northstar observation capsule? These activities are exclusive to Royal Caribbean and are all found on the Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean. In addition, experience rare features like an ice skating rink, a bumper car track, and a roller skating rink.

The Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean also offers a basketball court, ten jacuzzis, a solarium, four pools, a gym, a spa, an outdoor movie theater, and a casino.

Ship class
Quantum
Built
2015
Refurbished
2025
Guests
4,168
Crew
1,300
Length
1,142 ft
Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas
Indoor Skydiving Chamber

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of five sea days and three days in port. High points include a long stop in Dunedin as well as visits to extremely rare stops like Picton and Lyttelton.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat27March 27thSaturday
5:00pm
Sun28March 28thSunday
At Sea
Mon29March 29thMonday
At Sea
Tue30March 30thTuesday
Milford Sound, New Zealand (Cruising)
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand (Cruising)
Dusky Sound, New Zealand (Cruising)
Wed31March 31stWednesday
6:00am – 5:00pm
Thu1April 1stThursday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Fri2April 2ndFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sat3April 3rdSaturday
At Sea
Sun4April 4thSunday
At Sea
Mon5April 5thMonday
6:30am
Day 5Dunedin
Day 6Christchurch
Day 7Picton

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on May 4th of last year, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $948 and $2,543 for a room, including taxes and port fees.

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Alternate Sailings

The Anthem of the Seas 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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