Crown Princess - Cruise date discrepancy?

[Muffinz]

We are looking at doing a cruise on Crown Princess for Christmas 2024

the Cruise we've seen leaves Sydney (Australia) 14 December and returns to Sydney on 26 December

 

Just out of interest I checked to see what the cruise directly after that was, and it's Sydney to Fiji return, but according to Princess website it leaves on 29 December

So does that mean Crown Princess will just be docked in Sydney doing nothing for 2-3 days from 26 Dec?

Usually when the cruise arrives back in port, the next cruise starts the same day... unless Princess have got their dates wrong?

 

can someone please clarify this for me?

[PescadoAmarillo]

The ship is doing a three-day cruise (Princess calls it a Seacation). These short cruises to nowhere tend to be booze cruises, and, given the holiday timeframe, I’m sure that’s what this one will be, too. 

[Muffinz]

ahh ok thanks.... booze cruise sounds like one to avoid!