Australia & New Zealand Cruises

Australia and New Zealand offer a cruise experience unlike anywhere else on Earth, combining iconic natural wonders — the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsunday Islands, Milford Sound — with cosmopolitan cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland.

The classic Australia–New Zealand itinerary sails between Sydney and Auckland (or vice versa), crossing the Tasman Sea and visiting both countries' highlights. New Zealand's South Island provides fjord cruising through Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound that rivals Norway's fjords in grandeur, while the North Island offers Rotorua's geothermal wonders and the Bay of Islands.

Australia's east coast cruises from Sydney visit the Great Barrier Reef (via Cairns or the Whitsundays), tropical Airlie Beach, and historic Hobart in Tasmania. The cruise season runs from October to April, coinciding with the Southern Hemisphere summer. Princess, Holland America, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean deploy ships seasonally.