This was our 12th cruise and first with with RCCL (Age: early fifties).
This was a 16 night itinerary. Port Hedland iron ore tour was a 1 1/4 hours endurance test of babble from the tour guide onboard a bus - we were expecting to actually go into the mining area). End result was paying $69 USD for a BHP BILLITON cap. This is only a re-fuelling stop for the ship. Also Airlie Beach should be discontinued from itineraries. There is nothing there and the shuttle dumps you at a boring market. Cairns or Port Douglas would be much better choice.
Also Brisbane port is way too far out from the CBD to bother venturing in (50 mins) .