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Australia and New Zealand Cruises

Discover the land down under on a cruise to Australia; the nation and continent is a bevy of natural wonders, as is New Zealand. Book your Australia and New Zealand cruise now.

Australia / New Zealand Cruise Highlights

Tourists from North America will feel at home on a cruise to Australia and New Zealand, with English-speaking populations and popular sights as recognizable as the Statue of Liberty. But beyond the similarities lies a land of difference; visitors to Australia can't miss the Outback, a vast area of untamed country, or the Great Barrier Reef, teeming with marine life. In New Zealand, explore the bustling metropolis and yachting hub of Auckland, and the mountains and glaciers reminiscent of the Swiss Alps in Fiordland National Park.

Popular Australia / New Zealand Cruise Ports

These island nations are best visited via cruise ship. Most itineraries run between Auckland and Sydney, or vice versa, and make stops in cities like Christchurch, Tauranga, Wellington, Hobart, and Sydney. Here are some of the most talked about ports in New Zealand and Australia:

Sydney, Australia: Australia's oldest and largest city is home to the world famous Sydney Opera House, the beautiful Sydney Harbor Bridge, and plenty of beaches, including Bondi Beach, Manly Beach and Store Beach.
Melbourne, Australia: While in the cultural capital of Australia, be sure to explore Federation Square, full of art galleries, museums, restaurants and bars; the Royal Botanic Garden; and Queen Victoria Market, a huge open-air market that first opened in 1878.
Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand's former capital is both an urban hub and a nature-lover's paradise. Soak in the mesmerizing waterfalls, volcanic cones and rugged landscapes, and explore New Zealand's culture at the Auckland Art Gallery, Wallace Arts Centre and Sea Life Aquarium.

When is the Best Time to Go to Australia / New Zealand?

Located in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand and Australia experience seasons at the opposite time as in North America. Most cruises visit the region in its summer, between December and March. Typical departure ports include Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, so make sure to factor in two days for travel on the way there, and one day after.

What Cruise Lines Go to Australia / New Zealand?

Several ships sail to these regions on world cruises or lengthy Pacific voyages. Here are some lines to check out:

Princess Cruises: Princess has the most comprehensive offering of cruises and cruise-tours, and offers regular departures throughout the season from a number of cities, including Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide. Enjoy the tastes of Australia on ship and off with Australian-born-chef Curtis Stone, who created dishes and dining experiences exclusively for Princess.
Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean sails to a variety of ports across the South Pacific, including Hobart, Wollongong and Sydney, Australia and Auckland, Dunedin, and Akaroa, New Zealand. Interested in shore excursions? Royal Caribbean offers Sydney Harbour Bridge Climbs, Pub Discoveries and 4-Wheel-Drive Blue Mountain Tours.
Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity sails to more than 37 ports of call in Australia and New Zealand. "City Stay" packages give you three nights to explore your embarkation city before setting sail, and shore excursions will keep you busy during your trip. Cuddle with koalas in Brisbane, brave a crocodile safari in Airlie Beach, and live like a hobbit on a Lord of the Rings set tour in Auckland.

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Australia / New Zealand Cruises Calendar
Popular Cruises

Month	Number of Cruises	From Price
Aug 2026	6 cruises	$333
Sep 2026	28 cruises	$340
Oct 2026	49 cruises	$427
Nov 2026	56 cruises	$365
Dec 2026	61 cruises	$341
Jan 2027	86 cruises	$409
Feb 2027	72 cruises	$275
Mar 2027	64 cruises	$342
Apr 2027	37 cruises	$231
May 2027	22 cruises	$246
Jun 2027	25 cruises	$350
Jul 2027	27 cruises	$354
Aug 2027	24 cruises	$337
Sep 2027	31 cruises	$175
Oct 2027	53 cruises	$264
Nov 2027	59 cruises	$228
Dec 2027	69 cruises	$348
Jan 2028	97 cruises	$300
Feb 2028	80 cruises	$266
Mar 2028	71 cruises	$314
Apr 2028	26 cruises	$306
May 2028	15 cruises	$284
Jun 2028	24 cruises	$351
Jul 2028	10 cruises	$710
Aug 2028	9 cruises	$6,450
Sep 2028	4 cruises	$244
Oct 2028	2 cruises	$8,800
Nov 2028	11 cruises	$7,499
Dec 2028	11 cruises	$7,999
Jan 2029	25 cruises	$4,799
Feb 2029	17 cruises	$4,799
Mar 2029	12 cruises	$4,899
Apr 2029	1 cruises	$17,649

4 Night Moreton Island from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 40 Sail Dates: 9/27; 10/1; 10/5; 11/17; 11/24; 12/13; 12/26; 1/13/27; 1/27/27; 1/31/27; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Tangalooma, Sydney	4 Nights	$472 per person (double occupancy)

4 Night Airlie Beach from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruises 34 Sail Dates: 9/1; 9/14; 10/13; 11/3; 11/15; 12/6; 1/23/27; 1/27/27; 2/9/27; 2/23/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Brisbane	4 Nights	$448 per person (double occupancy)

3 Night Getaway from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruises 30 Sail Dates: 8/29; 9/11; 10/10; 10/31; 11/19; 12/10; 12/27; 2/6/27; 2/20/27; 3/6/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane	3 Nights	$340 per person (double occupancy)

8 Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruises 22 Sail Dates: 9/18; 10/17; 11/7; 11/28; 12/19; 1/9/27; 3/13/27; 3/29/27; 5/22/27; 6/25/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Mystery Island, Port Vila, Lifou, Brisbane	8 Nights	$718 per person (double occupancy)

3 Night Getaway from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 22 Sail Dates: 8/28; 10/9; 11/21; 2/25/27; 3/26/27; 4/8/27; 4/15/27; 4/22/27; 6/4/27; 6/24/27; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney	3 Nights	$322 per person (double occupancy)

6 Night Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruises 21 Sail Dates: 9/5; 10/25; 11/22; 12/13; 1/17/27; 1/31/27; 4/6/27; 5/30/27; 8/8/27; 9/4/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Willis Island, Cairns, Airlie Beach, Brisbane	6 Nights	$614 per person (double occupancy)

4 Night Moreton Island from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruises 17 Sail Dates: 9/1; 9/21; 9/25; 10/8; 10/12; 10/27; 11/9; 11/26; 12/7; 12/14; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Tangalooma, Sydney	4 Nights	$396 per person (double occupancy)

12 Night South Pacific Cruise from Lautoka	Duration	Priced from
Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line 16 Sail Dates: 9/17; 9/29; 10/24; 11/5; 11/17; 11/30; 5/16/27; 5/28/27; 6/17/27; 6/29/27; See More Starting Port: Lautoka, Fiji Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Lautoka, Denarau, Savusavu, Dravuni Island, Port Vila, Mystery Island, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney	12 Nights	$1,139 per person (double occupancy)

3 Night Getaway from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruises 15 Sail Dates: 8/29; 9/5; 9/18; 10/16; 11/6; 11/13; 12/4; 12/11; 12/27; 5/14/27; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney	3 Nights	$336 per person (double occupancy)

9 Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 13 Sail Dates: 8/31; 9/18; 12/17; 2/4/27; 3/9/27; 5/17/27; 6/7/27; 10/22/27; 2/3/28; 3/8/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Noumea, Lifou, Mystery Island, Sydney	9 Nights	$683 per person (double occupancy)

10 Night New Zealand from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 10 Sail Dates: 10/12; 11/7; 11/28; 1/3/27; 2/15/27; 3/29/27; 11/6/27; 11/27/27; 1/17/28; 2/15/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Cruising Fiordland National Park, Sydney	10 Nights	$1,069 per person (double occupancy)

4 Night Airlie Beach from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Luminosa Carnival Cruises 9 Sail Dates: 12/14; 1/11/27; 2/28/27; 3/23/27; 11/16/27; 11/29/27; 1/23/28; 3/5/28; 3/12/28; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Brisbane	4 Nights	$462 per person (double occupancy)

3 Night Sydney Getaway Cruise from Sydney	Duration	Priced from
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruises 9 Sail Dates: 10/30; 11/20; 10/24/27; 11/5/27; 11/26/27; 12/17/27; 1/7/28; 2/18/28; 3/10/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney	3 Nights	$492 per person (double occupancy)

4 Night Moreton Island from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruises 8 Sail Dates: 9/1; 9/21; 9/25; 10/8; 10/12; 10/27; 11/9; 11/26; 12/7; 12/14; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Tangalooma, Sydney	4 Nights	$396 per person (double occupancy)

3 Night Getaway from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Luminosa Carnival Cruises 8 Sail Dates: 12/26; 1/21/27; 3/4/27; 3/20/27; 11/13/27; 12/26/27; 1/6/28; 1/27/28; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane	3 Nights	$341 per person (double occupancy)

9 Night South Pacific Cruise from Sydney	Duration	Priced from
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruises 7 Sail Dates: 11/2; 11/23; 1/6/27; 1/15/27; 3/5/27; 3/14/27; 4/5/27; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Noumea, Port Vila, Mystery Island, Sydney	9 Nights	$1,128 per person (double occupancy)

7 Night South Pacific Cruise from Brisbane	Duration	Priced from
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruises 7 Sail Dates: 10/30; 11/13; 1/22/27; 1/29/27; 2/12/27; 2/26/27; 3/19/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Mystery Island, Noumea, Brisbane	7 Nights	$663 per person (double occupancy)

6 Night Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Luminosa Carnival Cruises 7 Sail Dates: 12/29; 1/15/27; 1/24/27; 3/14/27; 12/11/27; 1/9/28; 1/30/28; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Willis Island, Brisbane	6 Nights	$643 per person (double occupancy)

12 Night South Pacific Cruise from Lautoka	Duration	Priced from
Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line 6 Sail Dates: 9/17; 9/29; 10/24; 11/5; 11/17; 11/30; 5/16/27; 5/28/27; 6/17/27; 6/29/27; See More Starting Port: Lautoka, Fiji Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Lautoka, Denarau, Savusavu, Dravuni Island, Port Vila, Mystery Island, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney	12 Nights	$1,139 per person (double occupancy)

12 Night New Zealand Cruise from Sydney	Duration	Priced from
Celebrity Edge Celebrity Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 10/28; 11/19; 1/25/27; 2/6/27; 2/18/27; 12/1/27; 3/12/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Milford Sound, Cruising Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Tauranga...	12 Nights	$2,487 per person (double occupancy)

10 Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 5/3/27; 7/4/27; 12/16/27; 1/3/28; 3/21/28; 5/1/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Mystery Island, Port Vila, Lifou, Noumea, Sydney	10 Nights	$838 per person (double occupancy)

10 Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia from Brisbane Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 12/30; 4/19/27; 6/8/27; 8/18/27; 4/18/28; 6/14/28; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Lifou, Mystery Island, Port Vila, Espiritu Santo, Brisbane	10 Nights	$892 per person (double occupancy)

9 Night Great Barrier Reef from Sydney Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 9/9; 2/28/27; 5/26/27; 7/18/27; 2/28/28; 5/24/28; See More Starting Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ending Port: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ports of Call: Sydney, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Willis Island, Tangalooma, Sydney	9 Nights	$843 per person (double occupancy)

8 Night South Pacific Cruise from Brisbane	Duration	Priced from
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 10/22; 12/4; 12/12; 1/8/27; 3/26/27; 4/3/27; See More Starting Port: Brisbane, Australia Ending Port: Brisbane, Australia Ports of Call: Brisbane, Port Vila, Mystery Island, Brisbane	8 Nights	$997 per person (double occupancy)

4 Night Kangaroo Island from Melbourne Cruise	Duration	Priced from
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruises 6 Sail Dates: 3/30/27; 4/3/27; 1/31/28; 2/7/28; 2/14/28; 2/21/28; See More Starting Port: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ending Port: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ports of Call: Melbourne, Kangaroo Island, Melbourne	4 Nights	$435 per person (double occupancy)

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Australia and New Zealand Cruises

Australia / New Zealand Cruise Highlights

Popular Australia / New Zealand Cruise Ports

When is the Best Time to Go to Australia / New Zealand?

What Cruise Lines Go to Australia / New Zealand?

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