Sydney Harbour schedule

Cruises from Sydney in October 2027

26 cruises leave Sydney in October 2027. Five lines run them, using nine ships. The ships are Anthem of the Seas, Carnival Adventure, Carnival Splendor, Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Solstice, Grand Princess, Royal Princess, Sapphire Princess, and Westerdam.

Trips run from 2 to 36 nights. They head to sea-day getaways, Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef, Tasmania and the south coast, the South Pacific, New Zealand, and long voyages and trips around Australia.

Grand Princess on Sat, Oct 9, 2027 has the lowest starting fare this month, $354 per person as of November 14, 2026. We build this list from the sailings on sale through Cruisebound, check each one against the Port Authority of NSW's cruise schedule, and take the ports from that sailing's own page. Sailings whose ports we couldn't confirm are left out.

Departures: 26
Ships: 9
Length: 2 to 36 nights
From: $354

Schedule last updated 2026-11-14 · 26 departures listed · Dates can change. Verify with the cruise line before booking.

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Cruises departing Sydney Harbour in October 2027
Departs	Ship	Line	Nights	Itinerary & ports	From
Fri, Oct 1, 2027 back Mon, Oct 4, 2027	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	3	3-Night Getaway Days at sea, no ports of call Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $409 $136 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 2, 2027 back Sun, Oct 10, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	8	8-Night Great Barrier Reef Calls at Cairns (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $963 $120 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Mon, Oct 4, 2027 back Fri, Oct 8, 2027	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Moreton Island Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $542 $136 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Fri, Oct 8, 2027 back Tue, Oct 12, 2027	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Moreton Island Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $555 $139 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 9, 2027 ends Mon, Oct 11, 2027	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	2	2-Night Tasmania and the South Coast Sails direct to Melbourne (Victoria) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $354 $177 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14 Lowest fare shown
Sat, Oct 9, 2027 ends Thu, Oct 14, 2027	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	5	5-Night Tasmania and the South Coast Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Kangaroo Island (South Australia) Ends in Adelaide (South Australia) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,021 $204 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 9, 2027 back Wed, Oct 20, 2027	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	11	11-Night Tasmania and the South Coast Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Kangaroo Island (South Australia) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Great Oyster Bay (Tasmania) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,799 $164 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sun, Oct 10, 2027 back Thu, Oct 14, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Moreton Island Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $419 $105 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14
Thu, Oct 14, 2027 back Sat, Oct 23, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	9	9-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia Calls at Noumea (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lifou (New Caledonia) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $767 $85 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sun, Oct 17, 2027 back Fri, Oct 29, 2027	Celebrity Solstice	Celebrity Cruises	12	12-Night Best of New Zealand Calls at Doubtful Sound (New Zealand) · Dusky Sound (New Zealand) · Milford Sound (New Zealand) · Dunedin (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) · Auckland (New Zealand) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,679 $140 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
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Wed, Oct 20, 2027 ends Sun, Oct 31, 2027	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	11	11-Night Tasmania and the South Coast Calls at Eden (New South Wales) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Albany (Western Australia) · Busselton (Western Australia) Ends in Fremantle (Western Australia) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $2,379 $216 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Wed, Oct 20, 2027 back Thu, Nov 18, 2027	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	29	29-Night Around Australia Calls at Eden (New South Wales) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Albany (Western Australia) · Busselton (Western Australia) · Fremantle (Western Australia) · Broome (Western Australia) · Yampi Sound (Western Australia) · Kimberley Coast (Western Australia) · Darwin (Northern Territory) · Cairns (Queensland) · Townsville (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $5,334 $184 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Fri, Oct 22, 2027 back Sun, Oct 31, 2027	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	9	9-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia Calls at Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Noumea (New Caledonia) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $817 $91 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 23, 2027 back Tue, Oct 26, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	3	3-Night Getaway Days at sea, no ports of call Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal	from $361 $120 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 23, 2027 back Sat, Oct 30, 2027	Royal Princess	Princess Cruises	7	7-Night Tasmania and the South Coast Calls at Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania) · Melbourne (Victoria) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,284 $183 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 23, 2027 back Sun, Nov 28, 2027	Royal Princess	Princess Cruises	36	36-Night South Pacific Calls at Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Noumea (New Caledonia) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lautoka (Fiji) · Suva (Fiji) · Dravuni Island (Fiji) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) · Auckland (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Fiordland National Park (New Zealand) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $5,246 $146 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sun, Oct 24, 2027 back Wed, Oct 27, 2027	Anthem of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	3	3-Night Sydney Getaway Days at sea, no ports of call Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $471 $157 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sun, Oct 24, 2027 ends Sun, Nov 7, 2027	Westerdam	Holland America Line	14	14-Night New Zealand Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Milford Sound (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Lyttelton (New Zealand) · Picton (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) Ends in Auckland (New Zealand) Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal	from $2,669 $191 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Tue, Oct 26, 2027 back Sat, Oct 30, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Moreton Island Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland) Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal	from $422 $106 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14
Tue, Oct 26, 2027 ends Wed, Nov 10, 2027	Sapphire Princess	Princess Cruises	15	15-Night New Zealand Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Fiordland National Park (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) Ends in Auckland (New Zealand) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,751 $117 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
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Wed, Oct 27, 2027 back Fri, Nov 5, 2027	Anthem of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	9	9-Night Royal Beach Club Lelepa and South Pacific Calls at Royal Beach Club Lelepa (Vanuatu) · Port Vila (Vanuatu) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,476 $164 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Thu, Oct 28, 2027 back Sun, Nov 7, 2027	Celebrity Edge	Celebrity Cruises	10	10-Night Great Barrier Reef Calls at Airlie Beach (Queensland) · Cairns (Queensland) · Port Douglas (Queensland) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,699 $170 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Fri, Oct 29, 2027 back Tue, Nov 2, 2027	Celebrity Solstice	Celebrity Cruises	4	4-Night Tasmania Calls at Hobart (Tasmania) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $631 $158 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 30, 2027 back Fri, Nov 5, 2027	Carnival Adventure	Carnival Cruise Line	6	6-Night Melbourne Cup Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal	from $1,064 $177 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sat, Oct 30, 2027 back Sat, Nov 13, 2027	Royal Princess	Princess Cruises	14	14-Night South Pacific Calls at Noumea (New Caledonia) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lautoka (Fiji) · Suva (Fiji) · Dravuni Island (Fiji) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $2,474 $177 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14
Sun, Oct 31, 2027 back Sat, Nov 6, 2027	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	6	6-Night Melbourne Cup Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal	from $1,047 $175 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-11-14

OCT
1
Friday · 3 nights
3-Night Getaway
Carnival Splendor · Carnival Cruise Line
Days at sea, no ports of call
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Mon, Oct 4, 2027
from $409 $136 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
2
Saturday · 8 nights
8-Night Great Barrier Reef
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cairns (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sun, Oct 10, 2027
from $963 $120 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
4
Monday · 4 nights
4-Night Moreton Island
Carnival Splendor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Fri, Oct 8, 2027
from $542 $136 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
8
Friday · 4 nights
4-Night Moreton Island
Carnival Splendor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Tue, Oct 12, 2027
from $555 $139 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
9
Saturday · 2 nights
2-Night Tasmania and the South Coast
Grand Princess · Princess Cruises
Sails direct to Melbourne (Victoria)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Ends Mon, Oct 11, 2027 in Melbourne
Lowest fare shown
from $354 $177 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
9
Saturday · 5 nights
5-Night Tasmania and the South Coast
Grand Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
Ends in Adelaide (South Australia)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Ends Thu, Oct 14, 2027 in Adelaide
from $1,021 $204 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
9
Saturday · 11 nights
11-Night Tasmania and the South Coast
Grand Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Kangaroo Island (South Australia) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Great Oyster Bay (Tasmania) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Wed, Oct 20, 2027
from $1,799 $164 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
10
Sunday · 4 nights
4-Night Moreton Island
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Thu, Oct 14, 2027
from $419 $105 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
14
Thursday · 9 nights
9-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Noumea (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lifou (New Caledonia)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sat, Oct 23, 2027
from $767 $85 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
17
Sunday · 12 nights
12-Night Best of New Zealand
Celebrity Solstice · Celebrity Cruises
Calls at Doubtful Sound (New Zealand) · Dusky Sound (New Zealand) · Milford Sound (New Zealand) · Dunedin (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) · Auckland (New Zealand) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Fri, Oct 29, 2027
from $1,679 $140 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
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OCT
20
Wednesday · 11 nights
11-Night Tasmania and the South Coast
Grand Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Eden (New South Wales) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Albany (Western Australia) · Busselton (Western Australia)
Ends in Fremantle (Western Australia)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Ends Sun, Oct 31, 2027 in Fremantle
from $2,379 $216 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
20
Wednesday · 29 nights
29-Night Around Australia
Grand Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Eden (New South Wales) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Adelaide (South Australia) · Albany (Western Australia) · Busselton (Western Australia) · Fremantle (Western Australia) · Broome (Western Australia) · Yampi Sound (Western Australia) · Kimberley Coast (Western Australia) · Darwin (Northern Territory) · Cairns (Queensland) · Townsville (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Thu, Nov 18, 2027
from $5,334 $184 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
22
Friday · 9 nights
9-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia
Carnival Splendor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Noumea (New Caledonia)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sun, Oct 31, 2027
from $817 $91 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
23
Saturday · 3 nights
3-Night Getaway
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Days at sea, no ports of call
Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal
Returns Tue, Oct 26, 2027
from $361 $120 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
23
Saturday · 7 nights
7-Night Tasmania and the South Coast
Royal Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania) · Melbourne (Victoria)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sat, Oct 30, 2027
from $1,284 $183 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
23
Saturday · 36 nights
36-Night South Pacific
Royal Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Hobart (Tasmania) · Port Arthur (Tasmania) · Melbourne (Victoria) · Noumea (New Caledonia) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lautoka (Fiji) · Suva (Fiji) · Dravuni Island (Fiji) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) · Auckland (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Fiordland National Park (New Zealand)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sun, Nov 28, 2027
from $5,246 $146 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
24
Sunday · 3 nights
3-Night Sydney Getaway
Anthem of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Days at sea, no ports of call
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Wed, Oct 27, 2027
from $471 $157 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
24
Sunday · 14 nights
14-Night New Zealand
Westerdam · Holland America Line
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Milford Sound (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Lyttelton (New Zealand) · Picton (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand)
Ends in Auckland (New Zealand)
Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal
Ends Sun, Nov 7, 2027 in Auckland
from $2,669 $191 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
26
Tuesday · 4 nights
4-Night Moreton Island
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Moreton Island (Queensland)
Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal
Returns Sat, Oct 30, 2027
from $422 $106 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
26
Tuesday · 15 nights
15-Night New Zealand
Sapphire Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria) · Hobart (Tasmania) · Fiordland National Park (New Zealand) · Port Chalmers (New Zealand) · Christchurch (New Zealand) · Wellington (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand)
Ends in Auckland (New Zealand)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Ends Wed, Nov 10, 2027 in Auckland
from $1,751 $117 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
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OCT
27
Wednesday · 9 nights
9-Night Royal Beach Club Lelepa and South Pacific
Anthem of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Calls at Royal Beach Club Lelepa (Vanuatu) · Port Vila (Vanuatu) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Fri, Nov 5, 2027
from $1,476 $164 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
28
Thursday · 10 nights
10-Night Great Barrier Reef
Celebrity Edge · Celebrity Cruises
Calls at Airlie Beach (Queensland) · Cairns (Queensland) · Port Douglas (Queensland)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sun, Nov 7, 2027
from $1,699 $170 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
29
Friday · 4 nights
4-Night Tasmania
Celebrity Solstice · Celebrity Cruises
Calls at Hobart (Tasmania)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Tue, Nov 2, 2027
from $631 $158 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
30
Saturday · 6 nights
6-Night Melbourne Cup
Carnival Adventure · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria)
Leaves from White Bay Cruise Terminal
Returns Fri, Nov 5, 2027
from $1,064 $177 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
30
Saturday · 14 nights
14-Night South Pacific
Royal Princess · Princess Cruises
Calls at Noumea (New Caledonia) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lautoka (Fiji) · Suva (Fiji) · Dravuni Island (Fiji)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sat, Nov 13, 2027
from $2,474 $177 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14
OCT
31
Sunday · 6 nights
6-Night Melbourne Cup
Carnival Splendor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Melbourne (Victoria)
Leaves from Overseas Passenger Terminal
Returns Sat, Nov 6, 2027
from $1,047 $175 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-11-14

Our guide to the Sydney cruise season covers what sails each month, which ships stay through the winter, and Sydney's weather month by month.

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Cruising from Sydney in October 2027

How many cruises leave Sydney in October 2027?

26 cruises leave Sydney in October 2027, on 9 ships from 5 lines: Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Holland America Line.

What is the cheapest cruise from Sydney in October 2027?

The lowest starting fare we have on record is $354 per person for the 2-night Grand Princess sailing departing Sat, Oct 9, 2027. The average starting fare across the month is about $1,447 per person.

Which ships sail from Sydney in October 2027?

9 ships sail from Sydney in October 2027: Carnival Adventure (6), Carnival Splendor (5), Grand Princess (5), Royal Princess (3), Celebrity Solstice (2), Anthem of the Seas (2), Westerdam (1), Sapphire Princess (1), Celebrity Edge (1). The number beside each ship is its departures that month.

How long are the October 2027 sailings?

The October 2027 sailings from Sydney run from 2 to 36 nights. The most common length is 4 nights, with 5 of the 26 sailings.