Holland America Line
12-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN: AMBER COVE & BAHAMAS
Bahamas
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Your Ship
Zuiderdam
The oldest ship here, and the second to be rebuilt from the keel up in 2028
Aboard
- Lead ship of the Vista class, delivered by Fincantieri in late 2002
- Christened at Port Everglades by the broadcaster Joan Lunden
- The smallest ship in this part of the fleet at 1,964 guests
- A December 2025 dry dock added eleven ocean-view cabins and a bandstand in the Crow's Nest
- Scheduled for a full Evolution rebuild in late 2027, back in service spring 2028
- Summers out of Amsterdam, winters out of Miami
Ashore
Where You Stop
Grand Turk
Amber Cove
Nassau
The Bahamian capital on New Providence, a colonial harbor town that four ships at a time dock straight into the middle of.
Bahamas
The Bahamas
The short cruise done properly, a long weekend, a private island, and water so clear the shadow of the ship sits on the sea floor.
- Best Time to Go
- Year-round; November to April is driest
- Typical Length
- 3 to 5 nights
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