When I traveled on the ocean, Holland America was the only cruise line. My mothers side of the family sailed on the old models the HAL ships before the new versions were released. I have been on nine ocean cruises with Holland America Line. Three of them were to the Caribbean, two to Mexico, two to Alaska, one in the Canada & New England area, and one in the Mediterranean.
Western Caribbean (Ms. Veendam) 1997
(Day 1: Fort Lauderdale, Florida) December 21st
(Day 2: Key West, Florida) December 22nd
(Day 3: Cozumel, Mexico) December 23rd
(Day 4: Sea Day) December 24th
(Day 5: Ochos Rios, Jamaica) December 25th
(Day 6: Georgetown, Grand Cayman) December 26th
(Day 7: Sea Day) December 27th
(Day 8: Fort Lauderdale, Florida) December 28th
Mexican Riviera (Ms. Rotterdam) 2002
(Day 1: San Diego, California) November 24th
(Day 2: Sea Day) November 25th
(Day 3: Sea Day) November 26th
(Day 4: Mazatlan, Mexico) November 27th
(Day 5: Puerto Vallerta, Mexico) November 28th
(Day 6: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) November 29th
(Day 7: Sea Day) November 30th
(Day 8: San Diego, California) December 1st
Eastern Caribbean (Ms. Zuiderdam) 2007-2008
(Day 1: Fort Lauderdale, Florida) December 30th
(Day 2: Sea Day) December 31st
(Day 3: Grand Turks & Caicos) January 1st
(Day 4: San Juan, Puerto Rico) January 2nd
(Day 5: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) January 3rd
(Day 6: Sea Day) January 4th
(Day 7: Half Moon Cay, Bahamas) January 5th
(Day 8: Fort Lauderdale, Florida) January 6th
Alaska (Ms. Veendam) 2008
(Day 1: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) June 28th
(Day 2: Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage) June 29th
(Day 3: Ketchikan, Alaska) June 30th
(Day 4: Juneau, Alaska) July 1st
(Day 5: Skagway, Alaska) July 2nd
(Day 6: Glacier Bay) July 3rd
(Day 7: Sea Day) July 4th
(Day 8: Anchorage Alaska) July 5th
Gulf of Mexico (Ms. Ryndam) 2009
(Day 1: Tampa, Florida) December 20th
(Day 2: Key West, Florida) December 21st
(Day 3: Sea Day) December 22nd
(Day 4: Belize City, Belize) December 23rd
(Day 5: Santo Tomas, Guatemala – Honduras) December 24th
(Day 6: Costa Maya, Mexico) December 25th
(Day 7: Sea Day) December 26th
(Day 8: Tampa, Florida) December 27th
Mediterranean (Ms. Nieuw Amsterdam) 2010
(Day 1: Venice, Italy) July 3rd
(Day 2: Dubrovnik, Croatia) July 4th
(Day 3: At Sea) July 5th
(Day 4: Venice, Italy) July 6th
(Day 5: At Sea) July 7th
(Day 6: Katakolon, Greece) July 8th
(Day 7: Corfu, Greece) July 9th
(Day 8: Kotor, Montenegro) July 10th
(Day 9: Split, Croatia) July 11th
(Day 10: Triste, Italy) July 12th
(Day 11: Venice, Italy) July 13th
Mexican Riviera (Ms. Oosterdam) 2010-2011
(Day 1: San Diego, California) December 26th
(Day 2: Sea Day) December 27th
(Day 3: Sea Day) December 28th
(Day 4: Mazatlan, Mexico) Deceber 29th
(Day 5: Puerto Vallerta, Mexico) December 30th
(Day 6: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) December 31st
(Day 7: Sea Day) January 1st
(Day 8: San Diego, California) January 2nd
Alaska (Ms. Westerdam) 2012
Canada/New England (Ms. Maasdam) 2013
(Day 1: Montreal, Quebec Canada) June 29th
(Day 2: Quebec City, Quebec Canada) June 30th
(Day 3: Sea Day) July 1st
(Day 4: Charlottetown, Prince Edward, Canada) July 2nd
(Day 5: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) July 3rd
(Day 6: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) July 4th
(Day 7: Bar Harbor, Maine) July 5th
(Day 8: Boston, Massachusetts) July 6th
David Sharif 