Back to work and feeling bombarded by Boxing Day and New Year offers in your inbox? We’ve sorted through the discounts to source the 12 best New Year cruise and travel deals and discounts so all you need to do now is book and start planning your year in travel.
We’ve found the 12 best New Year cruise and travel deals and discounts available for 2025 and beyond to save you time and effort. Here’s our top picks.
1. Supersize 2025 with up to 50% off all NCL cruises + $500 bonus discount
From 7-21 January 2025, Norwegian Cruise Line’s New Year’s Sale & Wave Season has a triple offer of up to 50 per cent off all cruises, a bonus AUD/NZD$500 off staterooms plus NCL’s More at Sea package for departures in 2025 and beyond. Offers include:
- 11-day Asia: Seoul to Tokyo ocean cruise priced from AUD$3,345pp twin-share.
- 7-day Mediterranean: Rome to Barcelona ocean cruise, priced from AUD$2,710pp twin-share.
- 9-day Alaska: Dawes Glacier, Skagway & Juneau ocean cruise priced from AUD$3,110pp twin-share.
Find out more at ncl.com
2. RSSC discounts up to 40% off + upgrades on select 2025-26 sailings
For select 2025-26 sailings, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ ‘Upgrade Your Horizon’ deal has a free two-category suite upgrade and 7.5 per cent booking deposits plus extra savings of up to 40 per cent on 100 voyages on sale until 28 February 2025. Offers include:
- 14-night Jewels of Scandinavia: Stockholm to Hamburg ocean cruise, departing 19 August 2025, saving up to 35%.
- 16-night Sojourn to Oz: Bali (Benoa) to Sydney ocean cruise, departing 12 December 2025, saving up to 30%.
- 14-night Serenity at Sea: Barcelona to Miami ocean cruise, departing 26 November 2025, saving up to 25%.
Find out more at rssc.com
3. Explore more with free return flights & $500 OBC on select Viking voyages
Viking’s latest Explorer Sale has free return flights on select 2025-27 river journeys. Enjoy free companion airfares on ocean and expedition voyages plus an additional $500 onboard credit. Valid for bookings made by 31 March 2025. Offers include:
- 15-day Grand European Tour river cruise including return flights priced from AUD$9,195pp twin-share.
- 16-day Malta, Morocco & the Mediterranean ocean cruise including free companion airfare priced from AUD$12,295pp twin-share.
- 13-day Antarctic Explorer expedition cruise including free companion airfare priced from AUD$18,995pp twin-share.
Find out more at vikingcruises.com.au
4. Scoop $900 & up to 75% off second guest in Celebrity Cruises’ sale
From 1-31 January, Celebrity Cruises’ New Year Sale has up to AUD$900 off bookings and up to 75 per cent off second-guest fares for the same stateroom on select three-night and longer sailings from 1 January 2025 – 10 May 2027. Offers include:
- 11-night Great Barrier Reef ocean cruise roundtrip from Sydney, departing 25 March 2025, priced from AUD$3,099pp twin-share.
- 12-night Japan ocean cruise roundtrip from Tokyo, departing 1 July 2025, priced from AUD$3,190pp twin-share.
- 12-night New Zealand ocean cruise roundtrip from Sydney, departing 5 April 2025, priced from AUD$3,749pp twin-share.
Find out more at celebritycruises.com
5. Seize 2025 with HAL’s premium package offers, upgrades + $400 OBC
Holland America Line’s ‘Start Your Journey Sale’ includes stateroom upgrades, 50 per cent off deposits, reduced kids fares and more for select 2025-26 cruise bookings with the ‘Have It All’ premium package until 31 March 2025 for travel between April 2025 to April 2026. Book by 28 February 2025 for up to USD$400 in additional onboard credit.
Find out more at hollandamerica.com
6. Sail away with 40% off Explora Journeys, 10% deposits + €1,000 credit
Live the all-inclusive luxe life for less with up to 40 per cent off select Explora Journeys ocean cruises plus reduced 10 per cent deposits and up to €1,000 in Destination Experiences Credits per suite per reservation until 28 February 2025. The Unique Oceans Offer is combinable with other Explora offers.
Find out more at explorajourneys.com
7. Nab 30% earlybird savings on Ponant’s 2026-27 Antarctic departures
For a limited time, save 30 per cent off all Ponant 2026-27 Antarctic Season expedition cruises, featuring six itineraries and 36 departures between January 2026 and March 2027. Offers include:
- 10-night Emblematic Antarctica expedition cruise roundtrip from Ushuaia priced from AUD$18,640pp twin-share.
- 14-night Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand expedition cruise roundtrip from Dunedin priced from AUD$17,180pp twin-share.
- 17-night The Great Austral Loop expedition cruise roundtrip from Ushuaia priced from AUD$26,180pp twin-share.
Find out more at au.ponant.com
8. Enjoy up to $1,000 off select 2025 Globus & Cosmos tours
Save up to AUD$1,000 per couple on six select 2025 Globus tours and up to $250 per person off five top 2025 Cosmos tours plus discounts on all other 2025 tours for bookings made by 28 February 2025. Offers include:
- 11-day Globus Visions of Japan tour, departing 6 October 2025, priced from AUD$7,509pp twin-share, saving $1,000 per couple.
- 8-day Globus Iceland Adventure tour, departing 17 August or 4 September 2025, priced from AUD$7,259pp twin-share, saving $1,000 per couple.
- 18-day Cosmos The Best of Europe tour, departing 1 August or 12 September 2025, priced from AUD$6,349pp twin-share, saving $250pp.
Find out more at globus.com.au and cosmostours.com.au
9. TTC Tour Brands’ Big Tour Sale has up to $3,000 off per couple
Travellers can save up to AUD$3,000 per couple with Insight Vacations, Trafalgar and Costsaver in 2025. Save up to $3,000 per couple with Insight Vacations, up to $2,200 per couple with Trafalgar tours and 10 per cent off Costsaver tours to select destinations on sale until 20 February 2025. Offers include:
- 13-day Trafalgar Best of Italy tour priced from AUD$4,975pp twin-share, saving up to $1,192pp.
- 22-day Insight Vacations Britain & Ireland Discovery tour priced from AUD$11,433pp twin-share, saving up to $2,017pp.
- 12-day Costsaver Panoramic Canadian Rockies tour priced from AUD$4,451pp twin-share, saving up to $566pp.
10. Save up to 20% off with 2025 Europe with Explore Worldwide
Until 23 Janury 2025, Explore’s ‘Big Blue Sale’ has up to 20 per cent off more than 1,500 trips, including European summer departures in 2025. Solo travellers can also bag a bargain with up to 20 per cent discount on single room supplements. Offers include:
- 7-night Amalfi Coast Walking – Agriturismo trip priced from AUD$2,510pp twin-share, saving $520pp.
- 10-night Highlights of Albania trip priced from AUD$2,430pp twin-share, saving $400pp.
- 13-night Simply Japan trip priced from AUD$6,720pp twin-share, saving $1,680pp.
Find out more at exploreworldwide.com.au
11. Bag up to 20% off Contiki worldwide trips + extra 5% off Europe summer
Save up to 20 per cent off Contiki trips worldwide plus advisors can pass on an extra five per cent discount on Europe summer trips to their clients aged 18-35. The 2025 Big Travel Sale is on until 20 February 2025. Offers include:
- 9-day Vienna to Rome Trail trip priced from AUD$1,775pp.
- 12-day Vietnam Experience trip priced from AUD$2,667pp.
- 11-day Lima to Machu Picchu Road Trip priced from AUD$2,927pp.
Find out more at agents.ttc.com
12. Say “bula” to up to 25% off stays at Outrigger Fiji & Castaway Island
Enjoy up to 25 per cent off stays at Outrigger Resorts & Hotels’ Fiji properties. The ‘Bula Sales’ has up to 25 per cent off accommodation plus bonuses at Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort and free meals at Castaway Island, Fiji for select dates between between 25 January 2025 and 31 March 2026. Use promo code: BULA25 to book.
Find out more at outrigger.com
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