Holland America Line
11-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY: WINDWARD & LEEWARD ISLANDS
Caribbean
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Your Ship
Rotterdam
The seventh Holland America ship to carry the name, and the one that got the name by accident
Aboard
- Ordered as Ryndam and renamed Rotterdam in July 2020, after the previous Rotterdam was sold
- The third and last Pinnacle-class hull, delivered by Fincantieri in July 2021
- Christened by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands in May 2022
- Refitted in April 2026 in the Port of Rotterdam, her namesake harbor
- Two live-music stages added in that refit, in the Crow's Nest and by the aft pool
- Summers based at Rotterdam, winters at Fort Lauderdale
Ashore
Where You Stop
Philipsburg
Basseterre
St. Johns
St. Thomas
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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