Island Serenade – Fiordland & Auckland

About this cruise

A 11-night sailing gives you something shorter trips can't: the feeling that you're not just visiting places but actually living somewhere else for a while. This one leaves Sydney on March 13, 2027 and visits Fiordland National Park, Dunedin, Lyttelton (Christchurch), Tauranga and Auckland. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 5 port calls start. Sydney Opera House one day, Milford Sound's fjords another. The Antipodes reward the long flight. Dunedin stands out. It's New Zealand's Edinburgh by the sea. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. You won't go hungry on Celebrity Edge. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 7 more when you feel like treating yourself. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. All in all, it's a solid trip.