Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

40-Night Australia & South Pacific Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Westerdam · round-trip from Sydney

$7,099 per person · next sails Jan 4, 2028 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 · $5,034 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 · 40 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
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
⚙ Curating Moreton Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Townsville
⚙ Curating Townsville’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 6–7
Cairns
Outer Great Barrier Reef · $389 for twohow 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.
Day 9
Alotau
⚙ Curating Alotau’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 10
Kiriwina Island
⚙ Curating Kiriwina Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 11
Rabaul
⚙ Curating Rabaul’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
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
Honiara
⚙ Curating Honiara’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
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
Luganville
⚙ Curating Luganville’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 16
Port Vila
Lelepa Island · $390 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Mystery Island Vanuatu
Clear Kayak & Snorkel · $40 for twohow 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.
Days 19–20
Lautoka
Yasawa Islands · $400 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Suva
Navua River · $250 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Nuku Alofa
⚙ Curating Nuku Alofa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 24–25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
Waitangi (Bay of Islands)
⚙ Curating Waitangi (Bay of Islands)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 27
Auckland
Waiheke Island Private Wine Tour · $50 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Tauranga
⚙ Curating Tauranga’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 29
Napier
⚙ Curating Napier’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 30
Wellington
⚙ Curating Wellington’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
9 more days at sea and ashore
Day 41
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 $5,034 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Premium~$131
Cruise fare40 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$14,198
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,519
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$21,062
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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