9 nightsFrom Sydney, Australia6 ports of call
Queensland with Great Barrier Reef
Princess Cruises · Grand Princess
Overview
A 9-night voyage aboard Grand Princess, departing Sydney, Australia on 30 Nov 2026 and returning to the same port, calling at 6 destinations along the way.
Sydney, AustraliaBrisbaneAirlie BeachCairnsWillis Island, AustraliaSydney, Australia
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Itinerary
9 nights · 10 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Sydney, AustraliaEmbark
30 Nov 2026Depart 16:00Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design. Massive Darling Harbour and the smaller Circular Quay port are hubs of waterside life, with the arched Harbour Bridge and esteemed Royal Botanic Garden nearby. - 2
Day 2 ·At Sea
1 Dec 2026 - 3
Day 3 ·Brisbane
2 Dec 2026Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00Once considered the "country cousin" among Australian cities, Brisbane is today the nation's third-largest metropolis - and one of the most desirable places to live in the country. Lying on the banks of the meandering Brisbane River, this cosmopolitan city boasts elegant 19th-century sandstone buildings, a lively cultural scene and superb parklands. Brisbane is also your gateway to uniquely Australian adventures, be it the theme parks of the Gold Coast or Queensland's dazzling beaches.
The beaches south of Brisbane form Queensland's Gold Coast. Travel tip: Brisbane is pronounced "Bris-bin." - 4
Day 4 ·At Sea
3 Dec 2026 - 5
Day 5 ·Airlie Beach
4 Dec 2026Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00Airlie Beach is your gateway to the Whitsunday Archipelago. These 74 islands feature pristine fringing reefs, calm, lagoon-like waters, and superb beaches. The archipelago is one of Australia's premier playgrounds.
The Whitsundays were once mountains. Rising seas at the end of the Ice Age formed the Whitsunday Passage between the islands and the mainland. - 6
Day 6 ·Cairns
5 Dec 2026Arrive 09:00Depart 19:00Cairns is one of Australia's hottest vacation destinations. Cairns boasts three of Australia's great natural wonders. Just offshore, immense bastions of living coral form the Great Barrier Reef. Sixteen miles of superb beaches stretch to the north of the city - the famed Marlin Coast. And inland lays the immense Daintree National Park. Cairns itself basks in tropical sunshine, balmy breezes waft in from Trinity Bay. The city's graceful, tree-lined esplanade was once the gateway to the gold fields of North Queensland.
Cairns graceful, tree-lined esplanade was once the gateway to the gold fields of North Queensland. A travel tip - Cairns is pronounced "cans." - 7
Day 7 ·Willis Island, Australia
6 Dec 2026Arrive 10:30Depart 11:30This tiny island measures in at just 1,600 feet long by 490 feet wide, though it is the only permanently inhabited island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory. You won't find any neighborhoods, schools or homes here, however. The only structures on Willis Island comprise a weather monitoring station hosted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, where just a handful of weather observers reside at any given time.
Willis Island is one of several tropical islands sitting beyond the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea Islands Territory, and is surrounded by thriving reefs where many creatures make their homes. Numbering into the thousands, Willis Island itself caters to many species of seabirds, including Masked, Brown and Red-footed Boobies that cry out nearly 24 hours a day. It is also an important nesting ground for turtles. - 8
Day 8 ·At Sea
7 Dec 2026 - 9
Day 9 ·At Sea
8 Dec 2026 - 10
Day 10 ·Sydney, AustraliaDisembark
9 Dec 2026Arrive 06:00Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design. Massive Darling Harbour and the smaller Circular Quay port are hubs of waterside life, with the arched Harbour Bridge and esteemed Royal Botanic Garden nearby.
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