We haven't been on a Carnival ship since 2019. I was looking for an Australia/South Pacific cruise for a 3 week vacation in February, 2025 for our anniversary. Carnival Luminosa fit the bill for us! 7 night Australia (Arlie Beach, Cairns, and Port Douglas) followed by an 11 night South Pacific (2 ports in Fiji, 2 ports in Vanuatu, and 1 port in New Caledonia), for a total of 18 nights. Perfect! No other cruise line on a non-mega ship is offering this type of itinerary that is affordable. We booked it! We are going to use miles to get there and back, so the cost of the air is minimal and will be around 40,000 miles each way. It can cost us 30,000 miles just to get to Dallas or Ft. Lauderdale, so getting to Brisbane is a bargain. Australia can be done, but you need to do your research and check out all of your options.