Carnival Cruise Line Expands Footprint in Australia and New Zealand

Image: Carnival Adventure to sail from more homeports in Australia and New Zealand (Photo Credit: Carnival Cruise Line)

by Noreen Kompanik
Last updated: 1:10 PM ET, Wed October 29, 2025

Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans to sail from more homeports in Australia and New Zealand in its 2027 and 2028 season.

The cruise line will continue year-round sailings from Sydney and Brisbane in addition to adding two new ports in Adelaide and Aukland.

“Carnival is sailing from five homeports in Australia and New Zealand in 2027/28 and we remain the only global cruise line committed to sailing in this region year-round,” said Carnival Corporation & plc Country Manager Peter Little.

He added, “Carnival Cruise Line has answered the call from our interstate and New Zealand guests who’ve been asking for more opportunities to book a convenient and great value cruise holiday, and we're delighted to be offering voyages from Adelaide, Melbourne and Auckland as well as our traditional ports of Sydney and Brisbane.”

Australia and New Zealand itineraries include:

Auckland (May – July 2027) A brand-new Carnival Adventure four-night itinerary to Norfolk Island and nine-and-10-night journeys to Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia ending with a four-night one-way voyage from Auckland to Sydney departing July 29, 2027.
Melbourne (January – February 2028) Beginning Jan. 31, 2028, Carnival Adventure begins her second Melbourne homeport season with a mix of two-to three-night getaways and four-night Kangaroo Island escapes ending with a two-night one-way voyage from Melbourne to Adelaide departing Feb. 25, 2028.
Adelaide (February – March 2028) Carnival Adventure’s Adelaide sailings include two-to four-night short getaways and a five-night South Australia coastal itinerary visiting Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln, ending with a three-night one-way voyage from Adelaide to Sydney departing March 14, 2028.
Sydney (year-round) Guests can choose from sailings that include two-to five-night getaways calling on Moreton Island, Philip Island, Eden and Tasmania and nine-to-10-night voyages to Vanuatu and New Caledonia and eight-to-nine-night Great Barrier Reef cruises, along with six-night Melbourne Cup adventures, 12-night Fiji & South Pacific and 14-night Mutiny on the Bounty & Fiji sailings.
Brisbane (year-round) features four-night Airlie Beach cruises and three-night Getaway sailings, along with Great Barrier Reef cruises of six-to seven-nights and eight-to nine-night South Pacific voyages, including a 14-night Mutiny on the Bounty & Fiji and 10-night Papua New Guinea. For the first time, a brand-new nine-night Tasmania itinerary will sail from Brisbane, calling at Hobart, Port Arthur and Eden and scenic cruising in Great Oyster Bay.