A Month of Carnival Adventure Cruises Cancelled
Cruisers Down Under planning to sail aboard Carnival Adventure in mid-2027 will need to make new plans.
Carnival Cruise Line announced it is cancelling all voyages on the 108,865-gross-ton ship between May 17 and June 14, 2027.
The cancellations affect six different itineraries from Sydney, including popular routes to the Great Barrier Reef, Vanuatu, and Moreton Island.
Carnival cited a “short-term change in itinerary plans for Carnival Adventure” as the reason for the cancellations.
Guests booked on the affected cruises – who have two years notice and ample time to find alternatives – are being offered full refunds or the option to rebook another Carnival Cruise Line sailing.
According to the cruise line, “Those who do rebook will receive a nominal onboard spending credit as compensation for the change.”
The cancelled sailings range in length from 3 to 9 nights and were set to visit multiple sought-after ports in Australia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
For passengers booked on the shorter June 3 and June 11, 2027, voyages, an onboard credit of AU$25.00 (approximately $16 US) per person is being offered. There will be a maximum of AU$50.00 per stateroom.
Those on the longer May 17 and 25 or June 14, 2027, itineraries will receive AU$50.00 (approximately $32 US) onboard credit per person and only a maximum of AU$100.00 per stateroom.
Carnival Cruise Line has not yet detailed what prompted the schedule change, nor whether the ship will undergo maintenance or be repositioned during its month-long break.
This means the 2,636-passenger ship’s last scheduled voyage is a 3-night roundtrip cruise to nowhere on May 14, 2027.
Adventure from P&O to Carnival
The ship now known as Carnival Adventure previously sailed as Pacific Adventure under the P&O Australia flag. It underwent two-week rebranding and minor refurbishments before entering service as Carnival Adventure in March 2025.
Passengers took to social media to speculate about the reason Carnival Adventure has cancelled voyages, including wondering if the ship needs some major renovations.
“Is that one of the old P&O ships that they recently rebranded down here in Melbourne?” asked one guest. “Maybe they found a few jobs, renovations, etc. not urgent but needs sorting in 2 years time.”
However, the vessel is already rumored to be scheduled to enter dry dock in Singapore in early 2027, a year after Carnival Encounter, another ship received by the cruise line from P&O Australia.
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Said one guest, “And it begins… the closure of Carnival Cruise Lines in Australia. They were quicker than I thought they would.”
With a dry dock schedule ahead of the cancellation, it is likely it’s as simple as Carnival said: “a short-term itinerary change.” This could mean moving the vessel to another port or perhaps a month-long charter.
Carnival Cruise Line doesn’t show any signs of departing Australia with President Christine Duffy sharing in March 2025 that the cruise line is “proud to strengthen its commitment to the millions of Australians who love to cruise.”
As part of a broader fleet consolidation, the P&O Australia brand was phased out, with its ships either reassigned within Carnival Corporation or sold.
During the nation’s winter months, the 3,012-guest Carnival Splendor, 2,600-passenger Carnival Encounter, and Carnival Adventure are each operating 3- and 4-night cruises, as well as 7- and 10-night Great Barrier Reef options.
All three ships are currently scheduled to operate in Australia into 2027, with Carnival Luminosa carrying up to 2,260 passengers during the summer season.
Carnival Adventure recently joined Carnival Cruise Line’s Australia lineup in March 2025, after the former P&O Australia cruise line was officially retired by parent company Carnival Corporation.