Viking · 14 nights
Viking Venus weather: 14-night cruise from Auckland, December 6, 2026
The Viking Venus (Viking) leaves Auckland on December 6, 2026 for a 14-night cruise, with stops in Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hobart and 2 more. It ends in Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) on December 20, 2026. Typical afternoon highs along the route run from 63°F to 78°F (17°C to 25°C), and 6 days are at sea, where seas are typically slight (around 4 ft).
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Day-by-day itinerary and typical weather
| Day | Port | High / low | Rain days | Wind | Typical seas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1Sun, Dec 6 | Auckland Embark | 70 / 61°F21 / 16°C | 53% | 16 mph25 km/h | – |
| Day 2Mon, Dec 7 | Tauranga | 70 / 59°F21 / 15°C | 55% | 15 mph24 km/h | – |
| Day 3Tue, Dec 8 | Napier | 72 / 59°F22 / 15°C | 45% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 4Wed, Dec 9 | Wellington | 65 / 57°F18 / 14°C | 37% | 21 mph33 km/h | – |
| Day 5Thu, Dec 10 | Christchurch | 68 / 54°F20 / 12°C | 32% | 14 mph23 km/h | – |
| Day 6Fri, Dec 11 | Dunedin | 63 / 49°F17 / 10°C | 50% | 17 mph27 km/h | – |
| Day 7Sat, Dec 12 | At sea | 65 / 50°F19 / 10°C | 45% | 10 mph17 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 8Sun, Dec 13 | At sea | 65 / 50°F19 / 10°C | 45% | 10 mph17 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 9Mon, Dec 14 | At sea | 65 / 50°F19 / 10°C | 45% | 10 mph17 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 10Tue, Dec 15 | At sea | 65 / 50°F19 / 10°C | 45% | 10 mph17 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 11Wed, Dec 16 | Hobart | 71 / 52°F21 / 11°C | 25% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 12Thu, Dec 17 | At sea | 73 / 54°F23 / 12°C | 24% | 9 mph15 km/h | 2 ft (0.5 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 13Fri, Dec 18 | Melbourne | 76 / 56°F25 / 13°C | 22% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 14Sat, Dec 19 | At sea | 77 / 60°F25 / 15°C | 28% | 10 mph17 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 15Sun, Dec 20 | Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) Disembark | 78 / 63°F25 / 17°C | 34% | 14 mph23 km/h | – |
Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of waves, on the Douglas sea state scale. What that means on board.
Ports on this cruise
- TaurangaWeather by month
- NapierWeather by month
- WellingtonWeather by month
- ChristchurchWeather by month
- DunedinWeather by month
- HobartWeather by month
- MelbourneWeather by month
- Sydney (New South Wales, Australia)Weather by month
- AucklandWeather by month
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