Ocean Discovery – Melbourne, Adelaide & Albany

About this cruise

24 nights starts to feel like a proper adventure. You leave Melbourne on April 6, 2027 and the route takes you through Adelaide, Albany and Busselton, with additional stops along the Australia & New Zealand at a pace where there's never any need to rush. The sailing ends in Sydney. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Sydney Opera House one day, Milford Sound's fjords another. The Antipodes reward the long flight. People come back from this cruise talking about Sydney: Where the Opera House meets the harbour. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Grand Princess has 10 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 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. Melbourne itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. 10 ports, one suitcase. That's the appeal.