Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

35-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Noordam · round-trip from Sydney

$10,299 per person · next sails Nov 15, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Sydney (SYD)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into SYD · $4,132 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Sydney

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Your voyage · 35 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Sydney Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Moreton Island 4WD & Snorkel Safari · $152 for two with Tangalooma Island Resort (official)how to make it yours →
Days 4–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Gopaia Cultural Village · $224 for two with Alotau Tours (PNG)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Kiriwina Islandport guide →
Private Trobriand Cultural Welcome & Deep Village… · $240 for two with ToursByLocals – Kiriwina Island Local Expert Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 9–10
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Townsvilleport guide →
Magnetic Island · $117 for two with Magnetic Island Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
SCENIC CRUISING TORRES STRAIT
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
Litchfield National Park · $330 for two with Ethical Adventures (official small-group eco tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Staircase to the Moon · $145 for two with Broome and Aroundhow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
★ Swim with Whale Sharks — how to make it yours →
Day 20
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 21–22
Rottnest Island Tandem Skydive · $527 for two with Skydive Geronimo Rottnesthow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Discover Bay Whale-Watching & Wildlife Cruise · $125 for two with Albany Wildlife & Scenic Cruise (Albany Boat Charters)how to make it yours → ·
Days 25–26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
Barossa Valley · $165 for two with Bos Tours Adelaide Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Kangaroo Islandport guide →
★ Exceptional KI — how to make it yours →
Day 29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles · $389 for two with Melbourne Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 31
Phillip Islandport guide →
Penguin Parade · $68 for two with Phillip Island Nature Parks (official)how to make it yours → ·
4 more days at sea and ashore
Day 36
Sydney Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into SYD · 2 travelers $4,132 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Premium~$131
Cruise fare35 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$20,598
Shore excursions14 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,161
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$28,202
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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