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Carnival Splendor in her blue-hull livery departing Circular Quay, Sydney, 10 October 2024

Carnival Splendor / Carnival Cruise Line

6-Night Melbourne Cup from Sydney on Carnival Splendor

Nights
6
Ports of call
1
Departures
2
From
$976

Carnival Splendor sails this route from Sydney Harbour twice in the window we track. Each one runs 6 nights.

The ship calls at Melbourne (Victoria). We record which ports a sailing visits, not the order it visits them in, because the running order changes from date to date.

Departures run from Sun, Oct 31, 2027 to Sun, Nov 5, 2028. The cheapest recorded starting fare is $976 per person, which works out at $163 a night.

Schedule last updated · 2 departures listed · Dates can change. Verify with the cruise line before booking.

Every departure on this route

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Months this route sails

October 2027 1 November 2028 1

Other routes Carnival Splendor runs

Full ship schedule
15-Night Southeast Asia Moreton Island (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland) · Cairns (Queensland) · Lembar (Indonesia) · Benoa (Bali, Indonesia) 2 departures from $1,055 9-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia Lifou (New Caledonia) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Noumea (New Caledonia) 12 departures from $716 10-Night Vanuatu and New Caledonia Noumea (New Caledonia) · Port Vila (Vanuatu) · Mystery Island (Vanuatu) · Lifou (New Caledonia) · Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu) 7 departures, 2 port combinations from $814 9-Night Great Barrier Reef Moreton Island (Queensland) · Airlie Beach (Queensland) · Cairns (Queensland) 6 departures from $823 4-Night Moreton Island Moreton Island (Queensland) 37 departures from $408 10-Night New Zealand Wellington (New Zealand) · Lyttelton (New Zealand) · Dunedin (New Zealand) · Fiordland National Park (New Zealand) · Napier (New Zealand) · Tauranga (New Zealand) · Auckland (New Zealand) · Bay of Islands (New Zealand) 6 departures, 2 port combinations from $1,106 3-Night Getaway Ports to be confirmed 21 departures from $340 4-Night Getaway Ports to be confirmed 2 departures from $660

Starting fares per person, for the cheapest cabin listed, with taxes and port fees included, last updated . Fares change often, so check the current price before you book.

Same region, different ship

All Tasmania and the South Coast sailings
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Carnival Splendor's 6-Night Melbourne Cup cruise: questions

When does Carnival Splendor's 6-Night Melbourne Cup cruise leave Sydney?
Carnival Splendor's 6-Night Melbourne Cup cruise has 2 departures from Sydney between October 2027 and November 2028. All of them leave on a Sunday.

Which ports does Carnival Splendor's 6-Night Melbourne Cup cruise from Sydney call at?
Melbourne. We record which ports a sailing visits, not the order it visits them in.

How much does Carnival Splendor's 6-Night Melbourne Cup cruise from Sydney cost?
The lowest starting fare we recorded is $976 per person, for the cheapest cabin listed, with taxes and port fees included, on the 6-night sailing of Sun, Nov 5, 2028, about $163 a night. We checked it on November 14, 2026. Fares change daily, so check the current price before you book.