A Christmas cruise out of Australia is a warm way to celebrate the holiday. Christmas is in the summer in Australia so it's an ideal time to hit the beach. Sail to ports in and around Australia. The complete calendar of departures is presented below.
The Australian Christmas cruises on our list leave from Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane or Melbourne. Most are round-trip.
Holidays cruises include decorated ships, festive meals and special events such as tree lighting ceremonies or Yule Log parades.
December 12, 2022: 35-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Oceania. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Brisbane (Australia), Townsville (Australia), Cairns (Australia), Thursday Island (Australia), Darwin (Australia), Komodo (Indonesia), Bali (Indonesia), Broome (Australia), Geraldton (Australia), Perth (Australia), Busselton (Australia), Albany (Australia), Adelaide (Australia), Kangaroo Island (Australia), Portland (Australia), Phillip Island (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Burnie (Tasmania), Hobart (Tasmania) and Port Arthur (Tasmania).
December 16, 2022: 13-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Princess. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Mare, Suva (Fiji), Dravuni Island (Fiji), Lautoka (Fiji), Vanuatu and Noumea.
December 17, 2022: 16-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Holland America Line. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Milford Sound (New Zealand), Dunedin (New Zealand), Christchurch (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand), Picton (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Auckland (New Zealand) and Waitangi (New Zealand).
December 18, 2022: 8-night Christmas cruise on Carnival Cruise Line. Round-trip from Brisbane (Australia) to Isle of Pines, Mystery Island, Lifou Isle and Noumea.
December 19, 2022: 8-night Christmas cruise on Carnival Cruise Line. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Noumea, Mare and Isle of Pines.
December 19, 2022: 14-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Princess. Round-trip from Brisbane (Australia) to Dunedin (New Zealand), Christchurch (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand) and Auckland (New Zealand).
December 20, 2022: 13-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Celebrity Cruises. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Auckland (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Picton (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand), Dunedin (New Zealand) and Eden (Australia).
December 21, 2022: 14-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Azamara. One-way from Perth (Australia) to Melbourne (Australia). Visit Busselton (Australia), Albany (Australia), Esperance (Australia), Adelaide (Australia), Kangaroo Island (Australia), Eden (Australia) and Sydney (Australia).
December 21, 2022: 13-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Princess. Round-trip from Melbourne (Australia) to Auckland (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand) and Dunedin (New Zealand).
December 22, 2022: 14-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Cunard Line. Round-trip from Melbourne (Australia) to Auckland, Tauranga (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand), Christchurch (New Zealand), Dunedin (New Zealand) and Fiordland National Park.
December 22, 2022: 12-day Christmas & New Year cruise on Norwegian. One-way from Sydney (Australia) to Auckland (New Zealand). Visit Eden (Australia), Burnie (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Dunedin (New Zealand), Lyttelton (New Zealand), Wellington (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand) and Tauranga (New Zealand).
• 2022 departure: December 22.
December 23, 2022: 12-night Christmas & New Year cruise on Royal Caribbean. Round-trip from Sydney (Australia) to Doubtful Sound (New Zealand), Dunedin (New Zealand), Christchurch (New Zealand), Napier (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Auckland (New Zealand) and Bay of Islands (New Zealand).