Newcastle NSW NSW Australia
Australia
158
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (19 Cruises)
Azamara Onward
13 Cruises
| 5 January | 176 days | One-way from Miami to Piraeus-Athens |
| 5 January | 83 days | One-way from Miami to Hong Kong |
| 5 January | 83 days | One-way from Miami to Hong Kong |
Azamara Pursuit
6 Cruises
Celebrity Cruises (1 Cruises)
Costa Cruises (24 Cruises)
Costa Deliziosa
24 Cruises
Crystal Cruises (4 Cruises)
Holland America Line (3 Cruises)
Norwegian Cruise Line (2 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (2 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (26 Cruises)
Crown Princess
7 Cruises
Grand Princess
19 Cruises
| 20 January | 12 days | Round-trip Australia Grand Princess Brisbane |
| 20 January | 13 days | Round-trip from Brisbane, Australia |
| 8 March | 13 days | One-way from Brisbane to Sydney |
| 8 March | 12 days | One-way from Brisbane to Sydney |
| 16 March | 5 days | One-way from Brisbane to Sydney |
Silversea Cruises (5 Cruises)
Viking Ocean Cruises (72 Cruises)
Viking Orion
32 Cruises
Viking Venus
40 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Channel Berth in the Carrington port precinct, built to take ships over 300 metres. A free shuttle links the wharf to the city centre in about fifteen minutes.
Its port exports coal in quantities among the largest on the planet, but the city is something else entirely: golden surf beaches, century-old ocean baths, a clifftop fort and coastal walks, minutes from a lively centre.
The headland guarding the harbour entrance, topped by a small white lighthouse from 1854 that has become the city's emblem. A 19th-century breakwater leads out to it, and the short climb reveals the ships waiting offshore, the surfers below and the long sweep of sand to the south.
In June 1942 its guns returned fire on a Japanese submarine: it is the only Australian fort ever to have fired on an enemy. Tunnels and gun emplacements are shown by enthusiastic volunteer guides, and the terraces give one of the best views over ocean and estuary.
Sea-water pools cut into the rock platform behind an Art Deco facade, used by swimmers for a century. Entry is free and the atmosphere is delightfully local. Further south, Merewether Beach and its own baths continue the tradition.
The shuttle into town, Nobbys Head and its lighthouse, Fort Scratchley, then the ocean baths and the Honeysuckle precinct. The Hunter Valley takes a full day: it's one or the other.
A steel walkway pinned to the cliff in honour of the ANZAC soldiers, offering a 360-degree view over city, beaches and the Pacific horizon. It joins the Bathers Way, which follows the coast from beach to beach.
Yes, Australia's oldest wine region starts less than an hour away by road. Crisp semillon, structured shiraz, cellar doors opening onto the vine rows, artisan cheesemakers and kangaroos at the edge of the estates: it's the classic excursion from this call.
The regenerated harbour precinct, where former warehouses hold waterfront restaurants and terraces. A regional museum occupies old railway workshops there, telling the story of coal, steel and surf culture through lively exhibitions.
Yes, and it's one of the city's strengths: patrolled surf beaches, free-entry ocean baths and the Merewether pools. Locals swim year-round, but the water stays cool outside the southern summer.
