While you’ve booked a crusing that is 132 days lengthy, what’s yet another day? Enjoyable — that is what. Holland America Line has redone the again half of its 2026 Grand World Voyage, which is now a day longer than initially scheduled — however for an fascinating cause.
Resulting from continued unrest within the Pink Sea area, the cruise line lately switched up the final 54 days of its epic crusing on the 1,432-passenger Volendam, which is able to journey round-trip from Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 4, 2026. As a result of the cruise has changed the Center East and Europe with extra locations in Asia and Central America, the ship will cross the Worldwide Date Line twice (as a substitute of as soon as, as initially deliberate) when crusing via the Pacific Ocean.
When the vessel crosses the invisible IDL — which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole — for the primary time heading west, it should skip a day, making the crusing shorter than anticipated based mostly on its embarkation and debarkation dates. Beneath the unique itinerary, the voyage was 132 days, with the westbound crossing of the road.
Then, on its method again to Fort Lauderdale to finish the cruise, the ship will likely be heading east throughout the road, thereby repeating a day. The date resets to the earlier one when the ship crosses eastbound, in essence sending the ship again in time. Meaning the revised itinerary will likely be a day longer however will nonetheless conclude on Might 17, 2026 — the voyage’s initially scheduled finish date.
The crusing, which is able to run simply shy of 4 1/2 months, options calls on 51 ports throughout 23 international locations and territories. Initially, the voyage was set to incorporate all seven continents, however with the removing of Africa and Europe, it should now go to 5 of the seven.
Following the modifications, booked vacationers will expertise overnights in common ports like Nagasaki, Japan, Tokyo and Hong Kong, in addition to beforehand deliberate late-night calls and overnights in Rio de Janeiro, Tahiti, Sydney and extra. One other notable addition features a full transit of the Panama Canal.
“We all know immersive experiences in thrilling locations are all the time a predominant draw for these selecting a world cruise,” Beth Bodensteiner, chief business officer for Holland America Line, mentioned in an announcement in regards to the modifications, which will likely be communicated to affected passengers.
The ship’s new, modified route will take company south from Fort Lauderdale alongside the east coast of South America. From there, the vessel will cross the equator and head all the way down to Antarctica earlier than crusing to Easter Island and stopping at a number of the islands within the South Pacific on its method to Australia. Subsequent are calls on Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, adopted by a second Pacific crossing to Alaska.
Volendam will then sail south from Alaska to Seattle and San Diego after which on to ports in Central America. The voyage ends with a Panama Canal transit and a go to to Colombia earlier than returning to Fort Lauderdale.
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Passengers can count on a lot of sea days to calm down and benefit from the ship’s leisure, which is able to embrace particular choices only for the Grand World Voyage. They embrace watercolor instruction, block events, artistic writing workshops, and ballroom and ballet dance lessons, in addition to extra normal choices like comedic performances, culinary demonstratons and enrichment lectures. At evening, the ship’s theater will host greater than a dozen reveals with odes to pop and rock greats like Carole King, the Carpenters, the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.
Company can reap the benefits of the ship’s pool, spa and health middle, too.
The least costly inside cabins begin from $30,354 per individual for the total voyage. The up to date itinerary will likely be accessible for reserving through the Holland America web site beginning October 30. Cruisers not wishing to attend can guide your complete journey instantly by calling 1-877-932-4259.
Segments are additionally accessible, with six choices ranging in size from 21 to 61 days. Passengers can select legs from Fort Lauderdale to Santiago, Chile, departing Jan. 4, 2026; Fort Lauderdale to Sydney, additionally departing Jan. 4, 2026; Santiago, Chile, to Singapore, departing Feb. 10, 2026; Singapore to Fort Lauderdale, departing March 24, 2026; Singapore to Tokyo, additionally departing March 24, 2026; or Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale, departing April 14, 2026.
Beginning costs for the primary three segments vary from $9,074 to $15,934, per individual, for an inside cabin. Fares for the final three segments will likely be accessible when they’re launched for reserving on November 13.
Till June 16, 2025, company who guide the 133-day Grand World Voyage will every obtain as much as $2,000 in onboard credit score, a 3% pay-in-full low cost and a fundamental Wi-Fi bundle. Cruisers who guide early and likewise guide their flights via Holland America will obtain a $500 air credit score, per individual, and round-trip airport transfers to and from the Fort Lauderdale airport.
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