Vancouver to Sydney, with Hawaii and Tahiti on the way.
Twice a year the Alaska and Australia fleets swap oceans, and the crossings are the best value in cruising: 16 to 25 nights between Vancouver, Seattle or Los Angeles and Sydney, Tokyo or Singapore, with Honolulu, Maui, Bora Bora, Fiji or Guam along the way. Royal Caribbean, Princess, Celebrity, Holland America and Carnival all do it. SmartCruiser shows every crossing with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus credit at the top.
Which ocean crossing?
Pick a direction and the list below filters to it.
Sydney to North America
- Ships leave Australia in April and May for the Alaska season
- Sydney or Auckland to Honolulu, then on to Vancouver, Seattle or Los Angeles
- Fiji, Tahiti or Samoa and Hawaii as the stops
Best for: anyone who flew down for the season and wants the slow way home
North America to Australia
- September and October departures from Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles
- Hawaii, Moorea and Bora Bora or Fiji before Sydney or Auckland
- Arrive for the southern summer
Best for: snowbirds with a month to spare, Australia first-timers
Across to Tokyo
- Vancouver or Seattle to Tokyo via the Aleutians and Hokkaido, or Los Angeles to Tokyo via Hawaii
- Princess, Holland America and Celebrity, 14 to 20 nights
- Pairs with a Japan land stay
Best for: Japan on the way, sea-day lovers
Transpacific deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every Pacific crossing from every line, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are crossings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other crossing with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery transpacific crossing
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Where the crossings begin
Pick a port and the list above filters to it.
Which line across the Pacific?
Five lines move ships across the Pacific each season; the ship matters more than usual when you are on it for three weeks.
When to go
Crossings happen only when the fleets move: spring northbound, fall southbound.
Transpacific cruise questions we answer every day
How many sea days are there?
Eight to twelve on a typical 18 to 22 night crossing, broken by Hawaii four or five days out from the West Coast and by Tahiti, Fiji or Samoa in the middle. Nobody is bored; these sailings carry extra enrichment speakers and the crew is at its most relaxed.
Do I need a passport or visas?
A passport valid six months beyond the trip, plus Australia’s ETA or New Zealand’s NZeTA, both electronic, if you end there. Japan and French Polynesia need no visa for US citizens. We confirm every requirement for your exact itinerary when you book.
How do flights work on a one-way cruise?
You fly into one end and home from the other, so look at one-way or multi-city fares, or let us book the air through the cruise line, which often prices the long leg well and protects you if the ship is late.
Is a crossing good value?
Per night, the best in cruising. The lines need to move the ships and price the crossings to fill them, so a balcony for three weeks can cost what a Caribbean week does in peak season, and taxes and fees are already in every price here.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Flights, hotels, gratuities, drinks packages and excursions are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise.
What is the weather like at sea?
Warm and generally gentle: the routes cross the tropics, where swells are long and low. The North Pacific route to Tokyo via the Aleutians is cooler and can be lively; pack layers.
Talk to a transpacific specialist
Tell us which end you want to start at and we match the crossing to the flights, with hotel nights in Honolulu or Sydney if you want them. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.