Attending the Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Fort Lauderdale this week, Holland America Line introduced a variety of attention-grabbing occasions arising sooner or later. Today, I’m speaking about west coast sailings and a few distinctive choices for the 2023-24 season.
Highlighting the San Diego cruise season are two photo voltaic eclipse cruises that place Koningsdam and Zaandam in Mexico for complete viewing throughout the April 8, 2024, eclipse. In addition, a particular Mexico crusing in December 2023 explores distinctive ports within the Sea of Cortez.
Now open for reserving, vacationers can got down to discover Mexico, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast and Panama Canal on six ships throughout 39 departures. Voyages are roundtrip from San Diego or start or finish within the widespread California port. San Diego sailings are a part of Holland America Line’s homeport initiative that permits company to see the world from their doorstep, with out worldwide air or by taking a simple flight from Canada.
Two Solar Eclipse Cruises Offer Total Viewing
- Zaandam’s 14-day Solar Eclipse Cruise departs on March 30, 2024, and is positioned for a complete view of the photo voltaic eclipse because it tracks over Mexico. Roundtrip from San Diego, the ship is at Mazatlán on April 8, giving company a front-row seat.
- Koningsdam’s 22-day Solar Eclipse Cruise positions the ship alongside the coast of Mexico for a complete view earlier than crossing the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. The San Diego to Vancouver itinerary departs on April 5 and heads south to Cabo San Lucas earlier than spending the day at sea on April 8 for the full eclipse. Koningsdam then makes its approach to Puerto Vallarta earlier than crossing over to Hawaii.
Historical Baja Peninsula & Sea of Cortez Explores Unique Ports
Volendam’s 12-day “Historic Baja & Sea of Cortez” cruise departing Dec. 10, 2023, explores the sun-kissed jewels alongside the Baha Peninsula on a roundtrip from San Diego cruise to Mexico that options charming La Paz, tranquil Loreto, and vibrant Puerto Vallarta. The journey follows within the footsteps of ports visited by writer John Steinbeck and biologist Ed Ricketts in 1951 once they collected marine specimens on an expedition that finally resulted in two books about their experiences.
Highlights of the 2023-24 Mexico Cruise Season:
- All Mexico cruises are roundtrip from San Diego.
- Three ships provide Mexico itineraries: Koningsdam, Volendam, and Zaandam.
- All seven-day “Mexican Riviera” cruises characteristic Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas.
- The 10-, 11- and 12-day itineraries embody the ports on the seven-day cruise, plus a mixture of Guaymas. Loreto, Manzanillo, Pichilingue (La Paz), Santa Rosalia, Topolobampo and Zihuatanejo,
- One five-day cruise calls at Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Highlights of the 2023-24 Hawaii Cruise Season:
- Cruises to Hawaii are aboard Koningsdam and Volendam.
- Itineraries are roundtrip from San Diego, roundtrip from Vancouver, or between Vancouver and San Diego.
- “Circle Hawaii” cruises vary from 16 to 18 days:
- 17-day roundtrip from Vancouver with calls at Lahaina, Hilo, Honolulu Kona, and Nawiliwili, all in Hawaii. The 17-day roundtrip from San Diego additionally contains Ensenada.
- 16-day calls at Lahaina, Hilo, Honolulu, Kona, and Ensenada.
- 18-day calls at Lahaina, Hilo, Honolulu (in a single day), Nawiliwili, Kona, and Ensenada.
Highlights of the 2023-24 Pacific Northwest and Coast Cruise Season:
- Six ships will cruise alongside the West Coast of the United States: Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Volendam, and Zaandam.
- Itineraries are roundtrip from San Diego, roundtrip from Vancouver, or between Vancouver and San Diego.
- Two one-day “Pacific Northwest” getaways in October 2023 and May 2024 between Vancouver and Seattle provide a fast style of Holland America Line aboard Eurodam.
- “Pacific Coast” itineraries are 4 and 5 days. The four-day gives a name at Avalon, California; Astoria, Oregon; or three days at sea. The five-day cruises go to a mixture of Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco, California; and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- “Classic California Coast” and “Wine Country and Pacific Northwest” are six or seven days. Ports embody a mixture of Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Victoria, and Ensenada,
- A particular five-day itinerary roundtrip from Vancouver on April 30 calls at Ketchikan, Alaska, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
Highlights of the 2023-24 Panama Canal Cruise Season:
- Four ships transit the Panama Canal: Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Volendam and Zaandam.
- Cruises sail between Vancouver, Seattle or San Diego and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Transits vary from 14 to 22 days and embody calls in Aruba, California, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Turks and Caicos.
- Most Panama Canal cruises embody a name at Half Moon Cay, Holland America Line’s award-winning non-public island within the Bahamas.
- Guests take pleasure in a daylight transit of the man-made marvel, with commentary on the open decks detailing the wonderful feat of the canal.
Collectors’ Voyages Craft Longer Journeys
Many of the cruises will be prolonged into Collectors’ Voyages, which provide the last word exploration. By combining two itineraries and longer non-repeating voyages, these artfully crafted journeys as much as 32 days mix back-to-back sailings, enabling company to go to extra ports and spend further time discovering the areas.
Have It All Premium Fare
Holland America Line’s “Have It All” premium fare provides 4 widespread perks to the reserving: shore excursions, specialty eating, a beverage package deal and Wi-Fi. The variety of excursions and specialty eating experiences relies on size of voyage. Have It All is on the market for cruises six days or longer.
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