Gilded Equator Crossing – Bali, Darwin & Airlie Beach

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from May 15, 2028. This one's 16 nights from Singapore, and the route visits Klang, Benoa, Darwin, Townsville, Airlie Beach and Brisbane. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The sailing ends in Brisbane. The sea days add up to 10, but that's when you find the spa, catch the shows, or just read by the pool. The route threads through 3 countries along the Australia & New Zealand coast: Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Grand Princess has 10 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. A May departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. If you've been thinking about a cruise, this 16-night sailing is a strong place to start.