9 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Splendor

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Settle in for nine nights of exciting cruising through the sea when you step aboard the Carnival Splendor from Sydney, Australia and back.

Stopping at rare cities like Moreton and Airlie Beach makes this sailing special. This route is an interesting one for the Splendor.

We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in this, so there are no sneaky extra fees. Coming in at under $165 per day for a balcony cabin, this bargain is very good.

Basketball Court
Day 5: Cairns

The Carnival Splendor

The Splendor Carnival, based in Sydney, Australia and refurbished less than two years ago in 2024, is a top-rated Concordia class ship that can carry over 3,000 passengers.

The Splendor Carnival delights guests with a basketball court, a spa, a casino, a waterslide, a gym, and a jacuzzi.

Carnival Splendor
Casino

Your Itinerary

This cruise is made up of five sea days and three port days. Major features include visits to very uncommon cities like Moreton and Airlie Beach.

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
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July 18th, 2027  - Great Barrier Reef Cruise on the Carnival Splendor
Your Route
Gym
Waterslide

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. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.

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2026
2027
2028
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This graph indicates the price over time for each class of cabin. Since it was first listed on March 29th of this year, The price of a balcony stateroom on this sailing has ranged between $1,483 and $1,690 inclusive of taxes and port charges. At $39 below the previous all time low of $1,483 now is a great time to lock in your balcony stateroom.

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$868
$1,146
$1,444
$1,982
$96.44/day
$127.33/day
$160.44/day
$220.22/day
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Last Modified: Oct 2, 2026

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