Southern Hemisphere Crossing – Hobart & Fiordland

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 15 nights from Sydney on October 26, 2027, visiting Melbourne, Hobart and Fiordland National Park, with additional stops along the Australia & New Zealand. Disembarkation is in Auckland. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. The distances are huge, which makes the sea days feel earned, and the ports feel worth it. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on Sapphire Princess. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 7 more when you feel like treating yourself. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You start in Sydney and come back with stories from Australia and New Zealand.