Fremantle Perth, Western Australia
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Azamara Club Cruises (7 Cruises)
Carnival Cruise Line (1 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (11 Cruises)
Crystal Symphony
11 Cruises
Holland America Line (3 Cruises)
Norwegian Cruise Line (3 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (12 Cruises)
Oceania Vista
5 Cruises
Ponant (2 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (93 Cruises)
Coral Princess
19 Cruises
Crown Princess
9 Cruises
Grand Princess
38 Cruises
| 28 February | 32 days | One-way from Brisbane to Sydney |
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| 28 February | 31 days | One-way from Brisbane to Sydney |
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Sapphire Princess
27 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (13 Cruises)
Seven Seas Navigator
7 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (14 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
14 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Victoria Quay passenger terminal, at the mouth of the Swan River. It's a berth few ports can match: the town centre is a flat fifteen-minute walk along the historic wharf sheds.
Many choose to stay: the old port easily fills a day. Perth is reached by a direct train from the station next to the terminal, and Kings Park with its river views is worth the trip for anyone who has already seen Fremantle.
Yes. Built in the 1850s by convicts themselves from limestone quarried on site, it operated until 1991 before joining the UNESCO World Heritage list of Australian convict sites. Guided tours cover cells, chapel and exercise yards, and some descend into the tunnels dug beneath the walls.
Western Australia's oldest public building, completed in 1831: a tiny circular gaol perched above the swimming beach. The visit is short, which makes it an easy stop to fit into a port call.
Above all Australia II, the winged-keel yacht that took the America's Cup from the Americans in 1983, ending 132 years of dominance. The building, shaped like a white sail above the harbour basin, sits on the walk between the wharf and town.
Everything is walkable: the maritime museum as you leave the wharf, the prison, the Roundhouse, the 1897 market hall and South Terrace for a coffee. Finish with fish and chips at Fishing Boat Harbour.
At Fishing Boat Harbour, where trawlers still unload their catch metres from the large fry shops that built the local fish and chips reputation. You eat facing the boats, besieged by opportunistic gulls.
The sea breeze that rises almost every afternoon on the west coast and cools the town's streets. Locals nicknamed it the doctor for the relief it brings in summer heat. It's why Fremantle stays liveable while the inland bakes.
The weekend, when the 1897 hall opens its aisles to growers, artisans and buskers. On weekdays the buzz fades but the Victorian streets are quieter to walk, which suits anyone there for the architecture.
Australian dollars and English. Cards and contactless payment work everywhere, from the market hall to the harbour fry shops, and there is an ATM on every corner of South Terrace.
