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- Featured Ports & Excursions
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Asia & Pacific
Overview
Discover a land of ancient mysteries and stunning beauty
From the exotic capitals and off the beaten track treasures of the Far East to the natural wonders of Australia and New Zealand – we invite you to immerse yourself in the diverse history and culture of Asia and the Pacific. Aboard our elegant and spacious ms Volendam, travel to unique ports of call and discover the elusive Komodo dragon in Indonesia, Sapporo’s Nijo Ichiba Market in Otaru, Japan, and the luxurious resorts of Sanya, Hainan in China. From the comfort of your private verandah, witness the beauty of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and New Zealand’s Fjordland National Park.
Holland America Line offers 12- to 41-day Asia & Pacific cruise vacations in fall 2009. Focus on a particular region or easily combine cruise itineraries with no port repetition. Enjoy overnight stays in Beijing, Bangkok, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Osaka.
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Featured Ports & Excursions
Can any city in the world top Hong Kong's phenomenal energy? Judge for yourself as you ride the tram to the top of Victoria Peak, join the surge into countless markets and watch the hardworking world of Aberdeen's fishing junks. Sample shore excursions: Morning Tai Chi & Cooking Tour; Hong Kong Island City Sightseeing; Explore Lantau Island & Monastery.
City of melancholy memories. Visit Glover House, where Puccini's Madame Butterfly reputedly awaited her errant Lt. Pinkerton; pay tribute to lives lost in WWII at Peace Memorial Park. Sample shore excursions: Nagasaki Half-day Tour; Sakai Bridge & 99 Islands;Arita, Birthplace of Ceramics.
Neon pulses, soaring skyscrapers pierce the sky, construction never stops in Shanghai's race to modernity. Still, you can feel the city's silk past in the peaceful Yu Gardens, its history as a financial powerhouse in the international banks along The Bund.
Noisy, fast and friendly, Tokyo enchants with moated palaces and Shinto shrines, tea ceremonies and Kabuki theater. Have you ever shopped the legendary Giza District or ridden in a rickshaw? Sample shore excursions: Edo Tokyo Museum & Cultural Experience; Highlights of Tokyo; Meiji Shrine & Museum of Art.
Xingang links you to Beijing, where the power of 24 successive emperors radiates from the Forbidden City. Your Holland America ship will be here for two full days, allowing ample time to shop, explore and feast on Peking Duck right here in Peking! Sample shore excursions: Beijing & the Forbidden City; Ming Tombs & the Great Wall of China; Tianjin City Tour.
Protection Plans
Cancellation Protection Plans
CPP Standard Plan
Our Standard Cancellation Protection Plan (CPP Standard Plan) will allow you, for any reason, to provide written cancellation up to 24 hours prior to scheduled cruise or cruisetour departure and receive a refund equal to 80% of the eligible amounts paid (90% if you purchased our CPP Platinum Plan). In addition, Holland America Line (HAL) automatically assumes an additional US$500 of liability for lost, damaged or delayed baggage of passengers who purchase the CPP Standard Plan still subject, however, to the limitations in our baggage policies. For example, we do not cover losses while baggage is in the custody of airlines. Please review our Baggage Policy. The CPP Standard Plan is not insurance, is administered by Holland America Line Inc., and may not be available for purchase in some locations outside the U.S. and Canada; it provides no rights other than those explained above. For example, it does not protect double-triple-quad occupancy rates should one or more members of your party cancel, nor does it cover expenses or unused services due to trip interruption. CPP Platinum Plan
Our Platinum Cancellation Protection Plan (CPP Platinum Plan) enables you to supplement the CPP Standard Plan with enhanced cancellation protection as well as insurance coverage and travel assistance services . For a nominal additional fee, you will receive:
- Pre-departure trip cancellation You may cancel for any reason prior to the scheduled cruise/cruisetour departure and receive reimbursement equal to 90% of the eligible amounts paid to Holland America Line.
- Trip Interruption protection Covers the unused arrangements of your travel and additional traveling expenses to return home, up to 150% of the cruise/cruisetour cost for covered reasons.
- Trip Delay coverage Provides reimbursement for reasonable additional accommodations and traveling expenses if your trip is delayed for covered reasons, up to US$500.
- Baggage protection The Platinum Plan provides an additional $1,000 in coverage if your baggage is lost, stolen, or damaged while it is in Holland America Line’s custody and an additional $500 coverage if your baggage is delayed by a common carrier.
- Emergency medical expense You will be reimbursed up to US$10,000 in covered medical services incurred during your trip for any illness or injury first occurring during your trip. In addition, necessary expenses of up to US$50,000 for emergency medical evacuations and repatriations are covered. These are benefits that Medicare and many private insurance plans may not offer, and they are highly recommended for foreign travel.
- 24-Hour emergency hotline assistance Provides around-the-clock help worldwide assistance for legal or medical referrals, lost travel documents, cash transfer or passport assistance.
There are no pre-existing condition limitations in the CPP Platinum Plan! "IMPORTANT NOTE": This is a summary of coverage. Please refer to the Plan Description which contains the details of assistance services and insurance coverage, terms, conditions, exclusions and other applicable limitations. The CPP Platinum Plan is only available for U.S. and Canadian residents. The CPP Standard and CPP Platinum Plans are optional, must be paid at time of deposit and are non-refundable. The per person, per cruise costs for both plans are listed with the cruise fares.
Except for Trip Cancellation, which is reimbursable by Holland America Line, the insurance coverage provided under the CPP Platinum Plan is underwritten by Virginia Surety Company, Inc., under policy #HTP04195. This plan was designed and is administered by BerkelyCare. IN CALIFORNIA: BerkelyCare is a service mark of Aon Direct Insurance Administrators, CA Insurance License #0795465. IN ALL OTHER STATES: BerkelyCare is a division of Affinity Insurance Services, Inc., in all states other than CA, except: AIS Affinity Insurance Agency, Inc. in MN and OK and AIS Affinity Insurance Agency in NY.
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Hotels/Tours
Asia Pacific Cruise Hotel and Tour Packages
Some of the world's greatest travel highlights are within reach, before or after your cruise. Why not plan a little extra time and extend your experience even further with an expertly guided tour? Or explore at your own pace, with a premium hotel as your home base.
2009 - 2011 ASIA & PACIFIC VACATION PACKAGES 3-Night Osaka, Nara & Kyoto |
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Experience the magnificent castles of shoguns, serene gardens (rock or flower) and ancient Buddhist temples housing artful treasures. PRE-CRUISE TOUR:
Apr. 8, 2010
Apr. 29, 2011
Day 1 - ARRIVE OSAKA
A day at leisure to stroll this bustling, modern Japanese city. Overnight Osaka.
Day 2 - NARA
Ancient Nara, Japan’s first capital, is rich in
history and beauty. No fewer than eight unesco
World Heritage sites are located here. We’ll visit
the Todaiji Temple, housing an immense bronze
Buddha; peaceful Kasuga Shrine, founded in ad 710;
scenic Deer Park. Overnight Nara.
Day 3 - KYOTO
A half-day tour reveals Sanjusangendo,
a temple housing more than 1,000 standing
Buddha statues, Heian Shrine with its lovely
gardens, and the shogun’s Nijo Castle with its
“nightingale floors” that warned of an intruder’s
approach. Overnight Kyoto.
Day 4 - KYOTO/BON VOYAGE
En route to the pier visit
the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, famed for its panoramic
views and sacred spring.
POST-CRUISE TOUR:
Apr. 11, 2010
May. 2, 2011
This post-cruise tour includes all the features of the
pre-cruise tour, in a slightly varied order.
6-Night Beijing, Xi'an & Hong Kong |
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The magnificent sights of China, from the Great Wall to the astonishing terra-cotta warriors, unfold in days of cultural wonder. PRE-CRUISE TOUR:
Oct. 20 & Nov. 3, 2009
Mar. 23 & Oct. 13, 2010
Mar. 2, 2011
Day 1 - ARRIVE BEIJING
A day at leisure to explore this modern capital. Overnight Beijing.
Day 2 - BEIJING
A full-day excursion includes the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Overnight Beijing.
Day 3 - BEIJING
Tour to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Tonight dine on Peking Duck. Overnight Beijing.
Day 4 - BEIJING/XI'AN
FMorning tour of Beijing’s ancient
Hutong neighborhoods. Overnight Xi’an.
Day 5 - XI'AN
Visit the famed site where more than 6,000
warriors cast in terra cotta have been unearthed.
Tang dynasty dinner show. Overnight Xi’an.
Day 6 - HONG KONG
Fly to Hong Kong for a city tour. Overnight Hong Kong.
POST-CRUISE TOUR:
Oct. 26 & Nov. 9, 2009
Mar. 29 & Oct. 19, 2010
Mar. 8, 2011
This post-cruise tour includes all the features of the pre-cruise tour, in reverse.
Optional Tour Inclusions: Fares are per person double occupancy and include applicable room taxes, bellman gratuities, and airport/hotel/ship transfers where applicable. Holland America Line may substitute hotels of equal standard where necessary. Components of a tour itinerary may be operated in a different order than shown. All fares are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change.
Triples Occupancy fares available upon request. Triple rooms when available, may contain either two beds and a rollaway, or two double beds.
Guests must have a valid passport, necessary visas and any required immunizations prior to participation in a pre- or post-cruise tour. Guests are responsible for incidentals and meals unless noted otherwise.
A minimum number of guests may be required for a tour to operate.
2009 - 2011 ASIA & PACIFIC HOTEL PACKAGES
Auckland
The Langham Auckland**, ***
Sky City Grand
Hong Kong
Langham Place
Los Angeles
Renaissance Hollywood
Westin Long Beach
Osaka
Imperial Hotel Osaka
San Diego
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
Seattle
Fairmont Olympic Seattle
Sheraton Seattle
Singapore
Pan Pacific Singapore
Raffles Hotel Singapore*
Sydney
Swissotel Sydney**, ***
Vancouver
Pan Pacific
Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Vancouver Downtown Hotels
*Triple not available - third person must book as a
single occupancy.
**For pre-cruise guests, rooms will be scheduled for early
check-in on the day of your arrival.
***For post-cruise guests, rooms will be reserved until
6:00pm the day of your departure.
All transfers, baggage handling gratuities and taxes are included in the priced quoted. Hotels of similar quality may be substituted. Not all hotels can accommodate triples and quads, and when available may consist of two double beds and may not be suitable for three adults. Special requests such as non-smoking, king or double beds, etc., are at the discretion of the hotel and cannot be guaranteed. Guests are responsible for incidentals and meals unless noted otherwise.
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