Carnival
Cruise Line has announced plans to sail from more homeports in Australia
and New Zealand in its 2027 and 2028 season.
The cruise line will continue year-round sailings from
Sydney and Brisbane in addition to adding two new ports in Adelaide and Aukland.
“Carnival is sailing from five homeports in Australia and
New Zealand in 2027/28 and we remain the only global cruise line committed to
sailing in this region year-round,” said Carnival Corporation & plc Country
Manager Peter Little.
He added, “Carnival Cruise Line has answered the call from
our interstate and New Zealand guests who’ve been asking for more opportunities
to book a convenient and great value cruise holiday, and we’re delighted to be offering
voyages from Adelaide, Melbourne and Auckland as well as our traditional
ports of Sydney and Brisbane.”
Australia and New Zealand itineraries include:
- Auckland (May – July 2027) A brand-new
Carnival Adventure four-night itinerary to Norfolk Island and nine-and-10-night
journeys to Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia ending with a four-night one-way
voyage from Auckland to Sydney departing July 29, 2027. - Melbourne (January – February 2028) Beginning
Jan. 31, 2028, Carnival Adventure begins her second Melbourne homeport season
with a mix of two-to three-night getaways and four-night Kangaroo Island
escapes ending with a two-night one-way voyage from Melbourne to Adelaide
departing Feb. 25, 2028. - Adelaide (February – March 2028) Carnival
Adventure’s Adelaide sailings include two-to four-night short getaways and a
five-night South Australia coastal itinerary visiting Kangaroo Island and Port
Lincoln, ending with a three-night one-way voyage from Adelaide to Sydney
departing March 14, 2028. - Sydney (year-round) Guests can choose
from sailings that include two-to five-night getaways calling on Moreton
Island, Philip Island, Eden and Tasmania and nine-to-10-night voyages to
Vanuatu and New Caledonia and eight-to-nine-night Great Barrier Reef cruises,
along with six-night Melbourne Cup adventures, 12-night Fiji & South
Pacific and 14-night Mutiny on the Bounty & Fiji sailings. - Brisbane (year-round) features four-night
Airlie Beach cruises and three-night Getaway sailings, along with Great Barrier
Reef cruises of six-to seven-nights and eight-to nine-night South Pacific
voyages, including a 14-night Mutiny on the Bounty & Fiji and 10-night
Papua New Guinea. For the first time, a brand-new nine-night Tasmania itinerary
will sail from Brisbane, calling at Hobart, Port Arthur and Eden and scenic
cruising in Great Oyster Bay.
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