Fred, we recently took LA to Sydney and then Sydney to Hong Kong. If you are looking for an alternative to Sydney to Auckland, I highly recommend LA to Sydney. It has a bunch of sea days but the sail through French Polynnesia is outstanding. Plus, it has a bit of NZ tossed in and includes sailing into Sydney harbor. Of course, I'm raving about it but don't know if it's offered anytime soon. I do know there is Auckland to LA (I think) and it should be about the same.
