Departure Lounge: Set your sights on Australia for Christmas

Departing Indonesia on December 12 aboard the Seven Seas Explorer, you’ll visit Lombok and Komodo, before cruising the Timor Sea to reach Australia with an overnight stay at Darwin. 

Stops along Australia’s east coast include Cairns, Airlie Beach and two full days in Sydney, with December 25 being spent in Brisbane. 

Aussie dreams

If you’re the kind of person who uses Christmas as a time to travel then this deluxe all-inclusive 16-night cruise, from Bali to Australia, should excite.