Holland America Line announced the opening of bookings for Australia and New Zealand for the 2025-206 season.
Holland America Line will deploy Noordam in the South Pacific for a series of cruises between Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, during the 2025-2026 fall and winter season.
Pre-orders are officially open for sale and come with a number of new collectible voyages, offering longer, more immersive cruises of up to 50 days.
An exciting Australian cruise season is on the horizon for Holland America Line’s Noordam, which will seat 1,924 passengers, from November 2025 to March 2026. The premium cruise line, a logo of Carnival Corporation, has designed a set of itineraries that will take cruisers to cosmopolitan cities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as remote spaces where culture and wildlife will take center stage.
Several collectors are sure to attract visitors who need to spend more time exploring the area. These cruises combine two 14-day cruises or add a mythical itinerary to a 14-day itinerary.
“Australia and New Zealand are wonderful places for cruise passengers to global destinations, iconic cities and wild wonders,” said Beth Bodensteiner, chief commercial officer of Holland America Line.
“We design our cruises to showcase the most productive of the region. With these trips, visitors can immerse themselves in New Zealand on an intensive port itinerary that also includes a scenic cruise through Milford Sound, or spot wildlife such as penguins and kangaroos as they explore South Australia,” added Bodensteiner.
Noordam’s 14-day sailings are either roundtrip from Sydney or operate between Sydney and Auckland. The ship’s “Australia and New Zealand” itinerary, for instance, offers departures from both cities in November 2025 and in February and March 2026.
Voyages include a mix of stops in Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania, including Melbourne, Australia, Hobart, Tasmania and Port Chalmers, New Zealand.
Guests looking for a New Zealand-focused cruise can opt for the ‘New Zealand Discovery’, which operates a circular from Sydney on December 7, 2025 and calls only at New Zealand ports, adding Auckland, Waitangi, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. (Christchurch) and Port Chalmers.
Holland America Line’s new collectible voyages can combine consecutive 14-day cruises for a 28-day voyage, or upload a 14-day itinerary to an existing Mythic voyage, which is a cruise category that features longer itineraries, in addition to port calls and special programming. focused on the history and culture of the destinations.
For example, the 42-day “South Pacific Islands and New Zealand” collection voyage, departing Sydney on January 4, 2026, is part of a 14-day sailing merged with the line’s 28-day “Southern Islands. “to Auckland » Legendary Journey.
Noordam customers will benefit from Holland America’s Global Fresh Fish program, in which the line’s chefs source new fish from a network of 60 global ports. According to the plan, implemented in September 2023 and rolled out fleet-wide in 2024, new products fish go from port to plate within 48 hours.
On the Australia-New Zealand cruise series, the fish program means guests can indulge in local specialties such as New Zealand green-lipped muscles, Tasmanian Atlantic salmon, and Sydney rock oysters, among other delectable.
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Five restaurants in Noordam feature the main dining room; Pinnacle Grill; Canaletto, which offers Italian dishes; the buffet at the Lido market; and Dive In, a poolside grill. The Explorations café serves coffees, snacks, and cocktails.
Entertainment spaces aboard the Noordam include the line’s popular Rolling Stone Lounge, which offers live music, and the World Stage, the ship’s main theater, where a variety of high-level productions and cabaret displays are held.
Noordam is a Vista-class ship that launched in 2005. The ship offers five stateroom categories: inside, ocean view, veranda, Signature Suite, and Neptune Suite.