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title: "Willis Island Cruise Port"
url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/australia-new-zealand/willis-island
description: "Australia's most remote weather station"
---

# Willis Island

🇦🇺 · Australia · Australia & New Zealand

> "Australia's most remote weather station"

## At a Glance

- **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1
- **Avg. Time in Port:** 1h
- **Visiting Sailings:** 36
- **Cruise Lines:** 3

## Peak Season

Busiest months: Mar (11 sailings), Nov (9 sailings), Oct (4 sailings)

## About Willis Island

Willis Island is a small coral cay in the Coral Sea, about 450 kilometres east of Cairns. It has no residents apart from the staff at Australia's only offshore Bureau of Meteorology weather station, which has operated here since 1921. Ships pass by but passengers do not go ashore. The station tracks cyclones and weather systems across the Coral Sea and Coral Triangle.

From the ship, the island appears as a low strip of vegetation surrounded by reef. Seabird colonies, including boobies, terns, and noddies, nest on the island in large numbers. The surrounding reef has clear water and healthy coral, visible from the deck on calm days. It is one of the more unusual sights on Australian cruise itineraries, notable for its isolation more than anything else. No currency or services apply. The interest is in seeing a place almost nobody ever visits.

## Quick Facts

- **Currency:** AUD (Australian Dollar)
- **Language:** English
- **Timezone:** Etc/GMT-10 (UTC+10)
- **Tipping:** Not expected; 10% for exceptional service

## Location

Coordinates: -16.1050, 149.4800

- [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Willis%20Island/@-16.105,149.48,13z)
- [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Willis%20Island&ll=-16.105,149.48&z=13)

## Nearby Ports

- [Cairns](https://cruisello.com/destinations/australia-new-zealand/cairns.md): 218 nm
- [Yorkeys Knob](https://cruisello.com/destinations/australia-new-zealand/yorkeys-knob.md): 220 nm
- [Port Douglas](https://cruisello.com/destinations/australia-new-zealand/port-douglas.md): 233 nm

## Cruise Lines Serving This Port

- [Celebrity Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/celebrity-cruises.md)
- [Princess Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/princess-cruises.md)
- [Royal Caribbean](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/royal-caribbean.md)

## Cheapest Available Sailing

**[View this cruise →](https://cruisello.com/cruises/sapphire-reef-passage-cairns-airlie-beach~PCL-AP-20270301-7.md)**

- **Price:** €755 per person (€1,510 total for 2 guests)
- **Cruise Line:** [Princess Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/princess-cruises.md)
- **Ship:** [Grand Princess](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/princess-cruises/grand-princess.md)
- **Duration:** 7 nights
- **Departure:** 2027-03-01
- **Itinerary:** Sapphire Reef Passage – Cairns & Airlie Beach

## Featured Cruises from Willis Island

Prices are per person, two sharing, in the fare's own currency.

| Cruise | Ship | Line | Departure | Nights | Price |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Sapphire Reef Passage – Cairns & Airlie Beach](https://cruisello.com/cruises/sapphire-reef-passage-cairns-airlie-beach~PCL-AP-20270301-7.md) | Grand Princess | Princess Cruises | 2027-03-01 | 7 | €755 |
| [Great Barrier Reef – Brisbane & Port Douglas](https://cruisello.com/cruises/great-barrier-reef-brisbane-port-douglas~CEL-CELEBRITY_EDGE-20261109-10.md) | Celebrity Edge | Celebrity Cruises | 2026-11-09 | 10 | €1,448 |
| [Great Barrier Escape – Willis Island & Airlie Beach](https://cruisello.com/cruises/great-barrier-escape-willis-island-airlie-beach~RCL-ANTHEM-20270124-8.md) | Anthem of the Seas | Royal Caribbean | 2027-01-24 | 8 | €1,176 |

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