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Loading Travel Forecast…Loading Travel Forecast…Loading Travel Forecast…The Viking Orion sails a 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary with Viking Cruises, departing Sydney, Australia on December 11, 2026. It's a classic Australia & New Zealand cruise. Travelers sailing in December can generally expect cooler, off-season conditions. Ports of call include Sydney, Australia, Brisbane, Australia, Hamilton Island, Australia, with 15 more along the way. Use the day-by-day forecast below to plan what to pack for each stop.
Sydney, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 1 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 71°F.
Day 2 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Brisbane, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 3 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 80°F.
Day 4 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Hamilton Island, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 5 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 80°F.
Townsville, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 6 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 89°F.
Cairns, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 7 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 85°F.
Day 8 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Day 9 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Day 10 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Darwin, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 11 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 91°F.
Day 12 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Komodo Island, Indonesia is a scheduled port of call on day 13 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 83°F.
Bali, Indonesia is a scheduled port of call on day 14 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 79°F.
Bali, Indonesia is a scheduled port of call on day 15 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 80°F.
Day 16 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Day 17 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Day 18 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Fremantle, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 19 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Fremantle, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 20 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Margaret River, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 21 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Day 22 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Albany, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 23 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Day 24 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Day 25 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Adelaide, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 26 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Day 27 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Melbourne, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 28 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Burnie, Tasmania is a scheduled port of call on day 29 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Day 30 of 32 is a day at sea aboard Viking Orion, cruising between ports on the Grand Australia Circumnavigation itinerary.
Eden, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 31 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
Sydney, Australia is a scheduled port of call on day 32 of the 31-night Grand Australia Circumnavigation cruise on Viking Orion.
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