As the cruise season comes to an end, it’s one of the best times to catch a repositioning cruise from Australia.  

Lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Viking, Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises offer reduced fare rates for these extended sailings.

The only catch – you might have to spend a few more days at sea.

Some offer discounts of up to 60% off the regular rates. So it’s the perfect chance for budget-conscious travellers to indulge in bucket-listed voyages sans the premium price tag. 

More than the savings, repositioning voyages give cruisers opportunities to experience exotic destinations and routes seldom offered in typical itineraries.

These transoceanic sailings feature visits to remote ports and even offer extraordinary destinations such as Australia to Dubai, Australia to New York, Australia to Hawaii, Australia to Singapore, and even Australia to Japan. Indeed, repositioning cruises is the best way to experience multiple regions and continents all in a single voyage. 

Another catch in booking for repositioning cruises from Australia is the ease of affordable one-way flights. Cruisers can always take advantage of one-way promo fares by flying out from the arrival destination. 

To give cruise cruise enthusiasts the ultimate guide to what cruise to book, here’s Cruise Passenger’s rundown of best repositioning cruises from Australia in 2024 and 2025. 

2024 best repositioning cruises from Australia

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises is offering an 18-night Tahitian Treasures aboard Celebrity Edge on April 14, 2024. This Sydney-embarked voyage has a starting rate of only $1, 562 from $4,566. This gives cruisers up to 60% savings while having the best experience sailing from Australia to Hawaii. 

Port visits

From Sydney, this Tahitian sailing is set to Bay Of Islands and Auckland in New Zealand, Raiatea, Papeete, and Moorea in French Polynesia before disembarking in Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii. 

Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean is highlighting Brilliance of the Seas’ 17- night Transpacific Cruise on April 12 for an affordable starting rate of $1,099. This gives cruisers a chance to save up to 56% while giving cruisers the best sailing experience from Sydney to Hawaii. 

Port visits

With embarkation from Sydney, Brilliance is set to visit Bay Of Islands, and Tauranga in New Zealand. In addition,  French Polynesian ports like Raiatea, Papeete and Moorea, will also be visited before the ship disembarks in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. 

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Luminosa of Carnival Cruises is offering a 31-day Transpacific Cruise out of Brisbane on April 1. This cruise offers a discounted starting rate of $2,819 with 10 ports to visit as part of the itinerary. 

Port visits

Carnival Luminosa will visit Brisbane, Australia (port of embarkation), Guam, Naha, Hiroshima, Yokohama (Tokyo), Aomori, and Otaru (Sapporo) in Japan. Additionally, the cruise ship is also visiting Seward, Juneau, and Ketchikan in Alaska before it disembarks in Seattle, Washington in the US. 

Holland America Line

Holland America Line features a best-valued 25-day South Pacific Crossing on April 6 via Noordam. On the other hand, with a starting rate of $1,899 with up to $75 ship credit, cruisers get to save up to 40%. Guests get all these amazing deals while exploring extraordinary itineraries from Australia to Canada. 

Port visits

Noordam departs from Sydney and is set to visit Noumea, and Easo in New Caledonia, Lautoka, and Savusavu in Fiji. In addition, Pago Pago, in American Samoa, Honolulu, Nawiliwili, and Kona in Hawaii are also part of the itinerary before disembarking Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises highlights a 33-day Tahiti, Hawaii & South Pacific Crossing via Majestic Princess on April 10. Moreover, this sailing offers $2,298 from the previous offer of $2, 798 per person.  

Port visits

Majestic Princess will depart Sydney and will visit Picton, Wellington, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, and Auckland in New Zealand. In addition, Tahiti and Moorea in French Polynesia, Honolulu in Hawaii, Vancouver and Victoria in Canada are also part of the list before disembarking in Seattle, Washington. 

Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises offers a 20-night Outback Overture from Sydney to Singapore via Nautica on March 22. This sailing has a starting rate of $3,599 from $5,999 which gives cruisers up to 20% savings. 

Port visits

Nautica departs from Sydney and has scheduled visits to some Australian ports like Newcastle, Townsville, Darwin and Cairns. Additionally, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Komodo, Lombok (Lembar), Bali (Benoa), and Semarang (Java) in Indonesia are also included in the 11-port itinerary before disembarking in Singapore. 

Cunard 

Aboard Queen Mary 2, Cunard Line is offering a 16-night Far East sailing on February 27. With a starting rate of $1, 099, guests get to have savings of up to 60%. 

Port visits

With Sydney as its port of origin, Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, gets to visit two other Australian ports such as Yorkeys Knob and Darwin, before heading to Bitung in Indonesia, and disembark in Hong Kong. 

2025 best repositioning cruises from Australia

P&O Australia

P&O Australia is offering an 11-night Asia Explorer repositioning cruise via Pacific Explorer on February 7. This voyage starts with an affordable rate of $1099 giving cruisers up to 50% savings compared to typical Far East sailings from Australia. 

Port visits

P&O’s Asia Explorer cruise departs from Fremantle and visits Lombok,Port Kelang (Kuala Lumpur), and Langkawi in Malaysia, before heading to Singapore for disembarkation. 

Holland America Line

Holland America Line features a 29-day South Pacific Crossing via Westerdam scheduled on March 30. Offering up to 40% savings, this voyage takes cruisers into an unforgettable journey from Sydney to Seattle, WA with only $2,959 as starting rate.  

Port visits

Departing from Sydney, Westerdam is set to visit Noumea and Easo in New Caledonia, Mystery Island and Port Vila in Vanuatu, as well as Lautoka, Suva, Viti Levu, Dravuni Island, and Savusavu in Fiji. In addition,  Pago Pago in American Samoa, Kona, Hilo, and Honolulu in Hawaii, and Victoria, in Canada are also part of the list of ports to visit before disembarking Seattle, Washington in the US.

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises features a 77-Day World Cruise Liner repositioning cruise aboard Crown Princess on June 4. This amazing voyage is offering an extraordinary ‘No Frills’ fare at $10,699 starting rate from Sydney to New York including 37 port calls. This repositioning cruise from down under gives cruisers of up to 30% savings. 

Port visits

Departing from Sydney, Princess is also set to visit Brisbane and Airlie Beach before heading to Bali (Benoa), Indonesia, Singapore, Phuket, Thailand, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Salalah, Oman, Aqaba (Petra), Jordan, Transit The Suez Canal, Egypt, Nazareth (Haifa), Israel, and Crete, Greece. Additionally, Naples, Rome, Elba and Florence in Italy, Toulon, France, Barcelona and Mallorca, Spain, Tangier and Casablanca, Morocco, Lisbon, Portugal, Bilbao, Spain, Bordeaux, France, Cork, Ireland, Glasgow, Scotland, Liverpool and London, England are also part of the list of ports to visit. 

Moreover Bergen, Skjolden, Svolvaer, Tromso, and Honningsvag in Norway, Isafjordur and  Reykjavik in Iceland, Nanortalik and Qaqortoq in Greenland, and Halifax in Canada complete the 37-port visit cruise before disembarking in New York in the US. 

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises joins the long list of lines offering repositioning cruises from Australia. The best offer is the 18-night Tahitian Treasures aboard Celebrity Edge set to sail on April 20. This Sydney to Hawaii voyage offers an amazing starting rate deal for $2,139 from $5,488 giving cruisers up to 55% savings. 

Port visits

From Sydney, Celebrity Edge is also set to visit Bay of Islands, and  Auckland in New Zealand, Raiatea, Papeete, and Moorea in French Polynesia before heading to Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii for disembarkation. 

Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas is set to sail to Hawaii via a 21- night Transpacific Cruise on April 8. This Hawaii-bound repositioning cruise from Australia offers an affordable starting rate of  $3,016. In addition, the line also offers a Flash Sale Savings of $200 plus up to 60% off second guest. 

Port visits

Quantum of the Seas departs from Sydney, and heads to Picton, Wellington, and Auckland in New Zealand, then to Papeete, Moorea, and Raiatea in French Polynesia before going to Honolulu, Hawaii for disembarkation.