POLICE have launched a major search of the NSW coast after two passengers were discovered missing from a cruise ship docked at Sydney Harbour.
The passengers on board Carnival Spirit were reported missing just after it docked at Circular Quay at 11.30am (AEST).
It is believed the 30-year-old man and 26-year-old-woman may have fallen overboard.
A police spokesman said the marine search stretches from Sydney Harbour to Newcastle.
Carnival Spirit is operated by Carnival Cruise Lines.
The ship has 1062 cabins and can accommodate up to 2680 passengers.
A spokesman for Carnival Cruise Lines said the couple had been sharing a cabin on the ship and were travelling with family and friends on a 10-night cruise of the Pacific Islands.
He says they were last seen early in the evening on Wednesday when the ship was at sea about half way between the island of Mare and Sydney.
"When these two passengers failed to disembark a full search was launched of the ship and the authorities were notified," he told AAP.
There were 2680 passengers on board.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said it was co-ordinating a 300 square nautical mile air search for the missing couple about 60 nautical miles south of Port Macquarie.
AMSA said it understood they were last seen at 8.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday.
It is understood their disappearance is not being treated as suspicious.
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