PRINCESS CRUISES AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND

PRINCESS CRUISES, AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND 2025/26 PROGRAM AND 2026 WORLD CRUISE!

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2025/26 PROGRAM:

Princess Cruises is pleased to announce their Australia-based cruising for the 2025-26 season with three ships sailing to 78 destinations in 18 countries on 120 departures of 75 unique itineraries.

• The season includes departures from seven Australia and New Zealand homeports, including Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne, Perth (Fremantle), Adelaide, and Hobart (Tasmania).
• Access to over 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system from either Yorkeys Knob or Port Douglas, and the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia from Exmouth, home to one of the world’s most important nesting grounds for green and loggerhead sea turtles.
• With late-night stays in 8 ports, including Auckland, Melbourne, and Darwin, the opportunity for evening exploration awaits, with opportunities to roam Darwin’s waterfront for local food & drinks or stay overnight in electrifying Hong Kong on our Southeast Asia & Japan sailing between Tokyo (Yokohama) and Sydney.
• A variety of holiday sailings are available, including a 14-day Fiji Holiday on Crown Princess and a 14-day New Zealand Holiday on Discovery Princess, both roundtrip from Sydney.
• Discovery Princess (NEW!) and Crown Princess sail out of Sydney, joined by Grand Princess sailing out of Brisbane.

• Choose a New Zealand voyage from 5 to 15 days departing from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Auckland, with many roundtrip options:
• Circumnavigate the entire Australian continent on Round Australia voyages, which include scenic cruising of the spectacular Kimberley Coast region with a choice of five roundtrip departures from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle (Perth), or Adelaide.
• Visit Tasmania – one of the southernmost islands in the world and home to a variety of unique wildlife including the Tasmanian Devil and the Orange-Bellied Parrot – on voyages of 5 to 12 days roundtrip from Sydney or Brisbane.
• Voyages of 8 to 37 days explore the South Pacific, including New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Tahiti and Fiji, roundtrip from Sydney, Brisbane, and Hobart.
• Voyages also sail between the continents of Australia and Asia, calling to some of Southeast Asia’s most iconic destinations like Port Kelang (Kuala Lumpur), Bali (Benoa), and Singapore.
• Epic adventures of up to 32 days sail across the Pacific between North America (Los Angeles, Vancouver, Honolulu, Seattle) and Australia & New Zealand.

Cruisetours – Princess offers two unique Cruisetours to choose from:

• Australian Outback: Immerse yourself in Aboriginal culture and visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites! This Cruisetour offers the opportunity to soak in the brilliant underwater colours of the Great Barrier Reef and watch the setting sun transform the sky as the iconic Uluru glows red from afar – two iconic experiences not to be missed!
• Ultimate Australia: Enjoy our most extensive Cruisetour which guides you through the highlights of Sydney, Uluru in the heart of the Outback, Darwin, Cairns, and the Great Barrier Reef.

WORLD CRUISE 2026 PROGRAM:

Get set for the LONGEST World Cruise EVER to depart from Australia, setting sail in 2026!

Crown Princess sails the popular Australian World Cruise in 2026 with departures roundtrip from Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland. This 114-day spectacular adventure will venture across 6 continents to 48 destinations in 31 countries.

This global voyage departs in May 2026 and will sail to Southeast Asia, across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. There, she will explore the Baltic Sea and then journey by Iceland as she makes her way across the Atlantic to the St. Lawrence River on her way to an overnight in Quebec, Canada. She then transits the Panama Canal and crosses the South Pacific back to Australia, sailing by Pitcairn Island, known as the refuge of the HMS Bounty mutineers.

There are experiences for every bucket-list collector. Crown Princess will transit the newest Panama Canal locks where guests can revel in the engineering marvels of the Agua Clara and Cocoli Locks. The sailing will conclude as she navigates through the South Pacific, stopping briefly by Easter Island for a scenic cruise of Rapa Nui, home to the iconic monolithic statues, carved by the native inhabitants 500-800 years ago.

This journey will give access to over 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including two newly inscribed sites in Europe. The Viking-Age Ring Fortresses in Treeleborg and Bogring were constructed in the 10th century and are accessible from Copenhagen, Denmark. From Zeebrugge, Belgium, guests can explore the Funeral and Memory sites of the First World War on the Western Front.

This voyage includes two maiden stops for our Australian World Cruise. In Egypt, she will visit Alexandria (for Cairo & Giza) with a ‘more ashore’ late-night stay; this city, founded by Alexander the Great, was once home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Crown Princess will also make a first-time Aussie stop in Patmos, Greece, home to the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.