I'm looking at Australia and New Zealand cruises for next January/February. (I'll be flying from Florida.) My options are:
1. Fly in 2 nights early to see a bit of Sidney then r/t Sidney cruise 1/31 - 2/10/24. Then fly to Melbourne for 2/11 - 2/24 NZ cruise and spend 2 nights there before flying home...OR
2. Fly to Melbourne in time for for 2/11 to 2/25 NZ cruise. Thank spend 2 nights seeing Melbourne before flying to Sidney. Visit Sidney and take the 2/29 - 3/15 northern Australia cruise which ends in Perth. Spend 2 nights visiting Perth before flying home.
For those who have done these cruises, which option would you do and why?