Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Location

Straddling the Derwent River at the foot of Mt. Wellington's forested slopes, Hobart was founded as a penal settlement in 1803. It's the second-oldest city in the country after Sydney, and it certainly rivals its mainland counterpart as Australia's most beautiful state capital. Close-set colonial brick-and-sandstone shops and homes line the narrow, quiet streets, creating a genteel setting for this historic city of 215,000. Life revolves around the broad Derwent River port, one of the deepest harbors in the world. Here warehouses that once stored Hobart's major exports of fruit, wool, and corn and products from the city's former whaling fleet still stand alongside the wharf today.Hobart sparkles between Christmas and New Year's—summer Down Under—during the annual Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race. The event dominates conversations among Hobart's citizens, who descend on Constitution Dock to welcome the yachts and join in the boisterous festivities of the crews. The New Year also coincides with the Tastes of Tasmania Festival, when the dockside area comes alive with the best of Tasmanian food and wine on offer in numerous cafés, bars, and waterfront stalls. Otherwise, Hobart is a placid city whose nightlife is largely confined to excellent restaurants, jazz clubs, and the action at the Wrest Point Casino in Sandy Bay.The Hobart Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre hours are weekdays 8:30–5:30 and Saturday 9–5.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Itineraries

15 Nights

New Zealand At Its Best

Departure Date
03 Dec 24
Cruise Line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship MS EUROPA 2
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Melbourne, Victoria
Destination Port Auckland
Itinerary
Melbourne, Victoria, Hobart, Tasmania, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Oban, Stewart Island, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Picton, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga and Auckland

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7 Nights

Tasmania

Departure Date
04 Dec 24
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Elizabeth
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Burnie, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania and Sydney, New South Wales

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16 Nights

Sydney to Auckland

Departure Date
04 Dec 24
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Nova
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Auckland
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Milford Sound, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Picton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Tauranga and Auckland

From £7,350pp

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14 Nights

Auckland to Sydney

Departure Date
06 Dec 24
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Muse
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Auckland
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Auckland, Napier, Picton, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Burnie, Tasmania and Sydney, New South Wales

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30 Nights

Australia, New Zealand & Indonesia

Departure Date
07 Dec 24
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Venus
Region Asia
Departure Port Benoa, Bali
Destination Port Auckland
Itinerary
Benoa, Bali, Lombok, Komodo Island, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Thursday Island, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Airlie Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Hobart, Tasmania, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland and Auckland

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5 Nights

Tasmania

Departure Date
11 Dec 24
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Elizabeth
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Hobart, Tasmania and Sydney, New South Wales

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14 Nights

Australia & New Zealand

Departure Date
13 Dec 24
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Orion
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Auckland
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne, Victoria, Sydney, New South Wales and Sydney, New South Wales

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24 Nights

Mawson’s Antarctica: Along the East Coast

Departure Date
15 Dec 24
Cruise Line Scenic Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Scenic Eclipse II
Region Antarctica
Departure Port Queenstown
Destination Port Hobart, Tasmania
Itinerary
Queenstown, Queenstown, Bluff, Bluff, Balleny Islands, Balleny Islands and Hobart, Tasmania

From £27,582pp

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7 Nights

Tasmania

Departure Date
16 Dec 24
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Elizabeth
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania and Sydney, New South Wales

From £1,079pp

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20 Nights

New Zealand and Tasmania

Departure Date
16 Dec 24
Cruise Line Cunard Line
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Elizabeth
Region Australia & New Zealand and Pacific
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Lifou Island, Port Vila, Luganville, Lautoka, Suva and Sydney, New South Wales

From £19,999pp

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32 Nights

Auckland to Auckland

Departure Date
20 Dec 24
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Nova
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Auckland
Destination Port Auckland
Itinerary
Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, Dravuni Island, Lautoka, Champagne Bay, Espiritu Santo Island, Port Vila, Lifou Island, Norfolk Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Hobart, Tasmania, Milford Sound, Bluff, Port Chalmers, Timaru, Wellington, Napier and Auckland

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14 Nights

A Holiday Down Under

Departure Date
20 Dec 24
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 Auckland
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Hobart, Tasmania, Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Bay of Islands and Auckland

From £10,089pp

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