Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' ship Rhapsody of the Seas departs from Auckland, New Zealand, on a 17-day, one-way trip to Sydney, Australia.
Port stops along the way include New Zealand ports in Rotorua and Queenstown, as well as Australian ports of Newcastle, Willis Islets, Port Douglas, Cairns, Airlie Beach and Brisbane.
Rhapsody of the Seas has a capacity of 2,000 guests in addition to its crew of 765. The ship was built in 1997 and refurbished in 2000 and 2002.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
866-562-7625
royalcaribbean.com
Crystal Cruise Lines
Sailing out of Auckland to Sydney, Crystal Cruise Lines' ship, the Crystal Symphony, offers a 12-day, one-way cruise with stops in New Zealand's Napier, Wellington, Picton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound ports.
Built in 1995 and refurbished in 2006, Crystal Symphony has a capacity of 922 guests in addition to its crew of 545.
Crystal Cruise Lines
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
866-446-6625
crystalcruises.com
Holland America Cruise Lines
Holland America's ms Volendam sails on two different one-way cruises out of Auckland to Sydney in 14- and 28-day itineraries. The 14-day option includes stops in New Zealand's Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Picton, Christchurch and Dunedin ports, as well as Hobart and Canberra, Australia.
The 28-journey adds New Caledonia's ports in Noumea, Ouvea and Isle of Pines, Port Vila Harbour and Luganville in Vanuatu, and Fiji's Lautoka and Levuka ports.
The ms Volendam was built in 1999, refurbished in 2009, and has a capacity of 1,432 passengers in addition to its crew of 588.
Holland America Cruise Lines
300 Elliott Ave. West
Seattle, WA 98119
877-932-4259
hollandamerica.com
Cruise West Cruise Lines
Cruise West Cruise Lines' Spirit of Oceanus sails on a one-way, 16-day journey from Auckland to Sydney. Stops along the way include New Zealand ports in Kawau Island, Tauranga, Rotorua, White Island, Napier, Wellington, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Stewart Island, Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound.
Built in 1991 and refurbished in 2001, the Spirit of Oceanus has a capacity of 114 cruisers in addition to its crew of 60.
Cruise West Cruise Lines
2301 Fifth Ave., Suite 401
Seattle, WA 98121
888-851-8133
cruisewest.com
