Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

69-Night Seattle to Sydney Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Noordam · from Seattle

$11,094 per person · next sails Oct 11, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Seattle (SEA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from SYD · $3,484 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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.

145 mi from Seattle

Painted Hills National Scenic Byway

Otherworldly geological formations showcasing 30 million years of earth history through vividly colored volcanic ash and mineral deposits in remote Ea…

145 mi from Seattle

Crater Lake National Park Day Trip via Rim Drive

America's deepest lake (1,949 ft) set in a volcanic caldera, accessible via stunning 33-mile Rim Drive with overlooks, hiking trails, and the historic…

Your voyage · 69 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, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Seattle Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Hilo
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Nawiliwili
⚙ Curating Nawiliwili’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 10
Kona
Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel · $230 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
⚙ Curating CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 13
Christmas Island
⚙ Curating Christmas Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 13
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
⚙ Curating CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 14
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE EQUATOR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 15–16
Papeete
⚙ Curating Papeete’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 17
Moorea
⚙ Curating Moorea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 18
Raiatea
⚙ Curating Raiatea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Rarotonga
⚙ Curating Rarotonga’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
⚙ Curating CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 24
Vavau
⚙ Curating Vavau’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 25
Nuku Alofa
⚙ Curating Nuku Alofa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 26–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Waitangi (Bay of Islands)
⚙ Curating Waitangi (Bay of Islands)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 29
Auckland
Waiheke Island Private Wine Tour · $50 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Wellington
⚙ Curating Wellington’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 32–34
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 35
Sydney
★ BridgeClimb Sydney — how to make it yours →
31 more days at sea and ashore
Day 70
Sydney Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Sydney

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

1 mi from Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from SYD · 2 travelers $3,484 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Seattle · Premium~$435
Cruise fare69 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$22,188
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,078
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$28,365
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; 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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