New Year & Christmas Cruises
Celebrate Christmas and New Year on the high seas with 436 cruises departing over the festive season. Enjoy themed activities on board as well as immersive experiences on shore as you create lifelong memories with your loved ones and newfound friends. Wake up Christmas morning to views of the Hawaiian coastline or the islands of the South Pacific and see in the New Year with ship wide celebrations.
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Popular ways to celebrate Christmas and New Year on a festive cruise
Switch to Island Time 
New Year, New Adventures 
A Caribbean Christmas 
Spend the Holidays in Hawaii 
Celebrations at Sea Recent Reviews
What our clients are saying about their cruises over the festive season
Amazing stops in Greece/ Turkey/ Italy
Mediterranean
Fred, New Zealand, Mar 2026
Booked a cruise on MSC leaving Athens port for 7 nights. Booked this through the amazing Hannah Perry of Global Journeys. Hannah booked our previous cruise and since she was great to deal with we used her services again. As always, Hannah was attentive to all our queries always quick to respond. Thank you again Hannah, and will definitely see you again read more for the next one. We travelled from NZ to Greece for the cruise. Greece itself was mind blowing. Food, culture, beautiful and warm locals who were so proud of their heritage, country, and happy to share it with us. The MSC ship was smaller than the last I was on (Royal Carribean). Some of the staff were not as welcoming or easy to deal with, maybe it was the cold-ish weather during this time of year. The buffet was not as good as previous ship, and average at best. However, the booked restaurants were a lot better.
Thankfully Hannah booked our group a table for the whole stay for dinner. The stops and excursions on the other hand exceeded our expectations. Corfu/ Izmir/ Istanbul/ Bari - wow. Great food/ history/ and views to be in awe of. Though it was cold in late March/ early April - much preferred as not overflowing with people, and got to see everything we wanted. Our holiday was spectacular. MSC Ship was pretty average, but I am bias having only been on one other ship (Royal Caribean) which was stunning. However - our holiday alone was stunninggg... great memories.
Thankfully Hannah booked our group a table for the whole stay for dinner. The stops and excursions on the other hand exceeded our expectations. Corfu/ Izmir/ Istanbul/ Bari - wow. Great food/ history/ and views to be in awe of. Though it was cold in late March/ early April - much preferred as not overflowing with people, and got to see everything we wanted. Our holiday was spectacular. MSC Ship was pretty average, but I am bias having only been on one other ship (Royal Caribean) which was stunning. However - our holiday alone was stunninggg... great memories.
Highlights of Sri Lanka with Maldive Dhoni Cruise
Highlights of Sri Lanka with Maldive Dhoni Cruise (West Coast)
Victoria, NSW, Australia, Feb 2026
My Sri Lanka tour was very good. Best accommodation. Right in front of the ocean. All the activities were very good. The food the family prepared was delicious. Most people over older so the ambiance was good except a lady who was talking on the bus and off the bus, continuously. She was answering the questions we were addressing to our guide. She was read more controlling everything. Maldives boat trip was absolutely amazing. The guide and crew took so much care of us and gave us the most beautiful experiences. I tell everyone in my world how amazing this 6 days Maldives cruises has been. Our Sri Lankan cook was excellent. He presented so many dishes for each meal. This cruise was above my expectations by far. I am still mesmerised. My best cruise ever.
Amazing Continent
South America & the Chilean Fjords
Brigitte and John, VIC, Australia, Feb 2026
Global Journeys once again professional in every aspect of their service special mention to Georgie. Vikings itinerary fantastic for Santiago to Buenos Aires ensure your Portside for best views. Service and organisation of tours excellent.
Be aware there are a few sea days extra as we missed Falkland Islands high winds. Extension Iguazza Falls brilliant read more but very tiring as no free time longs days. Advice is this is extended by one day in both Brazil and Rio! Great memories so glad we saw parts of South America 🌺
Be aware there are a few sea days extra as we missed Falkland Islands high winds. Extension Iguazza Falls brilliant read more but very tiring as no free time longs days. Advice is this is extended by one day in both Brazil and Rio! Great memories so glad we saw parts of South America 🌺
Malta, Morocco & the Med
Malta, Morocco & the Mediterranean
Gloria and Paul, QLD, Australia, Feb 2026
Sailing with Viking was perfect, they really look after all their passengers. Embarking & disembarking are fast, smooth & seamless. Food was varied & often followed the theme of the port we were visiting. Staff are all so friendly & genuine in their interactions with everyone. The cabin is so well laid out we had drawers we didn’t use. Everything was read more well thought out & their experience in cruising is obvious. One or two ports were a bit dull, not sure why Tunis is a destination, perhaps it’s just logistics because of the distance to cover.
One bit we found a bit perhaps unfair is when they release the excursions, the penthouses, owners suites, Explorers suites etc get to choose & book first, thereby making it harder to get a spot in places where there is a very big highlight…such as Alhambra. We booked our excursions the second they were sent to us & still missed out. Three of the restaurants stand out, Manfredi, Chefs Table & The Restaurant - excellent food choices & high standard but not snooty at all, but that is not to say the casual restaurants & cafes were anything other than very good. You do not need to dress up, just smart casual is fine. It’s never been our choice to go to any of the shows so can’t comment. It will be nearly impossible for us to choose another company to sail with in the future.
One bit we found a bit perhaps unfair is when they release the excursions, the penthouses, owners suites, Explorers suites etc get to choose & book first, thereby making it harder to get a spot in places where there is a very big highlight…such as Alhambra. We booked our excursions the second they were sent to us & still missed out. Three of the restaurants stand out, Manfredi, Chefs Table & The Restaurant - excellent food choices & high standard but not snooty at all, but that is not to say the casual restaurants & cafes were anything other than very good. You do not need to dress up, just smart casual is fine. It’s never been our choice to go to any of the shows so can’t comment. It will be nearly impossible for us to choose another company to sail with in the future.
Antarctica trip of a lifetime!
South America & Antarctica Holiday
Annette and Mark, QLD, Australia, Jan 2026
Thank you Global Journeys and Hannah for organising our amazing adventure to South America and Antarctica. This was a dream holiday for us and a trip of a lifetime. We loved cruising with Holland America Line and their lovely crew couldn't do enough for us. This was all about the itinerary though and it ticked off many bucket list destinations, especially read more Antarctica. Being able to walk among thousands of King penguins at the Faulkland Islands was incredible, it was like being in a documentary. Pristine, beautiful weather conditions in Antarctica was the icing on the cake and we saw amazing landscapes and abundant wildlife. Thank you Hannah for organising this trip of a lifetime for us. She always answered any concerns we had in a timely fashion and took care of everything for us. Thank you.
Thanks to Hannah Perry we had a lovely four day cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas from Singapore to Penang and Phuket. We both really enjoyed the cruise and would certainly cruise with Royal Caribbean again.
