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17 nights From an incredible $4,499pp

Christmas & New Year South Australia Discovery Voyage

Holiday Includes: Full Board Cruise Full-Board Cruise Hotels Hotel All Flights All Flights Taxes Taxes Optional Transfers Optional Transfers
Christmas & New Year South Australia Discovery Voyage

Departure

18 December 2027

Trip Duration

17 nights

Cruise Ship

Westerdam

Cruise Company

Holland America Line

Start Port

Sydney

End Port

Sydney

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Enjoy Complimentary Flights & Hotel Stay
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Celebrate Christmas Day At Sea & Toast The New Year In Tasmania
Inc. Flights & Taxes

Solo cabin from $7,999

Embrace the festive season with this South Australian discovery, celebrating Christmas surrounded by Holland America Line’s elegant interiors and welcoming the New Year against the magical backdrop of Tasmania’s coastline.

From the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s world-class wine to Phillip Island’s famous penguin parade and Tasmania’s wild landscapes, Australia’s southern coast offers remarkable experiences and awe-inspiring wildlife encounters. Begin your journey exploring Sydney’s harbour, historic streets, and scenic surrounds, before setting sail on an immersive 16-night voyage along your home country’s spectacular shoreline.

Soak up the most wonderful time of the year on board Westerdam, where twinkling lights and joyful carols capture the spirit of Christmas – complete with a sumptuous celebratory dinner. Then, ring in the new year just off the shore of Port Arthur with a spectacular party under the stars – the perfect end to 2027.

Inc. Flights & Taxes

Your Holiday Includes

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Full-Board Cruise

  • 16 night full-board cruise on board Westerdam
  • Celebrate Christmas and New Year on board your ship
  • Overnight in port in Melbourne
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Complimentary Hotel Stay

  • 1 night four-star hotel stay in Sydney at the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park with breakfast
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Complimentary Flights & Taxes

Transfers not included but can be added on at the time of booking

Itinerary

Sydney: Hotel Stay
Day 1

Sydney: Hotel Stay

Upon arriving in Sydney, you’ll check into your hotel for an overnight stay.
Overnight: Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park
Sydney: Embark Ship
Day 2

Sydney: Embark Ship

Holland America Line’s Westerdam successfully blends the finest elements of cruising heritage with a selection of modern innovations. She is a superb choice of ship...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Day At Sea
Day 3

Day At Sea

Enjoy a relaxing day at sea. Take advantage of the ship's amenities, relax by the pool, indulge in spa treatments, or simply enjoy the ocean...
Phillip Island
Day 4

Phillip Island

Phillip Island’s rugged coastline is a haven for surfers and wildlife enthusiasts. The Koala Conservation Centre provides a close encounter with these iconic marsupials, while...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Melbourne: Overnight in Port
Day 5

Melbourne: Overnight in Port

Experience Melbourne’s captivating blend of culture, creativity, and charm. Wander around its famous markets, stroll through its vivid Royal Botanic Gardens, or taste world-class wines...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Melbourne
Day 6

Melbourne

Relish a second day to enjoy Melbourne’s refined laneways and cafés, explore galleries at Federation Square, take a gentle seaside stroll in St Kilda, and...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Burnie, Tasmania
Day 7

Burnie, Tasmania

Burnie, a coastal city in Tasmania, boasts a mix of natural beauty, cultural attractions, and industrial heritage. Explore the Makers’ Workshop, showcasing local crafts, while...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Christmas Day at Sea
Day 8

Christmas Day at Sea

Christmas Day unfolds at sea with elegant festive décor, carols drifting through public spaces, and a beautifully prepared seasonal feast, blending tradition and ocean tranquillity...
Adelaide
Day 9

Adelaide

Adelaide is a treasure trove of traditions, flavours, and entertainment. Dive into Australia’s natural and artistic heritage at the Art Gallery of South Australia, or...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Kangaroo Island
Day 10

Kangaroo Island

Home to kangaroos and diverse bird species, this untouched sanctuary beckons with pristine wilderness and abundant wildlife. With dramatic coastlines, secluded beaches, and expansive national...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Day At Sea
Day 11 - 12

Day At Sea

Enjoy a relaxing day at sea. Take advantage of the ship's amenities, relax by the pool, indulge in spa treatments, or simply enjoy the ocean...
Hobart, Tasmania
Day 13

Hobart, Tasmania

Become enchanted by Hobart’s maritime heritage and incredible wilderness, like Bruny Island. The city offers an impressive blend of urban marvels and pristine landscapes, including...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Port Arthur: New Year's Eve
Day 14

Port Arthur: New Year's Eve

Spend New Year’s Eve exploring Port Arthur’s historic surrounds before returning to the ship for gala dining, live entertainment, and champagne – celebrating the arrival...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
New Year's Day at Sea
Day 15

New Year's Day at Sea

Enjoy the start of 2028 at a relaxed pace, with a leisurely breakfast, soft ocean views, and a calm, easy atmosphere after the night before....
Eden
Day 16

Eden

Discover Eden, where pristine beaches meet untamed coastlines. Explore whale-watching adventures, the historic whaling station, and abundant marine life. Wander charming streets, savour fresh seafood,...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Newcastle
Day 17

Newcastle

Today you’ll discover Newcastle’s historic quayside, exploring its museums and galleries, enjoying a gentle stroll along the River Tyne, and finishing with relaxed dining on...
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Overnight: Westerdam
Sydney: Disembark Ship & Fly Home
Day 18

Sydney: Disembark Ship & Fly Home

Your holiday complete, today you’ll disembark your ship and head to the airport for your flight home.
Meals Included: Breakfast

Entertainment Options

Ocean Bar

Ocean Bar

Enjoy live music in this popular bar perfect for pre-dinner cocktails.
Piano Bar

Piano Bar

Holland America Line offers you a wide selection of lounges on board. In the Piano Bar, gather around and sing along as our pianist plays...
Pool Bars

Pool Bars

The Lido Bar serves the Lido Pool, midship on Deck 9, and the Seaview Bar serves the Sea View Pool towards the end of the...
Sports Bar

Sports Bar

Enjoy a drink and cheer with friends as your favourite teams and event are broadcast live.
Gallery Bar

Gallery Bar

When the Gallery Bar is added to Westerdam, replacing the Northern Lights nightclub, it will feature an exclusive menu of craft cocktails created by master...
Explorer's Lounge

Explorer's Lounge

Coffees, drinks and liqueurs are served to the classical sounds of the Adagio Strings.
Lincoln Centre Stage

Lincoln Centre Stage

Enjoy classical cruise ship music and onboard entertainment. In an exclusive partnership with the world’s leading centre for the performing arts, music virtuosos perform familiar...
Casino Action

Casino Action

Your Holland America Line ship’s Casino offers a wide array of gaming options. Whether you prefer slot machines or want to try your hand at...
Billboard Onboard

Billboard Onboard

2 pianos – 60 Years of Chart Toppers – 100s Of Songs. Sing along, test your music trivia skills or just sit back and enjoy...
Art Tours

Art Tours

Holland America Line is known for the extensive art collections onboard each of its ships. Now, fine art goes high tech. The line invites you...
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery

It all begins with a great photo taken at embarkation — the first of many photo opportunities. Your onboard photographers, called “Image Creators” will be...
Onboard Shopping

Onboard Shopping

Enjoy a wide variety of duty-free shopping in such signature shops as The Vault, Diamonds and Gemstones by Merabella, which offers the best diamonds at...
World Stage

World Stage

World Stage, the largest theatre on board is home to a variety of performances day and night. Our exclusive EXC® Talk lecture series features captivating...
BBC Earth In Concert

BBC Earth In Concert

Our partnership with BBC Earth brings their innovative and breathtaking programming to the World Stage. Award-winning soundtracks are performed live as BBC Earth’s incredible wildlife...
Ocean Bar

Ocean Bar

Enjoy live music in this popular bar perfect for pre-dinner cocktails.
Piano Bar

Piano Bar

Holland America Line offers you a wide selection of lounges on board. In the Piano Bar, gather around and sing along as our pianist plays...
Pool Bars

Pool Bars

The Lido Bar serves the Lido Pool, midship on Deck 9, and the Seaview Bar serves the Sea View Pool towards the end of the...
Sports Bar

Sports Bar

Enjoy a drink and cheer with friends as your favourite teams and event are broadcast live.
Gallery Bar

Gallery Bar

When the Gallery Bar is added to Westerdam, replacing the Northern Lights nightclub, it will feature an exclusive menu of craft cocktails created by master...
Explorer's Lounge

Explorer's Lounge

Coffees, drinks and liqueurs are served to the classical sounds of the Adagio Strings.
Lincoln Centre Stage

Lincoln Centre Stage

Enjoy classical cruise ship music and onboard entertainment. In an exclusive partnership with the world’s leading centre for the performing arts, music virtuosos perform familiar...
Casino Action

Casino Action

Your Holland America Line ship’s Casino offers a wide array of gaming options. Whether you prefer slot machines or want to try your hand at...
Billboard Onboard

Billboard Onboard

2 pianos – 60 Years of Chart Toppers – 100s Of Songs. Sing along, test your music trivia skills or just sit back and enjoy...
Art Tours

Art Tours

Holland America Line is known for the extensive art collections onboard each of its ships. Now, fine art goes high tech. The line invites you...
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery

It all begins with a great photo taken at embarkation — the first of many photo opportunities. Your onboard photographers, called “Image Creators” will be...
Onboard Shopping

Onboard Shopping

Enjoy a wide variety of duty-free shopping in such signature shops as The Vault, Diamonds and Gemstones by Merabella, which offers the best diamonds at...
World Stage

World Stage

World Stage, the largest theatre on board is home to a variety of performances day and night. Our exclusive EXC® Talk lecture series features captivating...
BBC Earth In Concert

BBC Earth In Concert

Our partnership with BBC Earth brings their innovative and breathtaking programming to the World Stage. Award-winning soundtracks are performed live as BBC Earth’s incredible wildlife...

Health & Fitness

Greenhouse Spa & Salon

Greenhouse Spa & Salon

Refresh, Relax and Rejuvenate During a leisurely day at sea, few places help you refresh, relax and rejuvenate like the Greenhouse Spa & Salon®. This...
Fitness Centre

Fitness Centre

Stop by the professionally staffed Fitness Centre equipped with the latest cardio and weight machines. Try one of our classes on indoor cycling, Pilates and...
Lido & Sea View Pool

Lido & Sea View Pool

The Sea View Pool aft of deck 9 is the ship’s open air pool featuring two whirlpools and served by the Sea View Bar and...
Pickleball At Sea

Pickleball At Sea

Play the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. with Holland America Line, the exclusive cruise line partner of the Professional Pickleball Association. All our cruise ships...
Greenhouse Spa & Salon

Greenhouse Spa & Salon

Refresh, Relax and Rejuvenate During a leisurely day at sea, few places help you refresh, relax and rejuvenate like the Greenhouse Spa & Salon®. This...
Fitness Centre

Fitness Centre

Stop by the professionally staffed Fitness Centre equipped with the latest cardio and weight machines. Try one of our classes on indoor cycling, Pilates and...
Lido & Sea View Pool

Lido & Sea View Pool

The Sea View Pool aft of deck 9 is the ship’s open air pool featuring two whirlpools and served by the Sea View Bar and...
Pickleball At Sea

Pickleball At Sea

Play the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. with Holland America Line, the exclusive cruise line partner of the Professional Pickleball Association. All our cruise ships...

Your Hotel Stay

Included Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park (Or Similar)
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park (Or Similar)
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park (Or Similar)
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Sydney

Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park (Or Similar)

Located in the heart of Central Park, 15 minutes’ walk from Darling Harbour, ICC Sydney, Chinatown and Sydney CBD (Central Business District), Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park offers 297 beautifully designed rooms suites, all with access to free WiFi. All rooms at Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park have a large desk, flat-screen TV with media hub, tea/coffee making facilities and a seating area. Each private bathroom has a walk-in rain shower. The Studio Suite features both a separate bath and shower, along with double vanity basins in the bathroom. Breakfast is available in Central Quarter restaurant, offering the choice of an a la carte menu or full buffet breakfast daily. Lunch and Dinner is available from Malt Bar, serving share plates, and light to substantial meal options.

Westerdam

Superbly refreshed, Westerdam cruise ship features excellent bar, entertainment and dining venues, plus completely reimagined suites. Westerdam is a fascinating destination in her own right and has won multiple Best Cruise Ship awards. On board, enjoy live entertainment with Music Walk™ and Billboard Onboard. Feel immersed on your cruise with regional cooking demonstrations and food and wine tastings with Port to Table. Enrich your travel experience at the new Exploration Central atop the ship.

Refurbishment Year

2023

Currency

USD

Passengers

1964

Language

en-US

Westerdam

Deckplan

Cabin Location

Cabins & Suites

Inside

Inside

From $4,499

Ocean View

Ocean View

From $4,999

Verandah

Verandah

From $6,299

Signature Suite

Signature Suite

From $6,999

Inside

From

$4,499pp

As the name suggests, these are elegantly appointed and cosy inside staterooms, all with ample space to relax, and a variety of amenities of which to take advantage. An Inside stateroom on board Westerdam really does present almost everything you could really require on your luxury cruise.

  • Signature Mariner’s Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses
  • Private bathroom with shower, toilet, and basin
  • Telephone
  • Safe
  • Two beds convertible to a queen-size bed
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Ocean View

From

$4,999pp

It’s called “ocean view”, and that’s exactly what this large and high-specification stateroom provides. These cabins vary in their exact configuration, but you can certainly expect the kinds of views of the open ocean that will have you and your fellow travellers whipping out your cameras – not to mention approximately 174 to 180 square feet of space in which to stretch your legs.

  • Signature Mariner’s Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses
  • Private bathroom with shower, toilet, and basin
  • Telephone
  • Safe
  • Two beds convertible to a queen-size bed
  • Window
  • Desk
  • Separate seating area
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Verandah

From

$6,299pp

Westerdam’s Veranda staterooms are elegantly designed and furnished, with many comfort-enhancing amenities, although these are far from their only attractions. That’s because they also offer plentiful natural light, thanks to their floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook a private veranda, giving passengers head-turning views of the ocean or port.

  • Signature Marine’s Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses
  • Private bathroom with shower, toilet, and basin
  • Telephone
  • Safe
  • Two beds convertible to a queen-size bed
  • Separate seating area
  • Private verandah
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows
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Signature Suite

From

$6,999pp

Westerdam offers guests an almost unrivalled luxury experience with its Signature Suites. Each spacious suite is exquisitely decorated and includes state-of-the-art amenities. Expect floor-to-ceiling windows, a private verandah, two lower beds that can be converted to a single queen-size bed, and a formidable 372 to 384 square feet of space in which to unwind.

  • Mini bar
  • Sofa bed
  • Murphy bed
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows
  • Telephone
  • Safe
  • Signature Mariner’s Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses
  • Choice of firm, medium, or soft pillows
  • Private bathroom with shower, dual vanity, full-size whirlpool path and additional flower stall
  • Complimentary fresh fruit
  • Deluxe bathrobes
  • Generous storage
  • Complimentary 24-hour in-room dining
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
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Christmas & New Year South Australia Discovery Voyage

Departure

December 18, 2027

Trip Duration

17 nights

Cruise Ship

Westerdam

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