australia cruises

Australia cruises typically visit such ports of call as Sydney, Cairns, and Auckland (in New Zealand).

For cruise tourists from North America, Australia feels right at home, with shared language, national character, and style.

The landscape, however, provides stark contrasts to the North American visitor.

The country has vast areas of wild country (the outback), great beaches and surfing grounds, and an array of wildlife including kangaroos, koala bears, and wombats.

Typical cruises that visit the region are ports of call in Australia in longer Pacific cruises and itineraries that go around the world.

However, as the climate is great here all year long, some cruise lines have dedicated itineraries concentrating in Australia/New Zealand.

Companies

According to the Cruise Lines International Association, there are 11 cruise lines that sail to Australia/New Zealand. These cruise lines are:

Crystal Cruises
Cunard Line
Holland America Line
Orient Lines
Norwegian Cruise Line
Princess Cruises
P&O Cruises
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises
Royal Caribbean International
Silverseas Cruises
Windstar Cruises

To find the best deals from these companies, you should include the companies direct offers (through their web sites) in your research.

Many of the best offers are under Hot Deals/Specials sections, especially those for last minute / early bookings of cruises.

Another good service that can help in your research efforts is located at travelocity.com.

The last time I checked, it featured 4 cruises from 3 different cruise lines for Australia/New Zealand.