Southern Coast Escape – Hobart & Melbourne

About this cruise

You board in Sydney on January 25, 2028 for 6 nights visiting Hobart and Melbourne, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. There's a nice rhythm here: explore a port, recover at sea, do it again. You never feel rushed or restless. Sydney Opera House one day, Milford Sound's fjords another. The Antipodes reward the long flight. Melbourne stands out. It's Culture, coffee, and laneway art. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 14 restaurants on Celebrity Edge, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 6 nights. Sydney itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. A January sailing is basically an excuse to chase the sun for a week or two. All in all, it's a solid trip.