Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

48-Night Seattle to Auckland Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Westerdam · from Seattle

$6,774 per person · next sails Sep 19, 2027 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 AKL · $3,178 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…

The voyage · 48 nights

The unforgettable thing at every port

We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 6 of your 24 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach. The rest are being curated now — check back shortly.

Raiatea
⚙ Curating Raiatea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Seattle
Space Needle & Chihuly Garden of Glass · $75 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Melbourne
⚙ Curating Melbourne’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Hobart
⚙ Curating Hobart’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Hilo
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Nuku Alofa
⚙ Curating Nuku Alofa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Christmas Island
⚙ Curating Christmas Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Lyttelton (Christchurch)
⚙ Curating Lyttelton (Christchurch)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Napier
⚙ Curating Napier’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Wellington
⚙ Curating Wellington’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Sydney
BridgeClimb Sydney · $552 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Picton
⚙ Curating Picton’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Papeete
⚙ Curating Papeete’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Auckland
Waiheke Island Private Wine Tour · $50 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Tauranga
⚙ Curating Tauranga’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Nawiliwili
⚙ Curating Nawiliwili’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Moorea
⚙ Curating Moorea’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
+ 6 more ports on this voyage
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Auckland

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

10 mi from Auckland

Hobbiton Movie Set

1 mi from Auckland

Rotorua Geothermal Tour

Home

Fly home from Auckland (AKL)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from AKL · 2 travelers $3,178 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Seattle · Premium~$435
Cruise fare48 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$13,548
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,251
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$19,592
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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