Holland America has introduced its 2024 Alaska cruise and cruisetour schedule, which features a new 28-day Arctic Circle itinerary that visits 12 Alaskan ports, longer 14-day voyages, and 117 weeklong cruises.
From April via September 2024, visitors can take a Holland America voyage to Alaska aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam, and Zaandam. Bookings are actually open for the cruises, with bookings for the cruisetours — which mix a cruise with an overland expedition to Denali and the Yukon — scheduled to open in February.
28-Day Arctic Circle
A brand new 28-day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice cruise aboard Westerdam will depart June ninth in time for the Summer Solstice. The voyage will sail roundtrip from Seattle to the Bering Sea, and is a first-of-its-kind itinerary for Holland America.
Ports embrace Anchorage, Dutch Harbor, Haines (Skagway), Homer, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Seward, Sitka, Valdez and Wrangell, and Prince Rupert. Scenic cruising consists of Glacier Bay, Inside Passage, Tracy Arm, College Fjord, Little Diomede Island, Prince William Sound, and Hubbard Glacier.
Other 2024 Alaska Highlights
The 14-day Great Alaskan Explorer itinerary consists of eight Alaska ports. Departures are roundtrip from Vancouver. Departing May fifth, Nieuw Amsterdam‘s itinerary will embrace visits to Anchorage, Homer, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Skagway, and Valdez and Wrangell, plus scenic cruising to Endicott Arm/Dawes Glacier. Departing September fifteenth, Noordam‘s itinerary will embrace Anchorage, Homer, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Prince Rupert, Skagway, Sitka and Valdez, with Glacier Bay.
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Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam will provide seven-day Northbound Glacier Discovery and Southbound Glacier Discovery itineraries between Whittier and Vancouver. Ports embrace Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Koningsdam, Noordam, and Zaandam will provide seven-day Alaska Inside Passage cruises roundtrip from Vancouver to Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway.
Seven-day Alaskan Explorer voyages sail roundtrip from Seattle aboard Eurodam and Westerdam and embrace calls to Victoria, Ketchikan, Juneau, and Sitka. Eurodam additionally visits Icy Strait Point and Glacier Bay, whereas Westerdam explores Dawes Glacier.
Early Booking Bonus
For a restricted time, those that e-book 2024 Alaska cruises with the Have It All premium package deal will obtain a free bonus improve to the Elite Beverage Package and Premium Wi-Fi, in addition to pay as you go each day gratuities. The commonplace Have It All package deal additionally consists of shore excursions and specialty eating, together with the Signature Beverage and Surf Wi-Fi packages.
Alaska Up Close
Holland America’s Alaska Up Close program immerses visitors within the native tradition with a wide range of onboard programming, cruise actions, and shore excursions. Experts who know Alaska finest lead workshops and lectures, advantageous eating occasions showcase the culinary traditions of the area, and EXC displays discover native subjects equivalent to Alaska’s bush pilots and the well-known Iditarod race.
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