Cobalt Inlet – Port Arthur & Fiordland

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 14 nights from Sydney on February 20, 2027, visiting Port Arthur, Hobart and Fiordland National Park, with additional stops along the Australia & New Zealand. You get off in Auckland, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. Big cities, reef snorkelling, and New Zealand's green mountains. Genuinely varied. You get around 11 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Royal Princess has 11 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. While everyone else deals with the February cold, you'll be somewhere warmer. And floating. 14 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.