An Australasia cruise means cruising around the rugged islands of New Zealand, the ever changing Australia, the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea and tropical Indonesia. Normally part of the world cruise itinerary, there are a growing number of ships serving the Australasia cruising region. From the Far East you can visit Bali, Darwin and the North End, the Barrier Reef, Sydney and all the major cities of Australia and New Zealand. 

Australia North and East Cruises

Starting or finishing in Hong Kong or Singapore, world cruises will visit Indonesia and the rainforests of Papua New Guinea (virgin rainforest) before descending to Darwin to explore the wonders of the Kakadu National Park. Travel eastwards and around Cape York to Australia's west coast to find Cairns and the incredible Great Barrier Reef. Here you can take day and longer cruises within the reef and its islands. Further south you can cruise to Brisbane and the wonderful beaches of the Sunshine and famous Gold Coasts. Sydney has to be one of the world's best arrival ports, passing through the Heads into a magnificent harbour and sail towards the famous Harbour Bridge and Opera House. 

New Zealand Cruises

Trans Tasmanian cruises between Australia and New Zealand offer the opportunity to circumnavigate both North and South Islands, all as part of your New Zealand cruise. Cruises to and from New Zealand leave from Sydney or Melbourne in Australia and Auckland in NZ. Your cruise ship will circle New Zealand to visit the Bay of Islands, Tauranga for the Rotorua Thermal Reserve, Wellington, Christchurch and Milford Sound, the undisputed jewel of Fiordland National Park. These cruises will often call at Tasmania for its mountains, forests and wildlife.

South Australian Cruises

It is also possible to cruise from Melbourne across the Great Australian Bight calling at Adelaide, the city of churches, Fremantle for Perth, the capital of Western Australia and up the eastern coast of the continent past great reefs and beaches to Broome and thence Darwin to complete the circumnavigation.