If you’ve booked a crusing that is 132 days lengthy, what’s another day? Enjoyable — that is what. Holland America Line has redone the again half of its 2026 Grand World Voyage, which is now a day longer than initially scheduled — however for an attention-grabbing purpose.
Resulting from continued unrest within the Purple Sea area, the cruise line lately switched up the final 54 days of its epic crusing on the 1,432-passenger Volendam, which can journey round-trip from Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 4, 2026. As a result of the cruise has changed the Center East and Europe with extra locations in Asia and Central America, the ship will cross the Worldwide Date Line twice (as a substitute of as soon as, as initially deliberate) when crusing via the Pacific Ocean.
When the vessel crosses the invisible IDL — which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole — for the primary time heading west, it’s going to skip a day, making the crusing shorter than anticipated based mostly on its embarkation and debarkation dates. Below the unique itinerary, the voyage was 132 days, with the westbound crossing of the road.
Then, on its manner again to Fort Lauderdale to finish the cruise, the ship will probably be heading east throughout the road, thereby repeating a day. The date resets to the earlier one when the ship crosses eastbound, in essence sending the ship again in time. Which means the revised itinerary will probably be a day longer however will nonetheless conclude on Could 17, 2026 — the voyage’s initially scheduled finish date.
The crusing, which can run simply shy of 4 1/2 months, options calls on 51 ports throughout 23 nations and territories. Initially, the voyage was set to incorporate all seven continents, however with the elimination of Africa and Europe, it’s going to now go to 5 of the seven.
Following the adjustments, booked vacationers will expertise overnights in fashionable ports like Nagasaki, Japan, Tokyo and Hong Kong, in addition to beforehand deliberate late-night calls and overnights in Rio de Janeiro, Tahiti, Sydney and extra. One other notable addition features a full transit of the Panama Canal.
“We all know immersive experiences in thrilling locations are at all times a foremost draw for these selecting a world cruise,” Beth Bodensteiner, chief industrial officer for Holland America Line, mentioned in a press release in regards to the adjustments, which will probably be communicated to affected passengers.
The ship’s new, modified route will take friends south from Fort Lauderdale alongside the east coast of South America. From there, the vessel will cross the equator and head right down to Antarctica earlier than crusing to Easter Island and stopping at among the islands within the South Pacific on its approach to Australia. Subsequent are calls on Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, adopted by a second Pacific crossing to Alaska.
Volendam will then sail south from Alaska to Seattle and San Diego after which on to ports in Central America. The voyage ends with a Panama Canal transit and a go to to Colombia earlier than returning to Fort Lauderdale.
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Passengers can anticipate a lot of sea days to loosen up and benefit from the ship’s leisure, which can embrace particular choices only for the Grand World Voyage. They embrace watercolor instruction, block events, artistic writing workshops, and ballroom and ballet dance lessons, in addition to extra normal choices like comedic performances, culinary demonstratons and enrichment lectures. At night time, the ship’s theater will host greater than a dozen reveals with odes to pop and rock greats like Carole King, the Carpenters, the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.
Company can reap the benefits of the ship’s pool, spa and health heart, too.
The least costly inside cabins begin from $30,354 per particular person for the complete voyage. The up to date itinerary will probably be out there for reserving through the Holland America web site beginning October 30. Cruisers not wishing to attend can e-book your entire journey instantly by calling 1-877-932-4259.
Segments are additionally out there, with six choices ranging in size from 21 to 61 days. Passengers can select legs from Fort Lauderdale to Santiago, Chile, departing Jan. 4, 2026; Fort Lauderdale to Sydney, additionally departing Jan. 4, 2026; Santiago, Chile, to Singapore, departing Feb. 10, 2026; Singapore to Fort Lauderdale, departing March 24, 2026; Singapore to Tokyo, additionally departing March 24, 2026; or Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale, departing April 14, 2026.
Beginning costs for the primary three segments vary from $9,074 to $15,934, per particular person, for an inside cabin. Fares for the final three segments will probably be out there when they’re launched for reserving on November 13.
Till June 16, 2025, friends who e-book the 133-day Grand World Voyage will every obtain as much as $2,000 in onboard credit score, a 3% pay-in-full low cost and a fundamental Wi-Fi bundle. Cruisers who e-book early and likewise e-book their flights via Holland America will obtain a $500 air credit score, per particular person, and round-trip airport transfers to and from the Fort Lauderdale airport.
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