Holland America Line
12-DAY PANAMA CANAL DISCOVERY: COSTA RICA & GREATER ANTILLES
Panama Canal
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Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
Departs: February 28, 2027
Returns: March 12, 2027
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
Oranjestad
Cartagena
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal
A hundred-year-old feat of engineering that lifts a ship eighty-five feet over a continent, and one of the few cruise days where nobody leaves the deck.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, the dry season
- Typical Length
- 10 to 15 nights
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The Same Trip, Other Weeks
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| Departs | Inside | Oceanview | Balcony | Suite | From |
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| January 17, 2027 | |||||
| February 7, 2027 | |||||
| February 28, 2027This sailing | |||||
| March 21, 2027 |
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