Spend the season on the seas with these top sailing deals.
Christmas cruises afford you that idyllic end-of-year pamper, complete with accommodation, transport, excursions and drinks, depending on the package you purchase.
From Australia, numerous cruises set sail from the main ports of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne over the silly season. If you time your cruise right to be onboard on 25 December, there may even be a special yuletide party and seasonal entertainment on the day just for you.
With so many ships calling Australia home over this year's cruising season, you won't be short on festive cruises to hop onto – even if you book last minute.
We’ve pulled up the best deals on Christmastime cruises around Australia, the South Pacific and beyond to help you celebrate in style.
Not sure where to start? Scroll down for our first-rate cruises available to book this coming December.
Top Christmas cruise deals
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Our top Christmas cruise picks
South Pacific Christmas Cruise on Princess Cruises from Princess Cruise Lines
Highlights:
- 15-day sail on Princess Cruises' Sapphire Princess departing Singapore 15 December 2017
- Roundtrip Singapore cruise calling in at Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Bangkok, Koh Samui and more
- Spend Christmas Day at sea between Vietnam and Cambodia
South Pacific Christmas Cruise from Sydney return on Royal Caribbean from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 10-night sail on Voyager of the Seas departing 20 December 2017
- Calls in at Noumea, Mystery Island, Lifou and Mare
- Spend Christmas Day on Mystery Island
Roundtrip Brisbane Christmas Cruise on P&O Cruises from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 9-night sail on Pacific Aria departing 18 December 2017
- Calls in at Isle of Pines, Noumea, Lifou and Port Vila
- Spend Christmas Day at sea between Port Vila and Brisbane
Festival Christmas Cruise from Sydney roundtrip on P&O Cruises from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 10-day sail on Pacific Explorer departing 17 December 2017
- Calls in at Isle of Pines, Lifou, Port Vila and Mystery Island
- Spend Christmas Day at sea cruising between Mystery Island and Sydney
Roundtrip from Melbourne to Southern Great Barrier Reef on P&O Cruises from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 11-night sail on P&O's Pacific Jewel departing 16 December 2017
- Calls in at Eden, Newcastle, Moreton Island, Sunshine Coast and Gladstone
- Spend Christmas Day at sea cruising between Gladstone and Melbourne
Christmas Cruise from Renmark to Mannum on Captain Cook Cruises from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 7-night sail on the MS Murray Princess down the Murray River departing 22 December 2017
- Calls in at Morgan, Swan Reach, Sunnydale and Ngaut Ngaut National Park
- Spend Christmas Day cruising down the Murry River
Roundtrip from Sydney to New Caledonia and Vanuatu on Princess Cruises from Princess Cruise Lines
Highlights:
- 13-day sail on Princess Cruises' Sun Princess departing 22 December 2017
- Calls in at Port Vila, Champagne Bay, Luganville, Mystery Island, Lifou and Isle of Pines
- Spend Christmas Day at sea enroute to Vanuatu
Sydney to Auckland one-way sail on Princess Cruises from Princess Cruise Lines
Highlights:
- 11-day sail on Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess departing 19 December 2017
- Calls in at Hobart, Fiordland National Park, Dunedin, Akaroa, Picton, Napier, Tauranga and Auckland
- Spend Christmas Day in Dunedin
$2,109 per person
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Southeast Asia Roundtrip from Singapore on Princess Cruises from Princess Cruise Lines
Highlights:
- 11-night sail on Princess Cruises' Sapphire Princess departing 19 December 2017
- Calls in at Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Sihanoukville, Bangkok and Koh Samui
- Spend Christmas Day in open sea between Vietnam and Cambodia
Festive Season in Middle Earth, departing Sydney on Holland America Line from CruiseAway
Highlights:
- 14-night sail on Holland America Lines' MS Maasdam departing 23 December 2017
- Calls in at Melbourne, Burnie, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga and Auckland
- Spend Christmas Day in Melbourne
- Price includes flights, hotels and meals
