Southern Ocean to Europe – Auckland & Cape Town

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from May 6, 2026. This one's 59 nights from Auckland, and the route visits Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with additional stops along the Baltic. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. You get off in Dover, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. It's a proper Baltic tour: 16 countries, from Australia to United Kingdom. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Crown Princess has 13 dining spots on board, most of them included. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A May departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. 59 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.