14 Night Australia & New Zealand Cruise aboard the Viking Orion

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Embark on the Viking Orion and get ready for fourteen nights of leisurely sailing across the sea from Auckland to Sydney, Australia!

While aboard this Christmas and New Years trip you will tour through favorite cities such as Sydney, Australia in addition to once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Burnie, Napier, and Lyttelton. This route is a rare one for the Viking Orion. In fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!

We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in the price, so there are no surprises.

Day 4: Napier
Day 5: Wellington

The Viking Orion

The Viking Orion Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Alaska, the South Pacific, and Asia, is a highly-rated Ocean class vessel that can carry comfortably over 900 cruisers.

The Viking Orion Viking Ocean Cruises is home to a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.

Viking Orion
Day 6: Christchurch

Your Itinerary

This cruise consists of eight days in port and five days at sea. Major features include visits to extremely rare cities like Burnie, Napier, and Lyttelton.

Thu23December 23rdThursdayFri24December 24thFriday
– 7:00pm – 7:00pm
Sat25December 25thSaturday
At Sea
Sun26December 26thSunday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Mon27December 27thMonday
9:00am – 6:00pm
Tue28December 28thTuesday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Wed29December 29thWednesday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Thu30December 30thThursday
At Sea
Fri31December 31stFriday
At Sea
Sat1January 1stSaturday
11:00am – 6:00pm
11:00am – 6:00pm
Sun2January 2ndSunday
At Sea
Mon3January 3rdMonday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Tue4January 4thTuesday
At Sea
Wed5January 5thWednesdayThu6January 6thThursday
8:00am – 8:00am –
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December 23rd, 2027  - Australia & New Zealand Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Orion
Your Route
Day 14: Sydney, Australia
Day 7: Dunedin
Day 12: Melbourne

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Orion 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 for a balcony cabin.

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2027
2028
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The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of this itinerary has ranged between $7,499 and $9,299 for a balcony cabin, including taxes and port charges. At only seventeen percent higher than the all time low of $7,499 today is a great time to secure your balcony room

balcony
suite
$8,799
$13,999
$628.50/day
$999.93/day
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Last Modified: Oct 2, 2026

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