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Zuiderdam will sail the Grand World Voyage in 2023<\/h2>\n

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\n SEATTLE<\/span>, Aug. 25, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Travelers looking to get back to sea on their favorite Holland America Line ship can anticipate a restart date of May 2022<\/span> for Volendam<\/i> and Zaandam<\/i>. The ships will join Eurodam, Koningsdam<\/i>, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Rotterdam<\/span><\/i> and Zuiderdam<\/i>, which have returned to service or are slated to restart cruising by November 2021<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Holland America Line<\/span> will restart the two ships in May when Volendam<\/i> will explore Northern Europe<\/span> and Zaandam <\/i>will return to the Canada<\/span>\/New England region. With these new start dates, the Grand World Voyage and Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage will not operate in 2022 and will resume in 2023. <\/p>\n

“We have been diligently planning and preparing to move our ships back into service, and after an extremely successful restart in Alaska<\/span> and Europe<\/span> we are thrilled to have return-to-service dates for Volendam<\/i> and Zaandam<\/i>,” said Gus Antorcha<\/span>, president of Holland America Line. “The team members on our ships in service have shared what a positive experience it has been welcoming guests back on board. We look forward to next spring when even more eager travelers can get back to cruising with us.”<\/p>\n

\n Volendam and Zaandam Return May 2022<\/span>
<\/b>When Volendam <\/i>returns on May 1<\/span>, the ship will offer longer explorations ranging from 14 to 35 days to the Baltic<\/span>, Norway<\/span> up to North Cape and Spitsbergen, British Isles and Iceland<\/span>, all roundtrip from Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/span>. The ship also sails along the Iberian Peninsula to the Mediterranean and down to Egypt<\/span> and Israel<\/span>. <\/p>\n

\n Zaandam<\/i>\u00a0restarts on May 12<\/span> in the beloved Canada<\/span>\/New England region, with a cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida<\/span>, to Boston, Massachusetts<\/span>, followed by itineraries between Boston<\/span> and Montreal, Quebec, Canada<\/span>. The ship will offer the popular 35-day Voyage of the Vikings itinerary in July that sails roundtrip from Boston<\/span> to Canada<\/span>, Greenland<\/span>, Iceland<\/span>, Norway<\/span>, the Netherlands<\/span>, United Kingdom<\/span> and Ireland<\/span>. <\/p>\n

\n Grand Voyages Resume in 2023
<\/b>When the Grand World Voyage departs Jan. 3, 2023<\/span>, Zuiderdam <\/i>will debut on the 128-day around-the-world sojourn, offering world cruise guests the opportunity to book a verandah stateroom for the first time. Zuiderdam <\/i>also features Music Walk’s Lincoln Center Stage, B.B. King’s Blues Club and Billboard Onboard, along with specialty restaurants Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto.\u00a0Volendam <\/i>will return for the 74-day Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage in 2023 that departs Jan. 3, 2023<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Guests who were booked on the 2022 Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage will be automatically moved to the 2023 departure aboard Volendam<\/i>. Guests who were booked on the 2022 Grand World Voyage aboard Zaandam<\/i> will be automatically moved to the 2023 Grand World Voyage aboard Zuiderdam<\/i>. <\/p>\n

“Our 2022 Grand World Voyage booked in record time, and with the pent-up demand to get back to world cruising we moved the cruise to Zuiderdam<\/i>,” Antorcha added. “For the first time on a Grand World Voyage our guests will be able to book a verandah stateroom category, which makes for spectacular scenic cruising, breakfast with a view or relaxing outside without leaving your stateroom.”\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\n 2023 Grand World Voyage Highlights \u2014 Zuiderdam<\/i><\/b>\n <\/p>\n