The 2,000-passenger ship is also the first in a number of Carnival brands scheduled to visit the Victorian capital.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor will make a six-night round trip cruise from Sydney to the Melbourne Cup on November 1.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess will be based in Melbourne from 4 November to 31 March 2023, operating 20 sailings to New Zealand, the South Pacific and South Australia.
Cunard
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth will dock in Melbourne from November 13 to February 22, 2023. She will operate 11 cruises with itineraries including Tasmania and New Zealand.
P&O Cruises Australia
P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer will return to Melbourne from 15 November to 17 February 2023, undertaking 17 sailings that include South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Seabourn
Seabourn Odyssey will make six calls to Melbourne from December 8 to March 18, 2023, as well as six to Phillip Island.
Dutch America Line
Holland America Line’s Noordam will overnight in Melbourne on December 11 during her 69-day South Pacific and Australia Circumnavigation Collector voyage from San Diego.
Westerdam will visit Melbourne on December 3 on her 13-day South Australia Discovery voyage from Sydney.
Melbourne Recovery
“It’s fantastic to see the return of cruising to Melbourne after such a long absence, with the city poised to take part in the growth of cruise tourism and the rebuilding of Australia’s $5 billion a year cruise industry,” Marguerite Fitzgerald, president of Carnival Australia and P&O. Cruises Australia, said.
“Melbourne is a natural starting point for cruises to destinations in South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand,” Fitzgerald said.
