Prepare yourself for thirty nights of refreshing cruising across the sea when you join the Holland America Westerdam from Auckland to Sydney.
During this Christmas and New Years sailing you'll experience common destinations such as Sydney as well as extremely rare destinations such as Phillip Island and Tasmania. This route is a rare one for the Westerdam. In fact, it sails it just once.
We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so that you can compare trips easily. At less than $165 a day, this bargain is.
More than 1,900 people can comfortably sail on this top-rated Vista class ship, based in Vancouver and refurbished just three years ago in 2023.
The Westerdam Holland America offers guests a casino, a spa, five jacuzzis, and a gym.
This itinerary consists of nineteen port days and ten days at sea. Highlights include long stops in Tauranga, Dunedin, Hobart, Adelaide and more plus visits to once-in-a-lifetime ports like Tasmania.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 5 | Auckland, New Zealand | 5:00pm | |
| Mon, Dec 6 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 7:45am | 7:15pm |
| Tue, Dec 7 | Napier, New Zealand | 12:00pm | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 8 | Wellington, New Zealand | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 9 | Picton, New Zealand | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 10 | Lyttleton, New Zealand (Christchurch) | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 11 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 12 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 13 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 14 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 15 | Hobart, Tasmania | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 16 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Dec 17 | Melbourne, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 18 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Dec 19 | Sydney, Australia | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 20 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 21 | Phillip Island, Australia | 8:00am | 11:59pm |
| Wed, Dec 22 | Melbourne, Australia | 8:00am | |
| Thu, Dec 23 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 24 | Burnie, Tasmania | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 25 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Dec 26 | Adelaide, Australia | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 27 | Kangaroo Island, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 28 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 29 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 30 | Hobart, Tasmania | 8:00am | 11:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 31 | Port Arthur, Tasmania | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 1 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Jan 2 | Eden, Australia | 7:00am | 3:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 3 | Newcastle, Australia | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Jan 4 | Sydney, Australia | 7:00am |
The Westerdam sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
The accompanying graph shows the price over time for every type of cabin. Since being listed 14 days ago, the cost of this sailing has remained right at $4,944. Today this cruise is at its lowest price, so lock in your stateroom now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026