Holland America repositions Westerdam in Australia and New Zealand

Now you can ebook a voyage on the Westerdam for the newly annonced autumn 2022 season in Australia, New Zealand and the start of 2023 season in Southeast Asia. Initially, the Westerdam was to supply voyages to Asia, together with a number of itineraries in Japan. Uncertainty associated to entry circumstances in these nations has pressured a number of cruise strains to alter their deployments.

Holland America Line. added a seven-day spherical journey to Alaska from Seattle, Washington on September 25, extending the Westerdam season by one week.

The ship will then spend 36 days weaving among the many enchanting isles of the South Pacific en path to Australia’s southern and jap areas, and the North and South islands of New Zealand. The cruise departs Seattle Oct. 2 and arrives at Sydney Nov. 8. Alongside the way in which, the ship makes 14 calls on the islands of Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, and finishes with three Australia visits.

Westerdam : 36-days crossing of the Pacific

Beginning Nov. 8, Westerdam will discover Australia and New Zealand on 4 cruises that vary from 13 to fifteen days. The port-intensive itineraries guarantee company can deeply discover the area and get a wide range of experiences ashore that showcase the nation’s tradition, culinary experience and standard wine scene. Scenic cruising takes company into the vistas of Fiordland Nationwide Park with its ice-tipped mountains and sprawling fjords.

In January, the ship will sail from Sydney to Singapore to reposition for a drydock. The 16-day voyage contains two days of scenic cruising in Australia’s iconic Nice Barrier Reef — a stunningly various ecosystem that is likely one of the Seven Pure Wonders of the World. Following the ship’s refurbishment, Westerdam will cruise two new departures in February earlier than assuming its beforehand revealed itineraries in Asia.

Highlights of the brand new itineraries :

Nov. 8: 15 days, roundtrip from Sydney. Ports embody Port Chalmers (Dunedin), Lyttelton (Christchurch), Kaikoura, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Tauranga (Rotorua), Auckland and Waitangi, all in New Zealand, with scenic cruising in Fiordland Nationwide Park.
Nov. 23: 13 days, roundtrip from Sydney. Ports embody Eden, Port Arthur, Hobart (in a single day), Adelaide (in a single day), Penneshaw, Melbourne and Phillip Island, all in Australia.
Dec. 6: 14 days, Sydney to Auckland. Australian ports embody Melbourne and Hobart; New Zealand ports embody Port Chalmers (Dunedin), Lyttelton (Christchurch), Kaikoura, Wellington, Napier and Tauranga (Rotorua), with scenic cruising in Fiordland Nationwide Park.
Dec. 20 Vacation Cruise: 14 days, Auckland to Sydney. Ports embody Tauranga (Rotorua), Napier, Kaikoura, Lyttelton (Christchurch), Port Chalmers (Dunedin), Hobart and Melbourne, with scenic cruising in Fiordland Nationwide Park.
Jan. 3: 16 days, Sydney to Singapore. Ports embody Newcastle, Airlie Seaside, Cairns and Darwin, Australia; Komodo Island, dwelling to the notorious Komodo Dragon; and Lembar, Lombok, and Benoa, Bali, each in Indonesia. A spotlight of this voyage is 2 days spent scenic cruising in Australia’s Nice Barrier Reef the place company can marvel within the coral cays and sun-soaked islands above the floor, together with the hundreds of reef techniques beneath water.
Feb. 3: 11 days, roundtrip Singapore. Ports embody Phuket, Thailand (in a single day); Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India; and the Malaysian ports of Porto Malai, Langkawi; Georgetown, Penang; Malacca and Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur).
Feb. 14: 13 days, roundtrip Singapore. Ports embody Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), Probolinggo, Surabaya and Semarang (Borobudur), on Java, in Indonesia; Komodo Island; Benoa and Celukan on Bali; ending with an in a single day at Singapore.
Feb. 27: 14 days, Singapore to Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan. Ports embody Puerto Princesa, Boracay and Manila, Philippines; Kaohsiung and Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan; and Ishigaki, Naha and Kochi, Japan.

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