Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Venus and settle in for fourteen nights of relaxing cruising across the sea from Sydney to Auckland!
On this Christmas and New Years sailing you will stop at favorite ports such as Sydney in addition to very uncommon ports such as Tasmania, Wellington, and Napier. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Venus, But this is the least expensive sailing.
We include all all taxes and fees in the price, so that you can compare cruises easily. What makes this cruise amazing for a limited time you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an inside balcony stateroom!
Based in Alaska, the South Pacific, and Asia and built just five years ago in 2021, more than 900 cruisers can sail comfortably on this top-rated Ocean class ship.
The Viking Venus Viking Ocean Cruises has a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
This cruise is made up of nine days in port and four days at sea. High points include a long stop in Melbourne plus visits to rare cities like Tasmania, Wellington, and Napier.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 20 | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:00pm | ||
| Tue, Dec 22 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 23 | Melbourne, Australia | 8:00am | 11:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 24 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Dec 25 | Burnie, Tasmania | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 26 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Dec 27 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 28 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 29 | Lyttleton, New Zealand (Christchurch) | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 30 | Wellington, New Zealand | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 31 | Napier, New Zealand | 8:00am | 2:00pm |
| Fri, Jan 1 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 8:30am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 2 | Auckland, New Zealand | 7:00am | |
| Sun, Jan 3 |
The Viking Venus sails this route once this year plus once next year. The Viking Orion also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
This graph displays the cost over time for the various classes of cabin. Since being listed nineteen months ago, The price of a balcony cabin on this cruise has ranged between $6,999 and $11,399 including $0 in taxes and port fees.
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Last Updated: Jun 23, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 23, 2026