Carnival plans record number of Australian sailings for 2020

Carnival Spirit and Carnival Splendor will offer 77 cruises to the South Pacific and New Zealand 
Carnival plans record number of Australian sailings for 2020
Carnival Spirit, which has been recently refurbished, will homeport year-round in Brisbane (Image: Carnival Cruise Line)

By Elizabeth Robinson |


Carnival Cruise Line is to offer a record 77 sailings from Australia to the South Pacific and New Zealand in 2020.

The 2020 programme will see Carnival Spirit becoming the first of Carnival’s cruise ships to homeport year-round at the new international cruise terminal at the Port of Brisbane. Meanwhile, Carnival Splendor will operate her first full year of sailings from Sydney, become the largest ship to be based in Australia. The ships will also offer departures from Melbourne. In another first, Carnival will also offer a record 28 short cruises that last up to five days. Guests will also have the opportunity to sail on Carnival Spirit’s repositioning cruise across the to Honolulu, Hawaii in 2020.

“2020 marks a significant milestone as we offer Australians the first full year of sailings onboard Carnival Splendor,” said Jennifer Vandekreeke, vice president of Carnival Australia. “Joining us down under as our newest and largest ship in Australia, we can’t wait to give holiday-makers the chance to experience all the fun she has to offer. We’re equally thrilled to announce our very first sailings from Brisbane. We know Queenslanders will love the range of unique itineraries we’ve developed especially for them, including calls to tropical havens such as Santo, Vanuatu.”

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