Australia & NZ visa requirements for Canadians

[Bluemoose]

hi all.... we're going to spend 2 weeks in Australia before getting on a cruise that also visits several NZ ports....   I understand we need an Australia visa before we fly in, but there seems to be several options, with different price tags !    has anyone recently obtained an Australian visa and what visa did you get ?     Similarly, do we need a visa for the 4 or 5 cruise ports ? (we've never had to get visas in the past for cruise stops in different countries)....   thanks in advance, cheers

[broberts]

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601#Overview

 

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/about-visa/nzeta

[dawnvip]

https://www.onlinevisaaustralia.org/eta/canadian-citizens/ for Australia as your purpose is to go on a cruise!

 

I think broberts link is the official one for Australia though

Edited May 17, 2022 by dawnvip

[WESTEAST]

Visas are required for both countries and we got them online and was easy to do. We found this AU-NZ forum has lots of information: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/48-australia-amp-new-zealand/ and also a roll call for your cruise portion may be helpful. We loved our time in both countries.

[DHP1]

Good question. You do need one to fly into Australia however, because your visiting New Zealand by cruise I believe the cruise line looks after this. Check with cruise line. I know with Princess they do mention visa requirements. 
We’re doing the same trip at the end of October (12 days Australia/New Zealand). 

[WESTEAST]

3 hours ago, DHP1 said:

Good question. You do need one to fly into Australia however, because your visiting New Zealand by cruise I believe the cruise line looks after this. Check with cruise line. I know with Princess they do mention visa requirements. 
We’re doing the same trip at the end of October (12 days Australia/New Zealand). 

We cruised with Oceania and got both visas ourselves. Often cruise lines will offer the service of obtaining visas on a guest's behalf but usually at a cost.