Holland America Line has introduced the small print of its 2026 world cruise, which can go to all seven continents and supply visitors with prolonged stays in the preferred ports.
Friends could make deposits for the 132-day journey, which encompasses a voyage by way of the Antarctic, starting February 26, 2024.
Volendam World Cruise Options 9 In a single day Stays
Holland America Line’s Volendam will go to 47 ports throughout 39 nations for its Grand World Voyage in 2026, the cruise line has introduced.
Volendam‘s roundtrip crusing departs January 4, 2026, from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale earlier than heading south alongside the east coast of South America on its approach to the Antarctic, the place she’ll spend 4 days within the distant however stunning locale.
“We requested hundreds of previous visitors and journey advisors for his or her opinions in regards to the good Grand World Voyage, so this can be certainly one of our most completely researched routes ever for a world cruise,” stated Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line.
The world cruise gives 9 in a single day calls – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Papeete (Tahiti), Sydney (Australia), Bali (Indonesia), Singapore, Malé (Maldives), Safaga (Luxor), Alexandria (Egypt), and Lisbon (Portugal).
“This itinerary contains locations we all know visitors love, full of memorable moments and in a single day stays,” Antorcha stated. “We’re purposefully visiting fewer ports to permit extra time to discover the locations we go to and to create a voyage that doesn’t really feel rushed.”
To that finish, Volendam‘s voyage contains late-night departures from 5 extra memorable ports: Bahia d’ Opunoha (French Polynesia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Civitavecchia/Rome (Italy), Oslo (Norway), and San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Volendam‘s 132-day voyage additionally contains visits to Australia’s Nice Barrier Reef and the always-picturesque Maldives archipelago within the Indian Ocean.
Historical past followers will recognize cruising previous Pitcairn Island, the location the place the mutineers from the HMS Bounty settled within the late 1700s. Wine aficionados can sit up for a name at France’s Bordeaux together with a scenic cruising of Gironde Estuary.
Perks Introduced for 2026 World Cruise
Holland America Line hasn’t introduced when bookings will open for the 2026 world cruise, however potential visitors could make a deposited future cruise request by way of the cruise line or a journey agent starting February 26, 2024. That entitles the visitor to precedence reserving when it’s opened to the general public.
Early bookings obtain as much as $2,000 in onboard credit score per visitor, a 3% pay-in-full low cost, and a complimentary WiFi bundle amongst different perks.
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Fare info for the 2026 Grand World Voyage on Volendam hasn’t been launched. Holland America’s Zuiderdam, on which Antorcha made the 2026 announcement, is presently crusing on the cruise line’s 2024 world cruise.
Volendam is scheduled to host the 2025 world cruise, departing on January 25, 2025, from Fort Lauderdale. That crusing is about to go to ports on 5 continents over 133 days. Charges for the 2025 Grand World Voyage begin at $24,999 per particular person primarily based on double occupancy.
Volendam Had An Thrilling 2022 Season
Holland America’s 60,906-gross-tonnage Volendam was inbuilt 1999 and historically serves the Australian market within the winter months and the New England/Canada market in the summertime.
The third ship within the Holland America fleet with that title, she is the lead ship within the Rotterdam class of vessels. At 781 toes in size, she will accommodate 1,432 passengers.
In 2022, Volendam suspended common service with the intention to be chartered out and home Ukrainian refugees in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Later in 2022, Holland American accomplished a take a look at on Volendam utilizing 100% biofuel for long-term use.
Throughout world cruises, Volendam gives visitors onboard leisure that includes native cultural performers and particular headliners. Additionally, in contrast to common cruises, menus on these prolonged voyages embody menus that change each day and have native delicacies.
