The best repositioning cruise deals for the end of the 2025/26 season 

• As the wave season starts, it’s worth to keep your eye out for a repositioning cruise.
• These cruises are longer, and passengers get to spend more time on the ship.
• Here are the best deals going for end of the season repositioning cruises.

As ships come into Australia to mark the start of the cruise season, it’s worth keeping in my mind that they’ll be heading off in a few months. And you could be onboard these a repositioning cruise.

Repositioning cruises are often forgotten about my cruisers as a different option to get a cruise out of Australia, but see some different ports and spend a longer time at sea than the average cruise can offer you. 

The pros of a repositioning cruise

Repositioning cruises happen at the start and end of a cruise season, when ships move between different homeports. For example, at the start of the Australian season many ships come over to Australia, generally from the USA, and at the end of the season, they head back. 

However, repositioning cruises have a variety of advantages as well. They have a cheaper price per night when compared to other cruises, as they visit less ports and sail for a longer time. Prices vary from cruise to cruise, but you can generally find some pretty good deals on repositioning cruises.

Another advantage is that you get to visit some different ports than you would normally visit on a cruise out of Australia. Depending on which cruise you jump on, you might find yourself visiting Norfolk Island, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Fiji or plenty of other great destinations that can be tricky to find on your standard Aussie cruise.

You also get a longer cruise with lots of sea days, which means you have more time to check experience your ship of choice and tick off some extra activities that you might not have time for on a shorter cruise. 

They’re also known as more relaxed cruises, where crew members can unwind a bit more, the ship often isn’t so crowded and everything is a bit less rushed.

The cons of a repositioning cruise

A disadvantage of a repositioning cruise versus is that its not a roundtrip, meaning you’ll need a flight back to Australia after your cruise ends. However, this also can make repositioning cruises great if you’re actually looking for a longer cruise anyway, and you could spend some time in places like Hawaii or the US mainland. 

If a repositioning cruise is sounding good to you, here a few coming up at the end of this season.

The best repositioning cruises this season

Carnival Luminosa – Brisbane to San Francisco – 22 nights – $2822 – leaving April 2, 2026 

This Carnival Luminosa is a great option, as it’s the only repositioning cruise available with Carnival, as the other ships are in Australia year round. 

You’ll visit Fiji, Papeete, Moorea and Honolulu enroute to San Fran, with a great starting rate of $130 a night.

Anthem of the Seas – Sydney to Hawaii – 18 nights – $4174 – leaving April 14 2026 

To cap off Anthem of the Seas first season in Australia, you can enjoy this almost three-week sailing to Hawaii. Admittedly at $231 it’s not super cheap repositioning pricing, but that’s likely because there are already quite a few cabins booked. 

You can enjoy port stops Papeete, Moorea, Raiatea and Oahu for a different taste of the South Pacific. 

Voyager of the Seas – Brisbane to Seattle – 25 nights – $3324 – leaving April 14 2026

For a classic and epic repositioning cruise, enjoy this Brisbane to Seattle 25-night itinerary, which will also be the last chance for Aussies to get onboard Voyager of the Seas, as she won’t be returning to Australia the following season. 

At around $130 a night, it’s a great deal for Royal Caribbean and guests will visit Papeete, Moorea, Oahu, the Napali Coast, Kailua Kona and Victoria in British Columbia as part of a well-varied itinerary. 

Discovery Princess – Sydney to Vancouver – 30 nights – $7689 – leaving April 7 2026

To round off Discovery’s Princess first season in Australia, and her only one scheduled for the time being, enjoy this massive one-month sailing to Vancouver. It can also be booked in smaller segments just to Hawaii or Los Angeles. 

At around $250 a night it’s a great deal and you’ll visit all sorts of ports like Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Tahiti, Moorea, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Victoria and more.

Celebrity Edge – Sydney to Hawaii –  18 nights – $4407 – leaving April 20 2026

At the end of April you can hop on this Celebrity cruise and head through New Zealand, Tahiti and French Polynesia on the way to Hawaii. At just under $250 a night over nearly three-weeks, you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy all the amenities of Celebrity Edge.

Disney Wonder – Sydney to Honolulu – 15 nights – from $8948 (per cabin) – leaving February 2

Keep an eye out that this cruise comes a little earlier in the season than others, as Disney will only stick around until the start of February. This will be the very last Disney cruise out of Australia, and comes at a more affordable per night rate.

At about $600 per cabin per night, don’t miss your last chance on Disney Wonder.