Cruise Tourism Resources

Hobart’s deep water port is the arrival and departure point for many sailing expeditions. DST remains committed to leveraging the benefits of this sector for southern Tasmania and its members

Find our most recent Tourism Cruise Industry resources below.

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2026/27 Cruise Season Industry Briefing

Held Wednesday 16th September 2026, The Tasman, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart

Presenters:

  • Alex Heroys – Destination Southern Tasmania
    Acknowledgment of country and welcome
  • Kristy Little – TasPorts
    Season overview and TasPorts operations
  • Aletta Macdonald – Tourism Tasmania
    Global trends and cruise brands and passenger mix
  • Mette Dawe – Tasmanian Hospitality and Tourism Academy
    Cruise Workforce and Readiness Campaign
  • Robert Matson – Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre
    Operational and advertising opportunities with the TTIC
  • Alex Heroys – DST
    Operational opportunities and questions

How to work with cruise guide

Tourism Tasmania has produced a guide for Tasmanian tourism and retail businesses looking to offer product to the cruise shipping market.

The guide provides information on how to deliver shore experiences to passengers, who to work with, and how the cruise distribution system works.

The guide also provides information on different cruise lines and their passenger demographics as well as key contacts and useful links.

Hawker Permit Application 

Booking Form 2026/2027

As part of ensuring a professional approach with cruise visitors in Hobart, Destination Southern Tasmania (DST) has negotiated hawking permits with TasPorts for independent tour operators. This allows businesses to promote and sell their services in a designated area adjacent to the cruise terminal for the 2026/2027 cruise season.

Poster Display Cruise Terminal

Booking Form 2026/2027

Thank you for your interest in being part of the advertising opportunity at MAC 2 for the upcoming Cruise Season. We have partnered with TasPorts to have your Poster displayed over an approx 6-month period,
commencing 02 November 2026 and ending 20 April 2027 (Approx 57 ship arrivals into Hobart, an estimated 148,000 passengers and crew).

Alcohol Guide for Australian Ports

When it comes to bringing alcohol on board, policies vary by cruise line. Australian Cruise Association (ACA) have compiled acomprehensive list of alcohol policies of all major cruise lines that operate in Australia.

Cruise Tasmania destination brochures, produced by Tourism Tasmania

These brochures are for cruise lines and expedition cruise deployment teams as they plan future cruise itineraries and gain local destination knowledge on how to showcase the best of Tasmania.

The Shore Excursions Tasmania Guide is aimed at helping cruise shore excursion operators and cruise line product teams adapt and evolve shore excursion programs tailored to cruise passenger trends, whilst improving dispersal and value contribution to our visitor economy.

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