Holland America Line is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the launch of its new Legendary Voyages category, comprising 25- to 59-day extended itineraries, a step up from its Grand Voyages offering.
Some voyages will be familiar to agents who have sold Holland America Line cruises before, such as the 35-day ‘Voyage of the Vikings’ or the 28-day ‘Amazon Explorer’.
However, the 17 initial voyages being launched also include brand-new itineraries such as the 53-day ‘Majestic Japan’ and the 28-day ‘Coral Triangle, Volcanoes and The Great Barrier Reef’. Nine of the Legendary Voyages sail roundtrip from US homeports.
“It works best when we have a theme to craft the itineraries around. ‘Voyage of the Vikings’ is a good example where we collected countries in the North Atlantic region on the route of early Viking explorers, such as modern-day Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, as well as Labrador and Newfoundland. Each of the countries by themselves are superb destinations, but knowing they are woven together by a thread of history makes it all the more interesting,” says Paul Grigsby, VP of Revenue Planning & Analytics at Holland America Line.
The new Legendary Voyages on offer are:
- 51-day or 56-day ‘Tales of the South Pacific’, departing September 27 or October 2, 2023, respectively, aboard Volendam. The 56-day trip is from Vancouver, British Columbia to San Diego, California; and the 51-day is roundtrip from San Diego.
- 34-day ‘South Pacific Crossing’, departing October 8, 2023, aboard Noordam, from San Diego to Sydney, Australia.
- 28-day ‘Amazon Explorer’, departing February 17, 2024, aboard Zaandam. Roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- 35-day ‘Hawaii, Tahiti and Marquesas’, departing February 17, 2024, aboard Koningsdam. Roundtrip from San Diego.
- 25-day ‘South Pacific Crossing’, departing April 6, 2024, aboard Noordam from Sydney to Vancouver.
- 28-day ‘Arctic Circle Solstice’, departing June 9, 2024, aboard Westerdam. Roundtrip from Seattle, Washington.
- 35-day ‘Voyage of the Vikings’, departing July 20, 2024, aboard Zuiderdam. Roundtrip from Boston, Massachusetts.
- 53-day or 52-day ‘Majestic Japan’, departing September 1 or 2, 2024, aboard Westerdam. The 53-day is a roundtrip from Seattle, and the 52-day is from Vancouver to Seattle.
- 56-day or 51-day ‘Tales of the South Pacific’ departing September 25 or 30, 2024, aboard Zaandam. The 56-day is from Vancouver to San Diego and the 51-day is a roundtrip from San Diego.
- 35-day ‘Australia Circumnavigation’ departing November 17, 2024, aboard Westerdam. Roundtrip from Sydney.
- 28-day ‘Coral Triangle, Volcanoes and The Great Barrier Reef’ departing January 5, 2025, aboard Noordam. Roundtrip from Singapore.
- 27-day ‘Amazon Explorer’ departing February 8, 2025, aboard Zaandam. Roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
- 35-day ‘Hawaii, Tahiti and Marquesas’ departing February 15, 2025, aboard Koningsdam. Roundtrip from San Diego.
- 29-day ‘South Pacific Crossing’ departing March 30, 2025, aboard Westerdam, from Sydney to Vancouver.
Holland America Line can be booked via Development Promotions in South Africa.
