9 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Splendor

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Prepare for nine nights of exciting travel across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Carnival Splendor from Sydney, Australia and back.

Touring through extremely rare cities like Moreton and Airlie Beach makes this sailing particularly interesting. This route is a special one for the Splendor.

Coming in at under $100 a day, this is a very strong value. The price includes all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!


The Carnival Splendor

The Splendor Carnival, the namesake of Carnival's Splendor class, is a highly-rated Splendor class ship based in Sydney, Australia that can carry over 3,000 people.

The Splendor Carnival boasts a basketball court, a spa, a casino, a waterslide, a gym, and a jacuzzi.

Ship class
Splendor
Built
2008
Refurbished
2024
Guests
3,016
Crew
1,150
Length
951 ft
Carnival Splendor
Bars & cafésAtrium

Your Itinerary

This cruise is made up of three port days and five sea days. Highlights include visits to rare stops like Moreton and Airlie Beach.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sun18July 18thSunday
3:30pm
Mon19July 19thMondayTue20July 20thTuesday
At Sea (Cruising)
Wed21July 21stWednesday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Thu22July 22ndThursday
9:30am – 6:00pm
9:30am – 6:00pm
Fri23July 23rdFriday
Willis Island, Australia (Cruising)
Sat24July 24thSaturday
At Sea (Cruising)
Sun25July 25thSunday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Mon26July 26thMonday
At Sea (Cruising)
Tue27July 27thTuesday
6:30am
Day 5Cairns

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on March 29th of this year, The cost of this itinerary has fluctuated between $857 and $1,067 for a stateroom, including taxes and port charges. Today this itinerary is only $36 more expensive than the all time low of $857 so lock in your room now before it goes up.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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Wifi and Cell Service

GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 10-day plan for only $132.59. The connection works onboard and on shore.

Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.

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Alternate Sailings

The Splendor sails this route two times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Firenze and Adventure also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026

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