The Holland America Line cruise ship MS Oosterdam sails across open blue water. The massive vessel features a long black hull, multiple tiers of white passenger decks with orange lifeboats, and two white smokestacks near the rear against a clear sky.

Holland America Line

23-DAY CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY & PANAMA CANAL DISCOVERY

Panama Canal

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Trip Details

Departs: December 22, 2027

Returns: January 14, 2028

Departure Port: Fort Lauderdale

Ship: Oosterdam

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Your Ship

Oosterdam

The first hull into Holland America's half-billion-dollar rebuild program

Aboard

  • Second of the four Vista-class ships, built by Fincantieri at Marghera
  • First ship into Holland America Evolution, a $500 million rebuild of six hulls
  • Returns from the yard in December 2027 with 76 added staterooms and a Grand Dutch Café
  • Debuted All Access, the Rolling Stone stage production, in July 2026
  • Mediterranean season out of Barcelona, Athens and Rome

Ashore

Where You Stop

Fort Lauderdale

Cartagena

Oranjestad

Willemstad

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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