The all new three ship solution.... Revisited

 

UPDATE!  You really didn’t think that this mega voyage would stay stagnant, did you?  The first change came about when someone at Holland America Line as about a year late in deciding to recreate their 150th Anniversary Voyage on the Rotterdam in reverse….  Result, our last voyages on the Rotterdam were cancelled…  we filled in most of the void with cruises back on the Nieuw Statendam.  Then, after I got home from a simply magnificent voyage on the Zaandam, I decided I just could wait until 22 October to sail again, so I added 4 weeks onto the beginning of the voyage on the Nieuw Statendam…  What I ended up with was 112 days on the Nieuw Statendam, moving directly over to the Rotterdam for 63 days and then back on the Nieuw Statendam for 21 days….  196 days before we regroup, repack and sail on the Zuiderdam to Europe for 71 days….  Nice…. The Itinerary has been updated.

Well, here I go again!!!!  You didn’t think I was going to quit because of this pandemic, did you?  My future plans are again affected by the COVID 19 virus but after the experience gained on our 6 plus month voyages just completed, we think we have a good plan.  Once again, I decided to hold off doing the World Voyage until 2024.  Having done 19 Grand Voyages, including 12 World Voyages, I’m not pushed to go that route at this time…  risk management.  I don’t want to be in a position where I am put off the ship on the other side of the world because of a positive test…  Better times are ahead.  That brings me to our current plan….  Once again, Ann & Cathy Scott will join me on a new Holland America Line adventure totaling almost 250 days.  Once again, we have a three-ship solution.  Working around charters or dry docks can be a challenge for staying at sea for long periods without interruption. In this case, we will be joining the Nieuw Statendam on 22 October 2022 and enjoy her Caribbean voyages until 14 January 2023 when we slide over, seamlessly, to the ms Rotterdam….  We will sail until 15 April, once again enjoying the sunny, blue Caribbean waters on the Rotterdam.  Once we debark in Fort Lauderdale, we return home for a major repack.  We will trade in our swimsuits for clothes for cooler climates.  We will board the ms Zuiderdam on the day the World Voyage completes in Fort Lauderdale and head to Europe….  It will be an exciting voyage exploring beautiful locations all the way up to the Polar Cap….  It will be another amazing adventure on the ms Zuiderdam, reminiscent of our fabulous European voyages in 2019….  We are already working hard preparing for this wonderful adventure… even have new cameras in hand.  Getting excited already!  Holland America Line is definitely back!!!

Ms Nieuw Statendam

SAT 24SEP22 Overnight in Quebec City, Canada

SUN 25SEP22 Sail from Quebec City, Canada 4:00pm

MON26SEP22 Cruising Gulf of St. Lawrence

TUE27SEP22 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 8:00am 5:00pm

WED28SEP22 Sydney, Nova Scotia 8:00am 4:00pm

THU29SEP22 Halifax, Nova Scotia 8:00am 4:00pm

FRI30SEP22 Saint John, New Brunswick 11:00am 7:00pm

SAT01OCT22 Bar Harbor, Maine 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN02OCT22 Boston, Mass 7:00am 4:00pm

MON03OCT22 Bar Harbor, Maine 7:00am 3:00pm

TUE04OCT22 Halifax, Nova Scotia 9:00am 6:00pm

WED05OCT22 Sydney, Nova Scotia 11:00am 6:00pm

THU06OCT22 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 9:00am 6:00pm

FRI07OCT22 Cruising Gulf of St. Lawrence

SAT08OCT22 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada arrive 7:00am

SUN09OCT22 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada depart 4:00pm

MON10OCT22 Saguenay, Quebec, Canada 8:00am 5:00pm

TUE11OCT22 Sea Day

WED12OCT22 Gaspe, Quebec, Canada 7:00am 3:00pm

THU13OCT22 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 9:00am 6:00pm

FRI14OCT22 Sydney, Nova Scotia 8:00am 4:00pm

SAT15OCT22 Halifax, Nova Scotia 8:00am $;00pm

SUN16OCT22 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 11:00am 7:00pm

MON17OCT22 Portland, Maine 11:00am 11:00pm

TUE18OCT22 Boston, Mass 8:00am 4:00pm

WED19OCT22 Sea Day

THU20OCT22 Sea Day

FRI21OCT22 Port Canaveral, Florida 8:00am 6:00pm

SAT 22OCT22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 23OCT22 Sea Day

MON 24OCT22 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 25OCT22 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1:00pm 11:00pm

WED 26OCT22 St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 27OCT22 Sea Day

FRI 28OCT22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 29OCT22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 30OCT22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 31OCT22 Sea Day

TUE 01NOV22 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 02NOV22 Amber Cove, Dominican Republic 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 03NOV22 Sea Day

FRI 04NOV22 Key West, Florida, US 3 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 05NOV22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 06NOV22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 07NOV22 Sea Day

TUE 08NOV22 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 8:00 am 5:00pm

WED 09NOV22 Georgetown, Cayman Islands 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 10NOV22 Sea Day

FRI 11NOV22 Key West, Florida 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 12NOV22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 13NOV22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 14NOV22 Sea Day

TUE 15NOV22 Oranjestad, Aruba 7;00am 4:00pm

WED 16NOV22 Willemstad, Curacao 7:00am 4:00pm

THU 17NOV22 Sea Day

FRI 18NOV22 Sea Day

SAT 19NOV22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 20NOV22 Sea Day

MON 21NOV22 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 22NOV22 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1:00pm 11:00pm

WED 23NOV22 St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 24NOV22 Sea Day

FRI 25NOV22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 26NOV22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 27NOV22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 28NOV22 Sea Day

TUE 29NOV22 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos 8:00am 4:00pm

WED 30NOV22 Amber Cove, Dominican Republic 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 01DEC22 Sea Day

FRI 02DEC22 Key West, Florida 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 03DEC22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 04DEC22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 05DEC22 Sea Day

TUE 06DEC22 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 07DEC22 Georgetown, Cayman Islands 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 08DEC22 Sea Day

FRI 09DEC22 Key West, Florida 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 10DEC22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 11DEC Sea Day

MON 12DEC Sea Day

TUE 13DEC22 Willemstad, Curacao

WED 14DEC22 Oranjestad, Aruba 7:00am 3:00pm

THU 15DEC22 Sea Day

FRI 16DEC22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 17DEC Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 18DEC22 Sea Day

MON 19DEC22 Sea Day

TUE 20DEC22 Oranjestad, Aruba 8:00am 11:00pm

WED 21DEC22 Kralendijk, Bonaire 8:00am 11:00pm

THU 22DEC22 Willemstad, Curacao 7;00am 8:00pm

FRI 23DEC22 Sea Day

SAT 24DEC22 Amber Cove, Dominican Republic 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 25DEC22 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos 8:00am 2:00pm

MON 26DEC22 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 27DEC22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

WED 28DEC22 Sea Day

THU 29DEC22 Sea Day

FRI 30DEC22 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 8:00am 4:00pm

SAT 31DEC22 Castries Saint Lucia 8:00am 4:00pm

SAT 31DEC22 Scenic Cruising Soufriere Bay

SUN 01JAN23 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am 4:00pm

MON 02JAN23 Fort-De-France, Martinique 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 03JAN23 Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis 8:00 4:00pm

WED 04JAN23 St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 8:00 4:00pm

THU 05JAN23 Sea Day

FRI 06JAN23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 07JAN23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 08JAN23 Sea Day

MON 09JAN23 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 10JAN23 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1:00pm 11:00pm

WED 11JAN23 St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 8:00 5:00pm

THU 12JAN23 Sea Day                                                                    

FRI 13JAN23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 14JAN23 Debark Ship Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am

 

Ms Rotterdam

SAT 14 JAN23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7:00am4pm

SUN 15JAN23 Sea Day

MON 16JAN23 Sea Day

TUE 17JAN23 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 8:00am4:00pm

WED 18JAN23 Castries, Saint Lucia 8:00am 4:00pm

WED 18JAN23 Scenic Cruising Soufriere Bay

THU 19JAN23 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am5:00pm

FRI 20JAN23 Fort-De-France, Martinique 7:00am 4:00pm

FRI 20JAN23 Daylight passing Mount Pelee

SAT 21JAN23 Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 22JAN23 St. Thomas. U.S.V.I. 8:00 5:00pm

MON 23 JAN23 Sea Day

TUE 24JAN23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 9:00am3:00pm

WED 25JAN23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am

WED 25JAN23 Sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4:00pm

THU 26JAN23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00 3:00pm

FRI 27JAN23 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 10:00am5:00pm

SAT 28JAN23 Amber Cove, Dominion Republic 8:00am5:00pm

SUN 29JAN23 Sea Day

MON 30JAN23 Willemstad, Curacao 7:00am11:00pm

TUE 31JAN23 Oranjestad, Aruba 7:00am11:00pm

WED 01FEB23 Sea Day

THU 02FEB23 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 7:00am4:00pm

FRI 03FEB23 Sea Day

SAT 04FEB23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 05FEB23 Sea Day

MON 06FEB23 Sea Day

TUE 07FEB23 Philipsburg, Sint Marten 8:00am 4:00 pm

WED 08FEB23 Castries, Saint Lucia 8:00am 4:00pm

WED 08FEB23 Scenic Cruising Soufriere Bay

THU 09FEB23 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 10FEB23 Fort-De-France, Martinique 7:00am 4:00pm

FRI 10FEB23 Daylight passing Mount Pelee

SAT 11FEB23 Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 12FEB23 St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 8:00am 5:00pm

MON 13FEB23 Sea Day

TUE 14FEB23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 9:00am 3:00pm

WED 15FEB23 Debark Ship Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am 4pm

THU 16FEB23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3pm

FRI 17FEB23 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 10:00am  3:00pm

SAT 18FEB23 Amber Cove, Dominican Republic 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 19FEB23 Sea Day

MON 20FEB23 Kralendijk, Bonaire 8:00am 11:00pm

TUE 21FEB23 Willemstad, Curacao 8:00am 11:00pm

WED 22FEB23 Oranjestad, Aruba 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 23FEB23 Sea Day

FRI 24FEB23 Sea Day

SAT 25FEB23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 26FEB23 Sea Day

MON 27FEB23 Sea Day

TUE 28FEB23 Philipsburg, Sint Martin 8:00am 4:00 pm

WED 01MAR23 Castries, Saint Lucia 8:00am 4:00pm

WED 01MAR23 Scenic Cruising Soufriere Bay

THU 02MAR23 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 03MAR23 Fort-De-France, Martinique 7:00am 4:00pm

FRI 03MAR23 Daylight Passing Mount Pelee

SAT 04Mar23 Basseterre, St \kitts and Nevis 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 05MAR23 St Thomas, USVI 8:00am 5:00pm

MON 06MAR23 Sea Day

TUE 07MAR23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 9:00am 3:00pm

WED 08MAR23 Fort Lauderdale 7:00am 4:00pm

THU 09MAR23 Sea Day

FRI 10MAR23 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 11MAR23 Amber Cove, Dominican Republic 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 12MAR23 Sea Day

MON 13MAR23 Kraiendijk, Bonaire 8:00am 11:00pm

TUE 14MAR23 Willemstad, Curacao 8:00am 11:00pm

WED 15MAR23 Oranjestad, Aruba 7:00am 3:00pm

THU 16MAR23 Sea Day

FRI 17MAR23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 10:00am 3:00pm

SAT 18MAR23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am

Ms Nieuw Statendam

SAT 18MAR23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4:00pm

SUN 19MAR23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 20MAR23 Sea Day

TUE 21MAR23 Georgetown, Cayman Islands 9:00am 6:00pm

WED 22MAR23 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 9:00am 5:00pm

THU 23MAR23 Sea Day

FRI 24MAR23 Key West, Florida 10:00am 7:00pm

SAT 25MAR23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 26MAR23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

MON 27MAR23 Sea Day

TUE 28MAR23 Oranjestad, Aruba 2:00pm 11:59pm

WED 29MAR23 Willemstad, Curacao 7:00am 4:00pm

THU 30MAR23 Sea Day

FRI 31MAR23 Sea Day

SAT 01APR23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am 4:00pm

SUN 02APR23 Sea Day

MON 03APR23 Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 8:00am 4:00pm

TUE 04APR23 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 05APR23 St Thomas USVI 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 06APR23 Sea Day

FRI 07APR23 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am 3:00pm

SAT 08APR23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00am

Ms Zuiderdam

FRI 12MAY23 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 5:00pm

SAT 13MAY23 – 18MAY23 Sea Days

FRI 19MAY23 Praia di Vitoria, Terceira, Azores 8:00am 11:00pm

SAT 20MAY23 Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores 7:00am 5:00pm

SUN 21MAY23 Sea Day

MON 22MAY23 Sea Day

TUE 23MAY23 Ringaskiddy (Cork) Ireland 10:00am 11:00pm

WED 24MAY23 Dunmore East (Waterford) Ireland 7:00am 6:00pm

THU 25MAY23 Torquay (Torbay) England 10:00am 7:00pm

FRI 26MAY23 Le Have (Paris) France 7:00am 7:00pm

SAT 27 MAY23 Dover (London) England 8:00am 5:00pm

SUN 28MAY23 Rotterdam 7:00am 5:00pm

MON 29MAY23 Sea Day

TUE 30MAY23 Portland (Weymouth) England 8:00am 11:00 pm

WED 31MAY23 St Peter Port, Guernsey 8:00am 8:00pm

THU 01JUN23 Falmouth, England 8:00am 4:00pm

FRI 02JUN23 Ringaskiddy (Cork) Ireland 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 03JUN23 Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) Ireland 7:00am 5:00pm

SUN  04JUN23 Liverpool, England 8:00am 5:00pm

MON 05JUN23 Sea Day

TUE 06JUN23 Portree (Isle of Skye) Scotland 8:00am 6:00pm

WED 07JUN23 Kirkwall, Scotland 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 08JUN23 Invergordon (Inverness) Scotland 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 09JUN23 South Queensferry (Edinburgh) Scotland 8:00

SAT 10JUN23 South Queensferry (Edinburgh) Scotland depart 1:00 pm

SUN 11JUN23 Rotterdam 7:00am

MON 12JUN23 Dover (London) England 7:00am 5:00pm

TUE 13JUN23 Sea Day

WED 14JUNE23 Bergen, Norway 7:00am 5:00pm

THU 15JUN23 Molde, Norway 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 16JUN23 Trondheim, Norway 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 17JUN23 Scenic Cruising Trondheim Fjord/Crossing Artic Circle

SUN 18JUN23 Alta, Norway 12:00noon 11:00pm

MON 19JUN23 Hammerfest, Norway 7:00am 1:00pm

MON 19JUN23 Scenic Cruising North Cap 5:00pm 6:30pm

TUE 20JUN23 At Sea

TUE 21JUN23 Crossing Artic Circle-Summer Soltice

THU 22JUN23 Seydisfjordur, Iceland 7:00am 4:00pm

FRI 23JUN23 Akureyre, Iceland 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 23JUN23 Scenic Cursing Eyjafjordur

SAT 24JUN Isafjordur, Iceland 8:00am 4:00pm

SAT 24JUN23 Scenic Cruising Isafjardurdjur

SUN 25JUN23 Reykjavik, Iceland 8:00am

MON 26JUN Reykjavik, Iceland 2:00am

TUE 27JUN23 Sea Day

WED 28JUN23 Kirkwall, Scotland 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 29JUN23 South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland 9:00am 7:00pm

FRI 30JUN23 Invergordon (Inverness) 9:00am 8:00pm

SAT 01JUL23 Sea Day

SUN 02JUL23 Rotterdam 7:00am 4:00pm

MON 03JUL23 Sea Day

TUE 04JUL23 Maloy, Norway 9:00am 5:00pm

WED 05JUL23 Sea Day

THU 6JUL23 Akureyri, Iceland 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 07JUL23 Isafjordur, Iceland 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 08JUL23 Reykjavik, Iceland 8:00pm

SUN 09JUL23 Reykjavik, Iceland 7:00pm

MON 10JUL23 Grundarfjordur, Iceland 7:00am 5:00pm

TUE 11Jul23 Sea Day

WED 12JUL23 Cruising Prince Christian Sound

THU 13JUL23 Qaqortoq, Greenland 8:00am 5:00pm

FRI 14JUL23 Nanortalik, Greenland 7:00am 1:00pm

SAT 15JUL23 Sea Day

SUN 16JUL23 Red Bay, Labrador 8:00am 6:00pm

MON 17JUL23 Sea Day

TUE 18JUL23 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 19JUL23 Sydney, Nova Scotia 8:00am 5:00pm

THU 20JUL23 Halifax, Nova Scotia 8:00am 5:00 pm

FRI 21JUL23 Bar Harbor, Maine 9:00am 7:00pm

SAT 22JUL23 Disembark in Boston, Massachusetts 7:00am

Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

I was up early for the sail into Bar Harbor and was thrilled with a photo opportunity with the Egg Rock Lighthouse. This morning we were met with cloudy skies with the sun coming in and out.  Once anchored, we had a bit of a delay with the arrival of US Immigration.  Once they finally showed up, we were off on the first tender to tour Bar Harbor. Meandering around the harbor front from the town pier we found the Shore Path that winds along the bay overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Following this harbor side path, we passed the Bar Harbor Inn and it’s the beautifully landscaped gardens. It was a great time of the day to be in town as the tide was low. We walked up Main Street did some shopping and made a stop at the Stadium Coffee Hound for scones! Ann tried a sample of the Lobster Ice Cream and said it did not resemble lobster had more of the taste of butter. Since this is the last day of the cruise, we decided to return to the ship early to finish our packing, and of course this blog…  I can’t pack up all my electronics until the job is done! We have had two unbelievably great weeks of jam-packed touring made even more special by the wonderful crew of the Zaandam! Taking this cruise has allowed us to reacquaint with many crew members we have sailed with in the past and to meet some new crew members who have been added to our family. It was a very special treat to be able to catch up with our dear friend Florin Dragomir…  The service and food on the Zaandam have been top shelf thanks to the very dedicated staff….  Zaandam, well done!!!!