This 15-night Australian adventure begins with a three-night hotel stay in Sydney, giving you plenty of time to explore this iconic city. While here, you'll want to brunch and vintage shop in the trendy Surry Hills area, go swimming at the photogenic Icebergs and visit the Sydney Opera House. It's a city that seamlessly marries the natural world with the cosmopolitan.

From Sydney, you'll board Carnival Splendor for a nine-night cruise that takes you up Australia's east coast and back again. Your first port of call is Airlie Beach, a chic holiday destination that acts as a great springboard for the Whitsunday Islands with their powder-soft white sand beaches. Cairns is next, and here you'll find boats out to the Great Barrier Reef, crocodile-laden landscapes, and a whole lot of fun. It's a destination that very firmly makes it onto the backpacker route here in Australia, and so has a truly lively feel to it. Willis Island comes next, a remote island located out past the Great Barrier Reef. The waters around this island are home to turtles, multi-coloured fish and hammerhead sharks. Your final stop before returning to Sydney is Tangalooma Island, an island where visitors and locals alike can try hand feeding the wild dolphins that swim up to the shore here.

Cruise itinerary: Sydney > Airlie Beach > Cairns > Willis Island > Tangalooma Island > Sydney

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