Cruises from England to Australia are not easy
to find, no doubt because these are very long vacations. Southampton is the
departure port for long-haul cruises which are available one-way or as part of
world cruise packages. More common Australian cruises from the United Kingdom
involve flying to Australia and boarding the cruise ship in Australia for an
eight-day or 14-day cruise.
P & O Cruises
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P & O Cruises offer a small variety of cruises to Australia
or world cruises which stop in Australia, deaprting in January.The shortest
cruise is a 38-night cruise from Southampton to Sydney, calling at ten ports in
ten different countries. This one-way cruise travels via the Panama Canal and
ports of call include Portugal, Barbados, the Dutch Antilles, Honolulu and
Auckland. Accommodation is available in a range of rooms from inside staterooms
to suites and passengers benefit from an allowance to spend on board ship.
A P & O world cruise will last 82 nights, following the
above route to Australia and then continuing to Asia and Africa and returning
to England via the Suez Canal and Europe.
Fred. Olsen
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines offer a 108-night round the world
cruise which departs from Southampton and calls at ports in Australia and New
Zealand. Accommodation on this cruise is available in a range of cabins,
balcony cabins or suites. Facilities on the ship include spas, pools, fitness
center and a number of restaurants. A one-way cruise to Sydney, Australia will
take 50 nights and involves 16 ports including the Caribbean and Colombia. The
cruise visits Tahiti and Rarotonga and makes three stops in New Zealand before
reaching Sydney.
Fly Cruise
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If you do not have the time for a long sea journey to Australia,
you could try a fly-cruise vacation. Princess Cruises offer a variety of
cruises and cruise-tours of Australia and New Zealand, calling at some of the
most spectacular locations around the coastline. Holland America Line and
Silversea Cruises also offer cruises in the Australasia area.
