Norfolk Island Australia
Australia
37
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (9 Cruises)
Azamara Quest
6 Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line (10 Cruises)
Carnival Adventure
6 Cruises
Princess Cruises (7 Cruises)
Grand Princess
6 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (11 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
11 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
Nowhere: no wharf can take cruise ships. They anchor offshore and tenders run to the Kingston jetty in the south or Cascade in the north, depending on the day's swell.
No, and cruise lines say so plainly. The operation depends entirely on the sea, and some passengers report attempting the call twice before setting foot ashore. That's the accepted risk of this Pacific stop.
Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, World Heritage listed among Australia's major convict sites: the Georgian houses of Quality Row, the ruins of the New Gaol, the old cemetery facing the sea and museums in the former military buildings. Allow a good two hours to see it without rushing.
At low tide, yes: the remains of the First Fleet flagship, wrecked here in 1790, still break the surface on the reef off Kingston. A site museum displays objects raised during excavation.
The heirs of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian partners, resettled here from Pitcairn in 1856 by the British crown. Their names — Christian, Quintal, Adams — still fill the phone book, and their language, Norfuk, a blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian, appears on bilingual signs.
The 8 June celebration marking the arrival of the Bounty descendants, with a parade in period costume from the jetty to the cemetery. It's the high point of the island calendar.
Yes, at Emily Bay, a few minutes from Kingston: the beach curves behind a reef that flattens every wave, and the water stays clear and calm, ideal for a swim over the coral before returning to the tenders.
Because Captain Cook noticed in 1774 rows of araucarias as tall as church spires, which he judged perfect for Royal Navy masts. Those trees have defined the island's outline ever since, visible long before the first roof.
Yes, they roam freely and officially have right of way on the roads. Local drivers greet each other by lifting two fingers off the wheel, a habit visitors pick up quickly.
Local honey, woollens and pine soaps, sold in the shops of Burnt Pine, the main street, alongside books by Bounty descendants. The person at the till is quite often descended from a mutineer herself.
