Dubai’s Desert Dunes, Sydney’s Hunter Valley & New Zealand Discovery, 29 November 2025

Name: Dubai’s Desert Dunes, Sydney’s Hunter Valley & New Zealand Discovery, 29 Nov 2025
Brand: Holland America Line
Price: 4579.0 GBP
Availability: LimitedAvailability
Rating: 3.8 (6 reviews)

Departure: 29 Nov 2025
23 nights
Cruise + Flight + Hotel + Land Tour

Hand-crafted Holiday

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Day 6-9:
Day 7:
Day 9: Sydney
Day 14:
Day 15: Wellington
Day 16: Napier
Day 19: Auckland
Day 23: Sydney
Day 23-24:

Cruise Line: Holland America Line

Ship: Noordam

Black Friday
Free Shore Excursion Credit*
Free Wifi
Handcrafted Holidays
Signature Beverage Package Included!
Crew Appreciation Included
Hotel Included
Transfers included

What our customers say

"We loved this cruise. The ship was very clean and everything was as it should be apart from slow service in the dining room and a lack of entertainment in the evenings" view more

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Inside

£4,579 pp

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What's included?

An array of shops and boutiques
Captivating live entertainment in the World Stage
Access to a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art fitness centre
Two main swimming pools, the Lido Pool and Sea View Pool
Decadent meals in the main dining room, Lido Market and Dive-In
A variety of bars and lounges, including the Crow’s Nest Bar and Ocean Bar

Itinerary

Day

Port
1-2

Flight departs
2-5

Dubai - City Hotel Stay - 3 Nights
3

Dubai - 4x4 Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner
5-6

Flight departs
6-9

Sydney Central Hotel Stay - 3 Nights
7

Hunter Valley - Food & Wine Tour
9

Cruise departs from Sydney departs at: 6:30 pm
10-11

At Sea
12

Milford Sound (Scenic Cruising) arrives at: 7 am, departs at: 8 am
12

Fiordland National Park - Cruising arrives at: 8:01 am, departs at: 8:01 am
13

Port Chalmers arrives at: 7 am, departs at: 6 pm
14

Christchurch (Lyttelton) arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 5 pm
15

Wellington arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 6 pm
16

Napier arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 5 pm
17

Gisborne arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 5 pm
18

Tauranga for Rotorua arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 5 pm
19

Auckland arrives at: 8 am, departs at: 5 pm
20

Waitangi (Bay of Islands) arrives at: 7 am, departs at: 2 pm
21-22

At Sea
23

Sydney arrives at: 7 am, departs at: 5 pm
23-24

Flight departs

Itinerary details & timings may be subject to change.

Ship facilities

Cabins & prices

Inside Price From: £4,579 pp

Large Interior

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet,basin,shower)
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Cabins I8037, J1074, K1012, K1011 are fully accessible with a roll-in shower only

Some cabins provide accommodation for a third and/or fourth occupant

Deck 6, Deck 7, Deck 8

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Deck 1

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Deck 1, Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 8, Deck 10

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Deck 8

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Interior Cabin

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet,basin,shower)
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 7

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Deck 7

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Deck 4

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Outside Call us for latest availability

Ocean View

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Picture Window
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet, basin, shower and bath)
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Cabins D1100, C1082, C1081 are fully accessible with a roll-in shower only

Some cabins are shower only

Some cabins provide accommodation for a third and/or fourth occupant

Deck 1

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Deck 1, Deck 4

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Deck 1

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Deck 1

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Deck 1, Deck 6

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Partial Ocean View

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Picture window (partial obstructed view)
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet, basin, shower and bath)
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Some cabins may have partially or fully obstructed views

Deck 4

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Fully Obstructed Ocean View

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Picture Window (fully obstructed view)
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet, basin, shower and bath)
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Cabins H4090, H4089 are ambulatory accessible with a roll-in shower only

Some cabins may have partially or fully obstructed views

Deck 4, Deck 6, Deck 8, Deck 11

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Deck 4, Deck 6, Deck 8

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Verandah

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Nightly turndown service
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private Bathroom (toilet, basin, shower and bath)
Private verandah
Seating area
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Cabins VB6004, VB6003 are fully accessible with a roll-in shower only

Some cabins are ambulatory accessible with a roll-in shower only

Some cabins are shower only

Some cabins provide accommodation for a third and/or fourth occupant

Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 8

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Deck 2, Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 7, Deck 10

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Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 8

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Deck 4, Deck 6, Deck 7

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Deck 4, Deck 7, Deck 8

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Deck 4, Deck 8

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Deck 4

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Suite Call us for latest availability

Pinnacle Suites

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
Dining room
Dressing room
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Full-size whirlpool bath
Generous Storage
Guest toilet
Hairdryer
Living room
Microwave
One king-size bed
One sofa bed for two people
Pantry
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private bathroom(Shower, additional shower stall and toilet)
Private Concierge
Private stereo system
Private verandah with whirlpool
Refrigerator
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge

Deck 5, Deck 7

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Neptune Suites

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
Dressing room
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Full-size whirlpool bath
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Large seating area
Nightly turndown service
One sofa bed for two people
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private bathroom with dual-sink vanity, shower, additional shower stall and toilet
Private Concierge
Private verandah
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one king-size bed
Use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge

Cabins SC6175, SC6164 are fully accessible with a single side approach to the bed, a bathtub and a roll-in shower

Some cabins have a single sink vanity instead of a dual-sink vanity

Deck 5, Deck 7

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Deck 4, Deck 5, Deck 6, Deck 7, Deck 8

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Deck 6, Deck 7

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Signature Suites

24-hr In-Room Dining
Complimentary fresh fruit
Daily Housekeeping
Data port
Deluxe bathrobes
Dressing room
DVD player
Elemis Aromapure bath amenities
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Full-size whirlpool bath
Generous Storage
Hairdryer
Large seating area
Mini-bar
One sofa bed for two people
Personal safe for valuables
Plush euro-top mattresses
Premium massage shower heads
Private bathroom with dual-sink vanity, shower, additional shower stall and toilet
Private verandah
Signature Mariner's Dream bed
Telephone
Television
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed

Cabin SS6108 is fully accessible with a roll-in shower only

Cabins SY8068, SY5002, SY5001 are are fully accessible with a single side approach to the bed, a bathtub and a roll-in shower

Some cabins have a single sink vanity instead of a dual-sink vanity

Some cabins provide accommodation for a third and/or fourth occupant

Deck 6

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Deck 5, Deck 8

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Deck 8

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Customer reviews for Noordam

3.8Out of 5

Cabin 4

Service 5

Excursions 4

Dining 4

Activities 3

Value for money 4

Entertainment 3

Couple 07 Feb 2023

We loved this cruise. The ship was very clean and everything was as it should be apart from slow service in the dining room and a lack of entertainment in the evenings

Couple 01 Jan 2020

Fantastic holiday, great ship and crew, good cabin, ports of call were superb, food on board was very good, only hiccup was the transfers from airport to hotel, and hotel to port, and vice versa, did not turn up. We were speedily reimbursed the taxi fares on our return, and received a voucher by way of recompense. We would highly recommend this holiday.

Couple 01 Jan 2020

Considering that the ship is due for a refurb, it was in spectacularly good order, inside and out. The ship seemed much bigger than the number of passengers that it carries (1860) warrants. That is, on the one hand great as it means more space per person and it verandah stateroom was excellent. However, it did also mean that the ship did often seem empty, which is not great for atmosphere. I did struggle to find the 'soul' of the ship? As with most cruises, the staff were brilliant. They really do try to make the cruise special and in every way delivered. We enjoyed the variety of entertainment (sing and dance, ventriloquist, pianist etc) though a couple of the performers were Marmite. The food was excellent throughout the ship with no need to visit the specialty restaurants. However, if you like your food piping hot as I do, you may need to point this out. We gave it as feedback early on and all credit to the restaurant staff, we receved personal attention from that point on and all was hot from that point on. We did find that HAL do take feedback on boardOne thing we did note which was different to other cruises was the paucity of on board activities such as scavenger hunt, ring toss, bean bag toss etc i. e. the on board trivial stuff which just acts as the glue to get people together in friendly competition. We did mention this when on board and hopefully they will note?Ports of call were extremely good and docking arrangements good, with use of a free shuttle bus to town where that was needed. Some cruise lines will charge for this but well done HAL. The Hyatt hotel in Darling Harbour, Sydney was first class and well situated within the city and walking distance to The Rocks area. The Cordis in Auckland was equally top notch and well situated. Both were 5* hotels, in keeping with the cruise line. Flight landing times and ship docking times do not always coincide with being able to get into your room though. However, staff are helpful and both gave access to the gym/spa area to freshen up and we could leave luggage at the front desk, which helped. The captain and senior crew were very communicative and at all stages we know what to expect regarding weather in board and in ports and also sea state. This was much appreciated. All in all, I would highly recommend the itinerary and the ship:- a great vacation (though the flights will never be good!).

Couple 01 Jan 2020

Very enjoyable Cruise Holiday with friendly service and a good clean ship through out. Great variety of food and drinks at all times and plenty of space for relaxation.

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Terms and Conditions

*Bespoke Handcrafted Cruise & Stay Cruise Week Sale up to 75pp reduction and reduced deposit is valid for new bookings made between 12th September 2025 - 22nd September 2025. Receive a £50pp reduction over £1,599pp, and a £75pp reduction over £2,599pp. ^The 99pp deposit promotion from Planet is valid on selected sailings departing from 1st April 2026 onwards and is valid for new bookings only made between 12th September 2025 - 22nd September 2025. Reduced deposits only available on bookings outside of full balance due at 17 weeks. The remaining deposit amount will be collected 10 weeks after booking date or upon cancellation.

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