Ocean Discovery – Fremantle, Broome & Darwin

About this cruise

A 15-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 Fremantle on October 18, 2026 and visits Broome WA, Darwin, Cairns, Willis Island and Brisbane. You wind up in Brisbane, so it's worth planning a night or two there. 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. Broome WA stands out. It's Kimberley's red-pindan gateway to Cable Beach sunsets. Around 11 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. You won't go hungry on Crown Princess. 8 restaurants come with the fare, plus 5 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. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. All in all, it's a solid trip.