Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Location

Darwin is Australia's most colorful, and exotic, capital city. Surrounded on three sides by the turquoise waters of the Timor Sea, the streets are lined with tropical flowers and trees. Warm and dry in winter, hot and steamy in summer, it's a relaxed and casual place, as well as a beguiling blend of tropical frontier outpost and Outback hardiness. Thanks to its close proximity to Southeast Asia and its multicultural population it also seems more like Asia than the rest of Australia. Darwin is a city that has always had to fight for its survival. The seductiveness of contemporary Darwin lifestyles belies a history of failed attempts that date from 1824 when Europeans attempted to establish an enclave in this harsh, unyielding climate. The original 1869 settlement, called Palmerston, was built on a parcel of mangrove wetlands and scrub forest that had changed little in 15 million years. It was not until 1911, after it had already weathered the disastrous cyclones of 1878, 1882, and 1897, that the town was named after the scientist who had visited Australia's shores aboard the Beagle in 1839. During World War II it was bombed more than 60 times, as the harbor full of warships was a prime target for the Japanese war planes. Then, on the night of Christmas Eve 1974, the city was almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy, Australia’s greatest natural disaster. It's a tribute to those who stayed and to those who have come to live here after Tracy that the rebuilt city now thrives as an administrative and commercial center for northern Australia. Old Darwin has been replaced by something of an edifice complex—such buildings as Parliament House and the Supreme Court all seem very grand for such a small city, especially one that prides itself on its casual, outdoor-centric lifestyle. Today Darwin is the best place from which to explore Australia's Top End, with its wonders of Kakadu and the Kimberley region.

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Itineraries

33 Nights

Great Reef To Coral Sea

Departure Date
03 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Explorer
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Auckland
Destination Port Singapore
Itinerary
Auckland, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Burnie, Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Port Klang, Singapore and Singapore

From £21,339pp

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162 Nights

Viking World Voyage II

Departure Date
05 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port New York, New York
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Vaitape, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Rinca Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Hell-Ville, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Praia, Santiago Island, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Agadir, Agadir, Casablanca, Casablanca, Cádiz, Algarve, Leixões, Vigo, La Coruña, Honfleur, Dover, London (Greenwich), London (Greenwich), London (Greenwich), Dover, Dun Laoghaire, Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast, Ullapool, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Newhaven/Edinburgh, Invergordon, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Bergen, Bergen, Bergen, Geiranger, Narvik, Leknes, Tromsø, Honningsvåg, Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Heimaey Island, Djúpivogur, Seydisfjørdur, Akureyri, Isafjørdur, Nanortalik, Qaqortoq (Julianehaab), L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York, New York

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120 Nights

Viking World Journeys

Departure Date
05 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port London (Greenwich)
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Vaitape, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Rinca Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Hell-Ville, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Praia, Santiago Island, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Agadir, Agadir, Casablanca, Casablanca, Cádiz, Algarve, Leixões, Vigo, La Coruña, Honfleur, Dover, London (Greenwich) and London (Greenwich)

From £44,990pp

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111 Nights

Maiden World Voyage

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Anne
Region World-wide
Departure Port Hamburg
Destination Port Hamburg
Itinerary
Hamburg, Southampton, New York, New York, New York, New York, Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puerto Quetzal, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Manila, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Phu My, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Dakar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Southampton and Hamburg

From £28,299pp

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150 Nights

Navigate The World (Away In Wonder)

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port San Francisco, California
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Recife, Maceió, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, San Juan Bautista (Robinson Crusoe Island), Hangaroa, Easter Island, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Fakarava, Huahine, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Pago Pago, Apia, Lautoka, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Ko Samui, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Busan, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Osaka, Osaka, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tokyo, Hitachinaka, Miyako, Iwate, Hakodate, Muroran, Kodiak, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Klawock, Alaska, Vancouver, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Astoria, Oregon and San Francisco, California

From £106,699pp

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168 Nights

Navigate The World (Away In Wonder)

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Recife, Maceió, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, San Juan Bautista (Robinson Crusoe Island), Hangaroa, Easter Island, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Fakarava, Huahine, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Pago Pago, Apia, Lautoka, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Ko Samui, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Busan, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Osaka, Osaka, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tokyo, Hitachinaka, Miyako, Iwate, Hakodate, Muroran, Kodiak, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Klawock, Alaska, Vancouver, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Astoria, Oregon, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, California, Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Corinto, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Miami, Florida

From £118,979pp

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17 Nights

Koalas, Kangaroos And South Sea Dreams

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship MS EUROPA 2
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Lautoka
Destination Port Benoa, Bali
Itinerary
Lautoka, Dravuni Island, Townsville, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory and Benoa, Bali

From £9,472pp

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107 Nights

Maiden World Voyage

Departure Date
09 Jan 25
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Anne
Region World-wide
Departure Port Southampton
Destination Port Southampton
Itinerary
Southampton, New York, New York, New York, New York, Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puerto Quetzal, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Manila, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Phu My, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Dakar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Southampton

From £25,999pp

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18 Nights

Pristine Australian Wilderness

Departure Date
10 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Voyager
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Singapore
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Singapore, Semarang, Surabaya, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Komodo Island, Darwin, Northern Territory, Cooktown, Queensland, Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales and Sydney, New South Wales

From £8,669pp

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19 Nights

Emerald Seas & The Great Reef

Departure Date
17 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Explorer
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Singapore
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Port Klang, Singapore and Singapore

From £11,419pp

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98 Nights

New York To Southampton

Departure Date
18 Jan 25
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Anne
Region World-wide
Departure Port New York, New York
Destination Port Southampton
Itinerary
New York, New York, Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puerto Quetzal, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Manila, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Phu My, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Dakar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Southampton

From £12,049pp

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31 Nights

Grand Australia Circumnavigation

Departure Date
20 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Venus
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Fremantle, Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Busselton, Western Australia, Albany, Western Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Burnie, Tasmania, Eden, New South Wales and Sydney, New South Wales

From £17,790pp

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