The large Holland America Line cruise ship "ROTTERDAM" sits in a fjord surrounded by water. The ship features a dark hull, tiered white upper decks, orange lifeboats, and white satellite domes. Steep green, rocky mountains and scattered houses line the shore in the background.

Holland America Line

21-DAY NORWEGIAN FJORDS, ARCTIC CIRCLE & NORTHERN LIGHTS

Europe

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Trip Details

Departs: October 1, 2028

Returns: October 22, 2028

Departure Port: Rotterdam

Ship: Rotterdam

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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
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Ashore

Where You Stop

Rotterdam

Copenhagen

Oslo

Bergen

Europe

The Norwegian Fjords

Sheer rock walls a mile high on either side of the ship, waterfalls falling straight into the sea, and summer daylight that simply refuses to end.

Best Time to Go
Mid-May to early September; June for the midnight sun
Typical Length
7 to 14 nights
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