Two Holland America Line ships began grand voyages in Fort Lauderdale on January 3. Crusing roundtrip from the corporate’s Florida homeport, the mixed itineraries are set to go to 95 locations, providing 202 days of cruising.
Navigating to totally different elements of the globe, the the Zuiderdam and the Volendam are additionally set to go to 43 international locations in six continents whereas cruising for over 50,000 miles.
Marking the return of the corporate’s Grand World Cruises, the Zuiderdam launched into a 128-day journey that circumnavigates the globe. In keeping with Holland America, the itinerary continues a 65-year custom of world cruises for Holland America Line.
“With in a single day stays in Panama, French Polynesia, Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands, this itinerary really lives as much as the title grand,” stated Gus Antorcha, president, Holland America Line, in a ready assertion.
“That is our first world cruise since earlier than the business pause, and our groups and visitors have been planning for this present day for a very long time,” he added.
The Volendam, in the meantime, launched into a 74-day voyage to South America and Antarctica. The itinerary features a full circumnavigation of the subcontinent, in addition to a four-day cruising expertise.
In the course of the course of the cruises, the vessels are set to serve over 900,000 meals, Holland America stated, along with 35,000 specialty espresso drinks, 29,000 gallons of ice cream and 155,000 cocktails.
The corporate additionally expects the passengers to devour 81,00 bottles of champagne and wine, with over 1 a million eggs being utilized by the staffs of the 2 ships.
The 202 days of cruising may even see over 2,500 stay performances by the leisure groups of the Zuiderdam and the Volendam.
Holland America Line can be set to supply extra grand voyages in 2023, together with a 73-day cruise to Africa in October.
Crusing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, the itinerary encompasses a circumnavigation of the African continent, with stops in ports together with Cape City, Zanzibar and Dakar.