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Ship: ms Statendam
Duration: 42-nights
Departures:   16 February 2008
 
Description
Cruise from Sydney to Auckland, relax, become accostomed to your home at sea and enjoy the scenic ports of call in Australia and New Zelaand. Then join the Auckland to Osaka cruise and capture the spirit of World War II as you visit some of New Zealand’s most scenic spots before setting sail for a series of World War II historic sites in Asia. This unique 24-night cruise departs Auckland on 01 March 2008 and concludes in Osaka, Japan. Enjoy 2-nights in Osaka including a half day sightseeing tour of Osaka and a full day sightseeing tour of Kyoto.

Historic Dates
07 Aug 1943               Allied landing on Guadalcanal
06 Sep 1945               Surrender of Rabaul
05 Sep 1945               Surrender of Yap Islands
21 Jul 1944                US landing on Guam
15 Jul 1944                US landing on Saipan
19 Feb 1945               US landing on Iwo Jima
01 Apr 1945               Allied landing on Okinawa
09 Aug 1945               Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
 
Price Guide

Your fly/cruise package price guide in Australian Dollars:

Stateroom Category

 Return to Syd/Cns
TWIN

Return to Syd/Cns
SINGLE

Return to Adl/Bne/Mel/Per
TWIN

Return to Adl/Bne/Mel/Per
SINGLE

K - Large Inside

$9,249

$12,819

$9,239

$12,809

E - Large Outside

$10,729

$15,039

$10,719

$15,029

DD - Large Outside

$10,929

$15,339

$10,919

$15,329

DA - Large Outside

$11,114

$15,619

$11,104

$15,609

D - Large Outside

$11,314

$15,924

$11,304

$15,914

C - Large Outside

$11,509

$16,219

$11,499

$16,209

 
Itinerary
Day Port Arrive

Depart

16 Feb

Sydney, Australia

 -

1830 

17 Feb

At sea

-

-

18 Feb

Melbourne, Australia

0700 

1800

19 Feb

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

0800

1800

20 Feb

At sea

-

-

21 Feb

At sea

-

-

22 Feb

Milford Sound, New Zealand
Scenic cruising Fjordland National Park via Dusky Doubtful

0700
0800 

0800
1600

23 Feb

Dunedin, New Zealand

0700

1800

24 Feb

Christchurch, New Zealand

0700

1830

25 Feb

Picton, New Zealand
Scenic cruising Queen Charlotte Sound, Captain Cook's Ship Cove

0700

1800

26 Feb

Wellington, New Zealand

0730

1800

27 Feb

Napier, New Zealand

0800

1730

28 Feb

Scenic cruising White Island, Mayor Island, Alderman Islands & Mercury Islands

-

-

29 Feb

Tauranga, New Zealand

0800

2300

01 Mar

Auckland, New Zealand

0700

1830

02 Mar Tauranga, New Zealand

0800

2000

03 Mar Bay of Islands, New Zealand

0900

1700

04 Mar At sea

-

-

05 Mar At sea

-

-

06 Mar Noumea, New Caledonia

0800

1700 

07 Mar At sea

-

-

08 Mar At sea

-

-

09 Mar Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

0800

1700

10 Mar At sea

-

-

11 Mar Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

0800

1700

12 Mar Crossing the Equator

-

-

13 Mar  At sea

 -

-

14 Mar  At sea

 -

-

15 Mar Yap Island, FSM

0800

1700

16 Mar At sea

-

-

17 Mar Guam

0800

2300

18 Mar Saipan, Marinas Islands

0800

1700

19 Mar At sea

-

-

20 Mar At sea

-

-

21 Mar At sea

-

-

22 Mar Naha, Japan

0800

2300

23 Mar At sea

-

-

24 Mar Nagasaki, Japan

0800

2300

25 Mar At sea

-

-

26 Mar Kobe (Osaka), Japan
1st night at Hotel Hankyu International
Half-day sightseeing tour of Osaka

0700

-

27 Mar 2nd night at Hotel Hanky International
Full-day sightseeing tour of Kyoto

-

-

28 Mar Transfer from hotel to airport
Depart Osaka for Australia

-

-

29 Mar Arrive Australia

-

-

 

 

 
Inclusions
  • 39-night Sydney to Auckland & Auckland to Osaka cruise onboard Holland America Line’s premium ms Statendam
  • All meals, entertainment and activities whilst cruising
  • Group coach transfer from Kobe Pier to hotel
  • 2-nights accommodation at Hotel Hankyu International, Osaka including full breakfast
  • Half-day sightseeing tour of Osaka
  • Full day sightseeing tour of Kyoto
  • Private car transfer from Osaka hotel to the airport
  • One way economy class airfare from Osaka to Tokyo, with connecting flights from Tokyo to Australia flying with Japan Airlines or Qantas Airways

    NB: Domestic airfares to Sydney to join ms Statendam prior to the cruise are not included in the package price. Ask at time of booking to add these to the total price.

     
 
Conditions
*Conditions: Valid for new bookings only. Valid for sale immediately until 08 November 2007 unless sold out prior. Prices are per person twin share and quoted in Australian Dollars. All rates are subject to availability and currency fluctuations. Travel the World reserves the right to modify or withdraw this promotion at any time. Package duration includes flying time. Other conditions may apply. ^Category DD is an obstructed view stateroom. Book: JL=B/Y for OSA/TYO domestic (Business JL=J) / QF=S / JL=Y for OSA/TYO domestic. Allotment code: CS813/TNNS814. Code: SA32. Lic No: 2TA003774. Issued: 01 May 2007.
 

 

 
         
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