Anthem of the Seas Arrives in Sydney, Launching A...

Key Features:

• Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas formally arrived in Sydney Harbor on October 31, 2025.
• The Quantum-class vessel will spend the summer season homeporting in Sydney and marks her debut Down Below.
• Greater than 4,000 passengers could have a alternative of 24 sailings throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

With the dramatic skyline of Sydney Harbor in its backdrop, Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas marked its debut in Australia on October 31, 2025, ushering within the 2025-26 season from its new homeport in Sydney.

The 168,666-gross-ton ship will spend the summer season Down Below providing 24 sailings that vary from brief weekend escapes to prolonged voyages throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

The deployment marks considered one of Royal Caribbean’s greatest Australian seasons thus far and alerts the cruise line’s rising dedication to the area.

“We’re excited to welcome Anthem to Sydney and provides Australian holidaymakers the possibility to expertise first-hand the progressive thrills, world-class leisure, and signature flavors which have made this ship a world favourite,” stated Gavin Smith, Royal Caribbean vp and managing director Australia and New Zealand.

Anthem of the Seas brings Royal Caribbean’s high-tech experiences to Australian waters for the primary time, together with its RipCord by iFly skydiving simulator. 

As much as 4,180 passengers will probably be launched to 360-degree views from the North Star statement capsule and revel in bumper vehicles and sports activities contained in the SeaPlex, the biggest indoor exercise area at sea.

However much more thrilling is the all-new collaboration between Royal Caribbean and The Wiggles, considered one of Australia’s most recognizable youngsters’s manufacturers. Six themed “Wiggly” sailings will run throughout each Anthem of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas in 2025-26, together with dwell performances, character meet-and-greets, and unique merchandise.

Whereas Anthem of the Seas sails from Sydney, 139,999-gross-ton Voyager of the Seas will make its personal debut in Brisbane starting December 1, 2025.

Sydney Season Underway

Anthem of the Seas’ arrival adopted a 17-night repositioning voyage that departed from Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 13, 2025. She pulled into her brand-new homeport round 6 a.m. native time.

Her first crusing from Sydney departed lower than 12 hours later for a brief, 3-night South Coast Getaway to Eden, Australia, and again.

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The second voyage, nevertheless, will probably be a 7-night South Pacific journey to Noumea, New Caledonia, and Thriller Island, Vanuatu, adopted by a 10-night crusing to New Zealand, visiting Fjordland Nationwide Park, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Picton.

The vessel will proceed to alternate its sailings via April 14, 2026, when she repositions again to Honolulu and continues on to Alaska for a Northern Hemisphere summer season season from Seattle.

In the meantime, the three,368-passenger Voyager of the Seas will supply 22 departures starting from 2 to 12 nights across the Queensland coast and South Pacific. It, too, will return to North America within the late spring to function from Seattle to Alaska.

Royal Caribbean is making a powerful play in Australia. Past ship deployments, the cruise line is investing in a brand new non-public vacation spot on Lelepa in Vanuatu, the primary non-public cruise vacation spot within the Southern Hemisphere.

Initially introduced in 2019, pre-pandemic, the vacation spot skilled main delays however is again on monitor with an anticipated opening in early 2027.