Holland America Line offers many cruises out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The choices include special Christmas and repositioning cruises. See the schedule of departures below.
Holland America is a premium cruise line. Their mid-size traditional ships are comfortable and relaxing. Passengers are adult and relatively sophisticated.
15-day Panama Canal repositioning cruise on the Zaandam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego (California). Visit Half Moon Cay (Bahamas), Cartagena (Colombia), the Panama Canal, Puerto Caldera (Costa Rica), Corinto (Nicaragua), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Huatulco (Mexico) and Puerto Vallarta (Mexico).
• 2024 departure: January 4.
14-day Transatlantic repositioning cruise on the Oosterdam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona (Spain). Visit Ponta Delgada (Azores), Cadiz (Spain), Malaga (Spain), Cartagena (Spain) and Alicante (Spain).
• 2024 departure: April 5.
17-day Panama Canal repositioning cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego (California). Visit Grand Turk (Turks & Caicos), Aruba, Cartagena (Colombia), the Panama Canal, Puerto Caldera (Costa Rica), Corinto (Nicaragua), Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) and Cabo San Lucas (Mexico).
• 2024 departure: April 6.
14-day Transatlantic repositioning cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Rotterdam (Netherlands). Visit Bermuda, Brest (France), St Peter Port (Channel Islands), Le Havre (France) and Dover (England).
• 2024 departure: April 7.
14-day Panama Canal repositioning cruise on the Eurodam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego (California). Visit Cartagena (Colombia), the Panama Canal, Puerto Caldera (Costa Rica), Corinto (Nicaragua), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Huatulco (Mexico) and Puerto Vallarta (Mexico).
• 2024 departure: April 13.
14-day Transatlantic repositioning cruise on the Zuiderdam. One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Amsterdam (Netherlands). Visit Bermuda, Cork (Ireland), Falmouth (England), Cherbourg (France) and Zeebrugge (Belgium).
• 2024 departure: May 11.
10-day Southern Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
• 2023 departure: December 17.
16-day Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Zaandam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to St John, St Maarten, Barbados, Tobago, Trinadad, Curacao, Aruba, Jamaica and Half Moon Cay (Bahamas).
• 2023 departure: December 19.
7-day Eastern Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Eurodam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St Thomas and Half Moon Cay.
• 2023 departure: December 20.
7-day Western Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Rotterdam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Grand Cayman and Cozumel (Mexico).
• 2023 departure: December 22.
12-day Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Zuiderdam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Curacao, Cartagena (Colombia), the Panama Canal, Colon (Panama), Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) and Bimini (Bahamas).
• 2023 departure: December 22.
7-day Caribbean Christmas cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam. Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay (Bahamas), Grand Turk (Turks & Caicos), Amber Cove (Dominican Republic) and Key West (Florida).
• 2023 departure: December 23.