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Holland America Line South Pacific / Tahiti Cruises

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Holland America South Pacific/Tahiti cruises from $2,129*

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All your cares seem to fade away as you sail through the serene beauty of the South Pacific. Here you’ll experience stunning sunsets, beaches with soothing shore lines and welcoming cultures. Your Holland America ship offers the perfect balance to the island. Onboard you’ll experience service that goes above and beyond and find comfort in daily rituals. However, these rituals get thrown out the window when you stop in port because each port has something different to offer. You’ll find yourself going from a day lounging on a beach in Fiji  to an afternoon visiting a sacred temple in Bali or even pearl diving in Bora Bora. 

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Things to Do on a South Pacific Cruise with Holland America Line

Experience the beauty of natural land and water when you explore the islands of the South Pacific with Holland America. Remember those beautiful National Geographic images of tropical destinations? In the South Pacific and Fiji, these images come to life and you can truly experience a more laid-back lifestyle. Featured below are a few of our favorite things to do when cruising to the South Pacific and Tahiti with Holland America:

• Fijian Traditions & Beauty (Lautoka, Fiji) Raise your glass as you drink kava in a traditional kava ceremony, and then watch as locals sing and dance for you. Afterwards you’ll take a tour through an orchid garden to learn about the local flora and then drive through the region while passing through sugar cane plantations.  

• Shark & Ray Encounter & Coral Garden Snorkel (Bora Bora, French Polynesia) Take a lagoon cruiser out to a shallow sandbank where stingrays are known to frequent. Here you’ll get in the water and watch as they swim around you – and you can even touch them! Then travel to the coral gardens to snorkel amidst the colorful fish.  

• Moorea Overnight – Garden Bungalow (Papeete, Tahiti) Take a ferry to Moorea where you’ll spend the night in your own bungalow. This is the perfect excursion for people looking to relieve their stress and spend some time lounging in the beach and wading into the beautiful waters.  

• Anapa Pearl Farm (Raiatea, Polynesia) Get an in-depth view of the local black pearl when you tour the Anapa Pearl Farm. You’ll see how an oyster and some human ingenuity combine to create a rare gem.  

• Royal Temple, Monkey Forest & Tanah Lot Pagoda (Benoa, Bali) Experience some of the history and culture of beautiful Bali when you visit the beautiful Pura Taman Ayung Temple and the Tanah Lot Pagoda. Then you can also get a little cheeky with the mischievous monkeys at the Alas Kedaton forest.  

• Komodo Island Trek (Komodo, Indonesia) Visit the Komodo National Park where you’ll encounter 11-foot-long Komodo dragons, cockatoos and black-napped orioles. You’ll have a great time learning about the local animals and taking pictures.  

Top 10 Holland America Line South Pacific / Tahiti Cruises

• Westerdam 43-day New Zealand & South Pacific Crossing Collector Departing From Auckland, New Zealand (Mar 2025)
• Westerdam 29-day South Pacific Crossing Departing From Sydney, Australia (Mar 2025)
• Noordam 27-day South Pacific Crossing Departing From Seattle, Washington (Oct 2025)
• Noordam 41-day South Pacific Crossing & New Zealand Collector Departing From Seattle, Washington (Oct 2025)
• Noordam 50-day New Zealand & South Pacific Crossing Collector Departing From Auckland, New Zealand (Mar 2026)
• Noordam 36-day South Pacific Crossing Departing From Sydney, Australia (Mar 2026)

Holland America Line South Pacific / Tahiti Departure Ports

Learn more about the different departure ports for a South Pacific and Tahiti cruise with Holland America. Your Holland America South Pacific and Tahiti cruise could depart from any of the following cities:

Auckland, New Zealand

The mild temperatures in Auckland enhance an outdoorsy cruise destination. Tour the many beaches, hike beautiful mountain ranges or just wander Auckland’s city streets.

Known as The Emerald City, Seattle is a beautiful, luscious city with incredible views of the Cascade Mountains and Elliott Bay. The city is full of activities for both water lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

The near perfect days, beautiful scenery, pristine beaches and sparkling water offer the perfect backdrop for any dream adventure in Sydney, Australia.

Photo Gallery for Holland America Line South Pacific / Tahiti Cruises

Flip through our photo gallery of South Pacific and Tahiti cruising photos from Holland America. Keep in mind, this is just a sample of the sights waiting for you on a Holland America South Pacific and Tahiti cruise vacation.

Mount Otemanu in Bora Bora

Huts over the water in Bora Bora

Peaceful resort in Fiji

Komodo dragons in Indonesia, Komodo Island

Raiatea and Tahaa in French Polynesia

Tanah Lot temple, Bali, Indonesia

Tropical resort

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Holland America's latest epic cruise is an island lover's delight

Looking for an easy and affordable way to tour Australia, New Zealand and a large number of Pacific islands in a single trip?

Holland America has a new offering that allows for just that.

The Seattle-based line on Tuesday will announce an epic monthlong itinerary that gives travelers the opportunity to visit Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and several of the most notable Pacific island groups without getting on any inter-island flights.

The "Islands of the South Pacific: Sydney to Auckland" voyage, as Holland America is calling it, will take place on the line's 1,924-passenger Noordam and kick off Jan. 4, 2026, in Sydney.

As it begins, the sailing will resemble a typical sailing up the east coast of Australia with stops at Queensland's Moreton Island — a sandy getaway known for sand tobogganing, diving, bird-watching and parasailing — and the Queensland capital, Brisbane.

Additional stops up the Australian coast will include Townsville, a gateway to scuba diving outings at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the city of Cairns.

After a week of such exploring along Australia's east coast, Noordam will strike out northeastward for a three-day visit to Papua New Guinea.

Among the stops in Papua New Guinea will be Alotau, a buzzing harbor that was the site of the Battle of Milne Bay — often billed as Japan's first defeat in the Pacific during World War II. Noordam also will visit Papua New Guinea's Conflict Islands and Kiriwina, the largest of the country's Trobriand Islands.

From Papua New Guinea, Noordam will head eastward toward Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands — the site of another well-known World War II battle. Nowadays, it's known for its unspoiled beauty, which includes mountain spires, rocky coastlines, dense rainforest and spectacular waterfalls.

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Guadalcanal is just the first of a string of Pacific islands on the schedule. Noordam will spend the next 10 days hopping eastward and southward between several major island groups, including the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji — both independent countries made up of large numbers of islands.

Noordam will visit three destinations in each of these two island groups. In Vanuatu, it will spend a full day each in Luganville, Port Vila and Mystery Island. The Fiji visit will bring day visits to Lautoka, Suva and Dravuni Island.

A final Pacific island stop during this stretch of the trip will be the islands of Tonga, another independent country composed of multiple islands. Two stops are planned in Tonga, in Vavau and Nukualofa.

After touring these island groups, Noordam will turn southwestward across the Pacific to New Zealand, where the trip will end Feb. 1, 2026. Stops in New Zealand include Waitangi and Tauranga.

A 'legendary voyage' for Holland America

The new South Pacific itinerary is the latest addition to a new series of so-called Legendary Voyages that Holland America unveiled in early 2023. The extra-long sailings, scheduled to take place over the next three years, focus on a single region and range from 25 to 59 nights in length. They also feature special programming.

The initial lineup of Legendary Voyages included both previously offered routings and some all-new routes — the latter including an epic itinerary focused on Japan scheduled for this year that will last more than 50 days.

The voyages generally focus on far-off destinations — including Australia and New Zealand, the Amazon and South America, the South Pacific and Hawaii, Greenland and Iceland, Asia, Alaska and the Arctic Circle. But in a twist, most sailings are designed to begin and end in a North American port. This means that North American passengers can reach distant places without ever getting on an international flight.

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The new lineup of long trips is designed to augment Holland America's celebrated collection of even longer Grand Voyages — far-ranging, often world-circling sailings that typically are 70 nights or longer.

The initial grouping of Legendary Voyages announced in early 2023 included 17 specific departures between late 2023 and early 2025. Holland America has since been adding additional departures, including the new South Pacific trip.

Holland America has long been known for longer sailings from U.S. ports that brought people to far-flung places around the globe. The new Legendary Voyages and an expanded lineup of other long voyages mark a doubling down by the line on such trips.

Fares for the new South Pacific itinerary — which will be 28 nights long — start at $3,669 per person, not including taxes, fees and port charges. More information can be found on the page for the sailing at Holland America's website.

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