Circumnavigate Australia Cruises 2025 & 2026

It’s time to set out on that dream cruise in the land down under. And what better way to do it than a circumnavigate Australia cruise?

Each year Australia becomes an even more popular cruise destination and for good reason. Australia hosts incredibly diverse wildlife, the Great Barrier Reef, famed Tasman Sea, the Outback, and kind and awesome people. I’ve been lucky enough to cruise there a few times and it absolutely lives up to the hype.

The cruise lines know how much there is to see and have started adding cruises that circumnavigate the entire continent, giving guests an incredible opportunity to explore “Down Under”.

Circumnavigate Australia Cruises

These are becoming more and more popular as people opt to embrace the “once-in-a-lifetime” vacation mindset. What a chance to see everything from the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef.

Which cruise lines offer Australian circumnavigation cruises?

There are five cruise lines that are offering Australian circumnavigation cruises in the next couple of years. It’s worth noting that Cunard no longer has a ship full-time in Australia and currently does not have any Australia Circumnavigation itineraries on it’s schedule for the first time in a very long time.

• Princess Cruises
• Holland America Line
• Oceania Cruises
• Silversea Cruises
• Viking Cruises

While there are similarities between all of these voyages – namely that they all circumnavigate Australia, and they all visit Sydney, there are a few differences between them – the most obvious would be the cruise line.

Each cruise line offers a different experience, and while each of these cruise lines will offer the incredible opportunity to explore this country more in-depth, some of them are all-inclusive, all-suite, luxury lines whereas others are premium lines. Some require more formal attire and others are more laid back.

And then, there’s also where else these cruises go. For many of these cruises there are additional stops in Indonesia – whether that be Bali or Komodo Island or they might include several overnight stays within their itineraries.

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Princess Around Australia Cruise

Princess is known for it’s strong presence cruising in Australia – whether that be with Sydney as a homeport to explore places near and far (including a world cruise every year offered round-trip from Sydney), to voyages exploring Australia.

Over the next couple of years they offer several Australia Circumnavigation cruises going all the way through 2027. They are all available roundtrip from Sydney, but a couple are also available to sail from other popular ports in Australia like Melbourne or Brisbane, or to join or leave in either place.

• 28 Day Round Australia – Princess Cruises March 2025
• 28 Day Round Australia – Princess Cruises September 2025
• 28 Day Round Australia – Princess Cruises – March 2026
• 28 Day Round Australia – Princess Cruises – April 2027

Holland America Line’s 35-Day Circle Australia Cruise

Holland America Line has leaned in – and leaned in hard – to these longer more immersive voyages. Offering an impressive collection of what they have termed Legendary Voyages and Grand Voyages each year. Among these Legendary and Grand Voyages include two options that circle Australia.

As part of their Legendary Voyage collection there is a 35 day Circle Australia Cruise. This cruise also includes multiple overnights making it a stand-out amongst the other Circle Australia voyages offered. Those overnight ports are Fremantle (Perth) and Hobart (in Tasmania), with a late sail in Adelaide.

Want to make a Holland America cruise feel a bit more luxurious? Learn about their Have It All package here!

Oceania Cruises 2024 35-Day Australia Panorama Cruise

This voyage with Oceania Cruises couples Oceania’s impeccable service and food with a circumnavigation of Australia with an overnight in Bali. What could be better than that? Oceania Cruises has specialized in the luxury side of long and explorative voyages – having held the crown for the longest World Cruise (at 180 days) for many years.

Silversea Grand Voyage Australian Circumnavigation Cruise 2025

Ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea will offer a 47 day roundtrip Australian Circumnavigation cruise. This voyage will be longer than the other circumnavigation cruises on this list.

This cruise can be broken into smaller segments though for those not wanting to do the full circumnavigation. The first sails Melbourne to Darwin along the east coast and the second sails Darwin to Melbourne along the west coast.

One aspect that makes this voyage longer and also makes it quite special is that it includes overnight ports in Sydney, Cairns, Darwin, Broome, Fremantle (Perth), Adelaide, and Hobart, Tasmania.

Viking Cruises 2025 Grand Australian Circumnavigation

Being among the shorter of the circumnavigations it only features one overnight port throughout the cruise, in Bali, Indonesia. It does also feature one day in Komodo, Indonesia for those looking to see some dragons.

It includes Australian stops in Cairns, Darwin, Adelaide, Melbourne, Fremantle, and many others offering a really nice selection of ports around the country.

An exciting offering as part of this itinerary is that Viking includes one shore excursion in every port. This is a huge benefit of the cruise and will allow you to explore the country so much more in depth.

• Grand Australia Circumnavigation – Itinerary – Sydney to Sydney | Viking® (vikingcruises.com) (Dec. 2025)
• Grand Australia Circumnavigation – February 2026
• Grand Australia Circumnavigation – December 2026

Circumnavigate Australia Cruises

There are so many incredible voyages giving you a great opportunity to take a circumnavigate Australia cruise in the next couple of years. If you’re going to fly all the way across the world you might as well enjoy an in-depth circumnavigation cruise. It is a great time to go and explore this country with so much to offer.