Holland America Line’s Zaandam Returns to Service

Holland America Line’s Zaandam has just returned to service Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, leaving but one more ship until the cruise line’s full fleet is operational again. Zaandam is transporting guests for a nine-day Atlantic Coast cruise to Montreal, Canada, that will position it in Canada/New England through October. Not only does this represent a return to service for Zaandam, but it also marks a return to cruising in the Canada/New England region after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the repositioning cruise along the east coast of North America, Zaandam will spend the summer and early fall featuring Canada and New England cruises between Boston, Massachusetts, and Montreal.

On July 9, Zaandam will set sail on the popular 35-day Voyage of the Vikings itinerary roundtrip from Boston that retraces the routes of past explorers with ports in Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands. Following fall foliage cruises between Boston and Montreal, Zaandam transports guests Oct. 10 for the 71-day Grand Africa Voyage that sails roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, including 25 ports of call, four overnights and countless safari opportunities throughout the African continent.

After the Grand Africa Voyage, Zaandam will spend the winter holidays in the Caribbean and then offer a series of Panama Canal transits between San Diego, California, and Fort Lauderdale, with two Mexico options roundtrip from San Diego in March. The ship will return to Canada/New England next spring.

Since Holland America Line restarted cruising in July 2021, Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Noordam, Oosterdam, Rotterdam and Zuiderdam have returned to service with cruises in Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, California Coast and South Pacific. Volendam currently is under charter by the government of the Netherlands, positioned in Rotterdam accommodating Ukrainian families.

Holland America Line will complete the restart of the fleet June 12 with Westerdam in Seattle, Washington. 

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