Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Lori from Holland America for this week's cruise chat.
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Lori did a quick brand overview. Lori mentioned all of the great music venues around the ships. Holland America is a great choice for people who enjoy music!
Holland America has 11 perfectly sized ships in four categories.
Pinnacle Class has three ships which hosts 2,650 guests.
Signature Class has two ships which hosts 2,104 guests.
Vista Class has four ships which hosts 1.964 guests.
Rotterdam Class has two ships which hosts 1,432 guests.
Holland America started doing Alaska Itineraries in 1947.
They were the first cruise line in Alaska. When you are going to Alaska, you should extend your stay and do a cruise tour. You can visit Denali or do a mix of both the Yukon and Denali.
Then we dove into some really great itineraries. Alaska Cruise Itineraries
Round Trip Alaska Cruise Itineraries
Round-Trip Seattle, which departs on Saturdays. Glacier Bay National Park, Icy Straight Point, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier,
Alaska Explora via Glacier Bay Roundtrip Seattle. Juneau, Stevens Passage, Ketchikan, Puget Sound, Victoria, BC.
Weekly departures from May through late September
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14-Day Great Alaska Explorer. To and From Vancouver.
Vancouver, Inside Passage, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Sitka, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Kodiak, Anchorage, Valdez. On Nieuw Amsterdam – May 2023On Noordam – September 2023
Adding the cruise tour lets you visit Denali National Park and the Yukon via the domed deluxe train! This is the best way to see Alaska!
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Next, we moved on to the 7-day Viking Sagas on Amsterdam. You will visit Sognefjord, Flam, Stavanger, Oslo, Oslofjord, Kristiansand., The Netherlands Day At Sea, Scenic Cruising Oslofiord, Oslo. Norway, Kristiansand Norway, Stavanger. Norway, Scenic Cruising Sognefiord, Flam. Norway, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Collectors Voyages allow guests to combine 2 shorter itineraries into an in-depth exploration of the Mediterranean.
12-day Greek Odyssey + 12-day Mediterranean Tapestry = 24-day Magic of the Mediterranean
In the Caribbean, Holland America has a variety of Itineraries.
Eastern Caribbean, 7-day roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale
Western Caribbean 7-day roundtrip Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale. Southern Caribbean 7-Day Roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
Southern Caribbean Wayfarer 11-day Roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
Southern Wayfarer 14-day roundtrip Fort Lauderdale.
Panama Canal Sunfarer Southern Caribbean 11-day Roundtrip Fort Lauderdale & 21-day Roundtrip Fort Lauderdale.
Or a 51 or 56-day Tales of the South Pacific Roundtrip from Vancouver.
Holland also has a 34-day South Pacific Crossing from San Deigo. We also looked at the 35-day Hawaii, Tahiti & Marquesas from San Deigo on February 27, 2024, & February 15, 2025.
25 or 29-day South Pacific Crossing on April 6, 2024, & March 30, 2025.
Lastly, we looked at my favourite itinerary on Westerdam Roundtrip Seattle on June 9, 2024. This is the 28-day Arctic Circle Solstice. Visit: Little Diomede Island, Nome, College Fjord, Prince William Sound, Seward, Anchorage, Hubbard Glacier, Homer, Sitka, Glacier Bay, National Park, Haines (Skagway) Tracy Arm, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert. Seattle.
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