Fly Free to NZ!

An extensive exploration of both islands of New Zealand aboard a luxurious boutique ship next summer, with a complimentary flight back home to Australia, is available for A$860 less for earlybirds who book before April 30, 2023, through Australia’s leading small ship cruise specialist, Cruise Traveller.

The luxury voyage from Melbourne to Auckland next January is aboard the elegant and spacious, 690-guest Azamara Journey, which boasts a pool, two jacuzzis, six restaurants and cafes, an elegant drawing room, martini bar, cabaret lounge, spectacular observation lounge, spa sanctuary and gym.

Sailing from Melbourne on January 4, 2024, the 17-night, destination-immersive voyage features 12 ports starting with Sydney and Eden, and then all the top destinations in New Zealand including spectacular Milford Sound, Scottish-themed Dunedin, beautiful Akaroa near Christchurch and the trending, coffee-brimming NZ capital of Wellington where guests will enjoy one of Azamara Cruises’ renowned and complimentary  ‘AzAmazing Evenings’ with a special, private symphony concert at St Paul’s Cathedral.

The cruise aboard Azamara Journey then continues to the wineries of Nelson, fjords of Picton, art deco Napier, Tauranga near the thermal pools and geysers of Rotorua and the gorgeous Bay of Islands – all providing a complete showcase of the best New Zealand has to offer. 

On arrival in Auckland, guests will spend a night in a hotel before flying back next day to Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne for free, with a $75 surcharge for Adelaide and $200 for Perth.

Including onboard beverages and gratuities, the night in Auckland, flight home and a complimentary AzAmazing Evening experience in a port during the cruise, the luxury 18-night ‘Journey to New Zealand’ package in January, 2024, is available from A$6895 per person, twin-share, in an interior stateroom – a saving of A$860 each. Book by April 30, 2023.