Australia & New Zealand; Tour and Cruise aboard Noordam, HAL; 18 nights

28 January-15 February 2026

A fascinating destination in her own right,ย Westerdamย has won multiple Best Cruise Ship awards and features superb bar, entertainment and dining venues. During the day, rejuvenate with a spa treatment at the heavenly Greenhouse Spa & Salonยฎ. Head to the upper decks for a friendly game of Pickleball at Sea with top-deck views. Catch a performance at the World Stage or spend your evening on the dance floor at Rolling Stone Lounge.

Theย ms Westerdamย is the third in Holland America Line’s series of Vista-class ships. As such, she embraces the latest industry and environmental technologies such as her use of a diesel-electric power plant for optimal energy efficiency and an Azipod propulsion system. Most of her staterooms have ocean views and many have private verandahs.

The theme ofย ms Westerdam’s art collection is Dutch heritage in the New World. Art ranges from paintings of historic Dutch ships, such as Henry Hudson’s Half Moon, to a huge Indian silver-overlaid wood palace doorway, a bone tobacco pipe carved in the shape of a woman’s head to a collection of 5,000-year-old pre-Columbian carved limestone figures from Ecuador. Contemporary pieces include an original Andy Warhol portrait and signature sculptures by Sedona artist Susanna Holt

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Daily Itenerary

Day 1 โ€“ Auckland (NZ)
Arrive and city tour: Harbour Bridge, Domain Park, Mission Bay, Sky Tower viewpoint. Overnight: Auckland.
Day 2 โ€“ Waitomo & Hobbiton (NZ)
Boat through Waitomo Glowworm Caves (stalactites, bioluminescence). Continue to Hobbiton in Waikatoโ€™s rolling hills. Return to Auckland. Overnight: Auckland.
Day 3 โ€“ Auckland (NZ)
Auckland Museum (Mฤori treasures), Botanical Gardens, Kelly Tarltonโ€™s Aquarium. Prepare for Shabbat: candle-lighting, Kabbalat Shabbat & festive dinner. Overnight: Auckland.
Day 4 โ€“ Shabbat in Auckland (NZ)
Shabbat tefillot & meals; relaxed stroll and divrei Torah. Overnight: Auckland.
Day 5 โ€“ Embarkation (NZ)
Board Holland America Line โ€“ ms Noordam. Meet Mr. Shalom Brot and the onboard kosher team; ship orientation and sail. Overnight: at sea.
Day 6 โ€“ Tauranga & Rotorua (NZ)
Full day: Te Puia geysers/mud pools & Mฤori Arts & Crafts Institute; Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Overnight: ship.
Day 7 โ€“ Napier (NZ)
Guided walk through the Art Deco center and waterfront. Overnight: ship.
Day 8 โ€“ Wellington (NZ)
City lookout, Botanic Gardens, Te Papa national museum; Parliament area stroll. Overnight: ship.
Day 9 โ€“ Timaru & Oamaru (NZ)
Victorian Oamaru historic quarter; Moeraki Boulders on the beach. Overnight: ship.
Day 10 โ€“ Dunedin & Otago Peninsula (NZ)
City tour (Botanic Gardens, Railway Station, Baldwin St.). Royal Albatross Centre and coastal wildlife. Kabbalat Shabbat & Friday-night meal onboard. Overnight: ship.
Day 11 โ€“ Fiordland | Milford Sound (NZ)
Shabbat tefillot & meals while scenic cruising Milford Sound (sheer cliffs, waterfalls) and Fiordland. Overnight: ship.
Day 12 โ€“ Day at Sea
Ship amenities, lectures, spa, pool. Overnight: ship.
Day 13 โ€“ Day at Sea
Leisure day; kosher dining and enrichment sessions. Overnight: ship.
Day 14 โ€“ Hobart, Tasmania (AU)
Mount Field National Park & Russell Falls; Richmond Georgian village; panoramic drive of Hobart. Overnight: ship.
Day 15 โ€“ Day at Sea
Relax and recharge en route to mainland Australia. Overnight: ship.
Day 16 โ€“ Burnie, Tasmania (AU)
Guide Falls Reserve, Fern Glade Reserve (look for platypus), Romney Hill Lookout over the coast. Overnight: ship.
Day 17 โ€“ Melbourne (AU)
City highlights: CBD, Flinders Street Station, Shrine of Remembrance; welcome Shabbat onboard that evening. Overnight: ship.
Day 18 โ€“ Shabbat at Sea
Shabbat services, festive meals, lectures, Havdalah. Overnight: ship.
Day 19 โ€“ Sydney (AU)
Disembark. Harbour Bridge, Royal Botanic Gardens, exterior view of Sydney Opera House, relax at Bondi Beach. Overnight: Sydney.
Day 20 โ€“ Blue Mountains (AU)
Featherdale wildlife (kangaroos/koalas), Three Sisters lookout, rainforest Scenic Cableway & thrilling Scenic Railway ride. Overnight: Sydney.
Day 21 โ€“ Sydney Farewell & Flight Home (AU)
SEA LIFE Aquarium, Sydney Tower Eye views, Queen Victoria Building. Farewell dinner and airport transfer.
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Price Include

  • Kosher cruise for 14 nights
  • Glatt Kosher food prepared freshly, especially and separately for the Kosher group by the best chefs on the sea.ย  Pat Yisroel and Bishul Yisroe, Cholov Yisroel by request.
  • On board Mashgichim who are responsible for the kosher kitchen onboard the ship.
  • Port taxes and charges
  • Gratuities to Kosher supervisors
  • Shore Excursions pre cruise, during cruise and post cruise
  • 4 nights in a 4 star hotel in Auckland with Kosher meals
  • 2 nights in a 4 star hotel in Sydney with Kosher Meals

Price doesn't Include

  • International Flights
  • Airport Transfers
  • Visas if needed
  • Shore excursions
  • Gratuities to ship staff $20 per person per day
  • Gratuities to Kosher supervisors $70 per person
  • Travel Insurance

from $10,990

Per Person

Rooms and pricing

All prices are per person in a double cabin

Interior stateroom

Inside Staterooms are the most affordable way to cruise. Ideal for anyone looking for Cabins that are stylish and comfortable at a good price.

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Room amenities

$10,990 Incl Taxes & Port Charges

Oceanview Premium Stateroom

Ocean view Premium Staterooms are cabins with large windows to admire the view or simply to enjoy the first rays of morning sunlight.

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Room amenities

$11,990 Incl Taxes & Port Charges

Balcony Suite Stateroom

Unobstructed Balcony Premium cabins are comfortable cabins with an host of amenities including a private unobstructed balcony looking out over the sea to make your cruise simply unforgettable.

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$12,990 Incl Taxes & Port Charges

Frequently Asked Questions?

If guest cancels their reservation the following cancellation fees apply:

  • 90 days prior a full refund is payable less $100 admin. per room
  • 45-90 days prior a full refund is payable less $500 per roo
  • Within 45 days there is no refund.
  • If government-imposed lockdown of hotel or airport full refund less $100 admin. per person

Thank u to David and Chana , David and Bonnie , Rabbi and Ruchama Muskin , Rabbi and Jordana Toppโ€ฆ. It was truly an awesome trip to Dubai April 2023 and we met wonderful people . Everyone was so warm and friendly and we truly enjoyed meeting u all . Looking forward to seeing u all In Yerushalayim eyr hakodesh

Many thanks, Dina.

After the loss of my beloved wife Muriel Zโ€™L last year I confess I was dreading my first Seder and Pesach in 63 years without her by my side. However once the position became clear, Rabbi David Lapin and Gilda Posner and their respective families lost no opportunity of involving us with them and with other guests, as well as in the program generally.

It is thanks to them that we enjoyed the Chag more than we had ever hoped for, and I shall be most grateful if you will convey my heartfelt thanks and that of my son and granddaughter to them for their empathy.

As to the program itself, I am happy to have been able to contribute something to its content and hope, IYโ€™H, to be able to do so again in the future.

Kind regards and Shabbat Shalom

David & Chana, Shelley, Yossi, Dina, Ariel and all at Team Kosher Travelers!

As we approach our first Shabbos after Rhodes, our nearly 30 BAโ€™H family members are looking around for our monster table on the PR level and canโ€™t quite understand why the spread of delicacies isnโ€™t quite what it was this time last week. Or the week beforeโ€ฆ

Itโ€™s therefore an appropriate time to thank you all for the most positive, relaxing, fun filled and meaningful holiday we have ever experienced as a family.

From start to finish, it has been an absolute pleasure to deal with you all. The logistics of our booking were not the easiest and, throughout, you helped find solutions that made things work.

We were overwhelmed when we arrived and equally overwhelmed when we reluctantly left! The attention to detail was unparalleled throughout; the location was beautiful and the class with which you all operated was something hugely impressive.

We chose Pesach to celebrate a momentous occasion in Sue & Alfredโ€™s lives and you helped us fulfil that celebration in style and love. And for that and a fabulous 12 days and nights, we will be forever grateful to you all.

Keep doing what you do and with the usual smiles on your faces; it is a unique and superb example to your industry.

Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom and with love and thanks always 

David and Chana,

Thank you again for an incredible program and meaningful Pesach. I truly appreciate your kindness in inviting me to join you and your family for Shabbat meals. It was fun!

I would love to continue our marketing conversation. I am happy to speak to any person to tell them how wonderful the program was and help in any way with Guest Relations (I can handle tough personalities with ease ๐Ÿ™‚

 Both of your passion and understanding/expertise in this business is evident.  You took care of every detail and it showed. It made a huge impact on the my family’s chag.  

Thank you again.

Shabbat Shalom.

All the best,

from $10,990

Per Person