Port Lincoln South Australia
Australia
25
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (7 Cruises)
Carnival Cruise Line (1 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (1 Cruises)
Seabourn Cruise Line (12 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
12 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At Brennan Jetty, next to the town centre. Depending on the cruise line, a short shuttle or a ten to fifteen minute walk along the shore brings you to Tasman Terrace, the main street.
Because it holds the country's largest fishing fleet and lives entirely from the sea. At first light the tuna boats come in one by one to Boston Bay, one of the world's largest natural harbours, calm enough for the sea farms scattered across it.
Southern bluefin tuna served as sashimi of absolute freshness, kingfish farmed in the bay's cold water, local mussels and oysters — including Coffin Bay oysters, famous across Australia — plus rock lobster and king prawns landed by the local fleet.
Yes, cruises leave the wharf for the aquaculture pens, workable almost year-round in the sheltered water. You watch the crews at work before tasting what they produce.
Yes, about 45 minutes away by road. Some growers serve them while you stand in the water, waders provided — an experience worth the trip as much as the taste.
Yes, some excursions offer supervised swims with sea lions in a nearby bay, a playful encounter. It's one of the most popular outings from this call.
It's the world-famous local speciality, but it requires a full day at sea and a long enough port call. Check with the ship before counting on it: many calls are simply too short.
A mare who won the Melbourne Cup three times, the country's greatest horse race. Her owner, a local tuna fisherman, named her by combining the first letters of the first names of five women who worked for his company.
Empty coves and dunes facing a still-wild ocean, half an hour away by road. Emus and kangaroos cross the tracks in their own time, and the coastal lookouts overlook water of striking clarity.
A modest but sincere maritime museum tells the story of the Scandinavian shipwrights who built the first fleets; galleries and shops cluster around Tasman Terrace. The peninsula's dry climate makes walking pleasant almost year-round.
