Australia’s bumper cruise season kicks off today as the first ship of the summer sailed into Sydney Harbour from overseas. Celebrity Solstice, which holds over 2800 passengers, arrived this morning after crossing the Pacific from Hawaii.
Around 70 ships from 27 different companies will sail in Aussie waters this summer, including three new cruise companies.
Virgin Voyages, Disney Cruise Line, and Scenic are all venturing to Australia for the first time, hoping for a slice of the $5 billion industry.
Sydney is the nation’s biggest cruise hub, but Brisbane and Melbourne both have ships based there for summer.
Joel Katz, managing director of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia, said ship numbers this season are set to exceed pre-pandemic levels.
Ships will spend a total of 1848 port days in Australia.
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