New Year & Christmas Cruises
Celebrate Christmas and New Year on the high seas with 391 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.
Popular Cruises
15 Days Sydney to Auckland
Operator: Viking Cruises
From
7,899pp
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2,000pp
7 Days Quito to Quito
Operator: Intrepid Travel
From
3,993pp
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901pp
12 Days Buenos Aires to Buenos Aires
Operator: HX Expeditions
From
9,721pp
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3,832pp
8 Days Rome to Barcelona
Operator: Viking Cruises
From
2,599pp
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800pp
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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
HX is an expedition ship, so do not expect gourmet meals and cabin service like on the luxurious cruisers. Food is plentiful and varied, the cabin spacious and comfortable. The highlights, of course, are the zodiac rides and the landings in Antartica. The activities staff are excellent, they are knowledgeable and most helpful in guiding us especially read more during the landings. Most passengers are much younger than the usual cruisers. You have to be fit enough to participate and enjoy the activities. We were lucky with the weather, the crossing of the Drake Passage wasn't too rough. Languages used in the ship are English, German and Chinese. We saw plenty of penguins, whales and dolphins.
Holland America, 14 day, cruise Mexico and the Peninsula
Mexican Riviera & Baja Peninsula
Anthony and Mary Lou , CA, United States, Nov 2025
This was our first experience with Global Journeys. We were assigned to work with Melissa. She was very easy to work with, and when I had a question she was able to answer it. She was very responsive. If we use Global Journeys again we will request working with Melissa..
Bit of a disappointment
Malta, Morocco & the Mediterranean
Linda, NSW, Australia, Mar 2025
Port of Algiers cancelled and replaced with Tangiers months before departure due to Viking "operational issues". No explanation or apology.
A New Experience Every Day
Treasures of Galapagos: Western & Central Islands (Grand Queen Beatriz)
Julie and David, QLD, Australia, May 2024
Our trip to the Galapagos Islands was one that was long planned and eagerly awaited, and proved to be everything we had hoped. We had decided that, since we were only going to be there once in our lives, we should spend as much time as we could. I wondered whether the 10 nights on the Grand Queen Beatrix might prove too much, but it was fantastic, read more and every day brought a new experience. The wildlife was spectacular and much of it incredibly tame. The opportunity to snorkel every day had us swimming with sea lions, penguins, white-tipped sharks and a huge variety of colourful fish. The unique land and marine iguanas were impressive and birdlife was prolific. Every island was somewhat different and beautiful in its own way.
Intrepid’s Grand Queen Beatrix was a lovely small ship and we were pleased that we had booked one of the balcony rooms. It allowed more air into the cabin and a place to dry wet clothes. The rooms did not have a lot of storage and we ended up with one of us living out of a suitcase, but that worked fine and was not a problem. The crew were wonderful and the guides excellent, food was delicious, healthy and plentiful, which we needed because the high level of activity every day meant increased appetites. We were only filled to capacity (16 pax) for a few days of the trip and our fellow passengers were great company.
The tour included one additional night both before and after the Islands in Quito at Le Parc Hotel. We also booked 2 further nights before and 3 after at Le Parc and made good use of them doing the hop-on/hop-off bus and day trips with to the Mindo Cloud Forest to see hummingbirds and tucans, and Mitad Del Mundo where the equator passes through the outskirts of Quito. We did all these tours with the Quito Tour Bus (quitotourbus.com) which proved good value for money. We also went up the Telerifico Cable Car with expansive views down over Quito and spent a couple of hours in the wonderful Botanic Gardens just one block from the hotel.
I had originally thought I might book a different hotel in the “old town”, but was very glad I had not. Although Le Parc was some distance from the old centre of Quito, it was a comparatively safe area and very cheap to get anywhere by taxi.
For anyone contemplating going to Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, my advice is to do an Intrepid cruise for as many nights as you can afford, and add a couple of extra nights in Quito, where there is much to see and do.
Intrepid’s Grand Queen Beatrix was a lovely small ship and we were pleased that we had booked one of the balcony rooms. It allowed more air into the cabin and a place to dry wet clothes. The rooms did not have a lot of storage and we ended up with one of us living out of a suitcase, but that worked fine and was not a problem. The crew were wonderful and the guides excellent, food was delicious, healthy and plentiful, which we needed because the high level of activity every day meant increased appetites. We were only filled to capacity (16 pax) for a few days of the trip and our fellow passengers were great company.
The tour included one additional night both before and after the Islands in Quito at Le Parc Hotel. We also booked 2 further nights before and 3 after at Le Parc and made good use of them doing the hop-on/hop-off bus and day trips with to the Mindo Cloud Forest to see hummingbirds and tucans, and Mitad Del Mundo where the equator passes through the outskirts of Quito. We did all these tours with the Quito Tour Bus (quitotourbus.com) which proved good value for money. We also went up the Telerifico Cable Car with expansive views down over Quito and spent a couple of hours in the wonderful Botanic Gardens just one block from the hotel.
I had originally thought I might book a different hotel in the “old town”, but was very glad I had not. Although Le Parc was some distance from the old centre of Quito, it was a comparatively safe area and very cheap to get anywhere by taxi.
For anyone contemplating going to Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, my advice is to do an Intrepid cruise for as many nights as you can afford, and add a couple of extra nights in Quito, where there is much to see and do.
Wonderful Cruise Sydney to Auckland NZ
Australia & New Zealand
Sue and Bruce, QLD, Australia, Dec 2023
What an amazing experience! From the time we boarded the Viking Orion in Sydney to disembarking in Auckland our expectations were exceeded at every point. The staff were very friendly and accommodating - nothing was a problem. The entertainment was brilliant and the food terrific. What was very noticeable was the high standard of cleanliness that read more was maintained throughout the ship - it made us very confident that we would be unlikely to become ill because of some bug on the ship. Well done Viking - we have booked another cruise with you and Global Journeys.
Galapagos Explorer
Galapagos Explorer: Southern Islands (Grand Queen Beatriz)
Kirsten and Amy, VIC, Australia, Jun 2023
My sister and I embarked on an unforgettable journey organised by Global Journeys and travelling with Intrepid, exploring the wonders of South America, from the mesmerizing Galapagos Islands to the vibrant cities of Buenos Aires and Rio De Janeiro, with an awe-inspiring stopover at the majestic Iguazu Falls. Despite encountering initial setbacks due read more to flight cancellations, Georgie's exceptional assistance and expertise ensured our trip remained seamless. Georgie secured refunds and rearranging our travel arrangements when flights were cancelled. We are immensely grateful to Georgie for orchestrating a brilliant trip!
