Departure ports
Most cruises in this season start in Sydney or Auckland. Brisbane and Melbourne have fewer departures. Hobart and Fremantle are stops on many of those sailings, not the ports they start from.
Sydney is the main departure port from October through April. Brisbane and Melbourne are departure ports less often.
Australia
Sailing regions: The Australian coast, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
Flight access: Qantas has the hub. Virgin Australia and Jetstar fly domestically. United, American, Delta, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar, and Cathay Pacific fly the long haul.
Time: 7:14 PM local · GMT+11:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted.
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Australia
Sailing regions: The Queensland coast and the South Pacific. The cruise terminal is at the Port of Brisbane. The city center is about 30 minutes from the pier.
Flight access: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar. International flights include Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, and Qatar.
Time: 6:14 PM local · GMT+10:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted. Queensland does not change the clocks for summer.
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Australia
Sailing regions: Fewer cruises depart from Melbourne than from Sydney. Ships sail the Australian coast when a cruise starts and ends here.
Flight access: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar, plus United and the Asian and Middle East long-haul lines.
Time: 7:14 PM local · GMT+11:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted.
See Australia & New Zealand CruisesAuckland is the usual departure port. The other cities are stops on a cruise that departs from Sydney or Auckland.
New Zealand
Sailing regions: New Zealand, and across the Tasman to Australia.
Flight access: Air New Zealand has the hub. Qantas and Jetstar fly the Tasman. United, American, Delta, and Hawaiian fly from the US, some of them only in season.
Time: 9:14 PM local · GMT+13:00
Currency: New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted.
See Australia & New Zealand CruisesThese cities come in the middle of a sailing. You usually do not start or finish the cruise here.
Tasmania
On the way around from Sydney. Salamanca Place is beside the water. kunanyi, also called Mount Wellington, is the lookout. The ship docks at Sullivans Cove. The mountain is about 30 minutes from the pier.
Airlines: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar from Melbourne or Sydney.
Time: 7:14 PM local · GMT+11:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted.
Australia
Usually one stop in the middle of a coastal sailing. The ship uses Outer Harbor. The city center is about 30 to 40 minutes from the pier. A few cruises start and end here.
Airlines: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar.
Time: 6:44 PM local · GMT+10:30
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted.
Perth, Australia
Perth’s port, on the west coast. You can walk to the Fremantle Markets and the Round House. The train to Perth is about 30 minutes. From October through April, most ships in this part of the world leave from Sydney, Brisbane, or Auckland. Fremantle is a stop on some of those sailings, not the port they start from.
Airlines: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar, plus Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar, and Cathay Pacific.
Time: 4:14 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted. Western Australia does not change the clocks for summer.
Australia
On Queensland and South Pacific routes. The Great Barrier Reef is the reason for the stop. Many ships use Yorkeys Knob. The city is about 25 minutes from that pier. A boat to the reef is about an hour to an hour and a half from the reef fleet.
Airlines: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar.
Time: 6:14 PM local · GMT+10:00
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted. Queensland does not change the clocks for summer.
Australia
Between Asia and Australia. The wharf is near the center. The waterfront is in Darwin.
Airlines: Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar.
Time: 5:44 PM local · GMT+09:30
Currency: Australian dollar. Cards are accepted. The Northern Territory does not change the clocks for summer.
New Zealand
On Auckland and Sydney sailings. The ship docks on Wellington Harbour. Te Papa is on the waterfront. The cruise does not start here.
Airlines: Air New Zealand.
Time: 9:14 PM local · GMT+13:00
Currency: New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted.
New Zealand
Mount Maunganui is the headland, about 10 minutes from the port in the Bay of Plenty. The town has no long-haul airport. Auckland is about 3 hours away by road.
Airlines: Fly Auckland, then continue by car. Air New Zealand.
Time: 9:14 PM local · GMT+13:00
Currency: New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted.
Lyttelton, New Zealand
The ship docks at Lyttelton. Christchurch is about 20 minutes through the tunnel.
Airlines: Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Jetstar into Christchurch.
Time: 9:14 PM local · GMT+13:00
Currency: New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted.
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The ship docks at Port Chalmers. Dunedin is about 25 minutes from the pier. The Otago Peninsula is beyond the city.
Airlines: Air New Zealand into Dunedin.
Time: 9:14 PM local · GMT+13:00
Currency: New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted.
The cruise fare is usually billed in US dollars. On shore, prices are in the currency named on that city’s card. US cash works in the United States and Puerto Rico. Elsewhere, including Canada, a shop that takes US bills usually sets a worse rate than your bank. If you want cash, order the local currency from your bank before you leave. A travel card with no international transaction fee is the other way to pay.
The fare is for a category, not always for a specific cabin number. A balcony on one line is not the same size, or the same inclusion, as a balcony on another.
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