The large cruise ship MS Nieuw Amsterdam from Holland America Line is docked at a pier in clear turquoise water. Two people swim in the foreground shallows under a blue sky with fluffy clouds.

Holland America Line

12-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN: BARBADOS, ST. LUCIA & ST. KITTS

Caribbean

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Trip Details

Departs: November 29, 2026

Returns: December 11, 2026

Departure Port: Fort Lauderdale

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

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Your Ship

Nieuw Amsterdam

The only Holland America ship with a permanent Morimoto restaurant, and the one that never stays put

Aboard

  • The second and last Signature-class ship, delivered by Fincantieri in June 2010
  • Christened at Venice in July 2010 by Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
  • Morimoto By Sea, the chef's first permanent restaurant at sea, opened here in December 2023
  • Sails Alaska, the Mediterranean and the Panama Canal in the same year
  • Bookings run from a week to well over a month
  • Named on Holland America's Evolution list for a full rebuild

Ashore

Where You Stop

Fort Lauderdale

Philipsburg

Fort-De-France

Bridgetown

Basseterre

Key West

Caribbean

The Caribbean

The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.

Best Time to Go
December through April, outside hurricane season
Typical Length
5 to 8 nights
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