{"id":60506,"date":"2020-10-21T09:53:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T13:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/ms-eurodam\/six-holland-america-line-ships-offer-award-winning-alaska-and-glacier-bay-cruises-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:40:06","slug":"alaska-glacier-bay-cruise-itineraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/travel-inspiration\/alaska-glacier-bay-cruise-itineraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Holland America Line Ships Offer Award-Winning Alaska and Glacier Bay Cruises in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re missing Alaska<\/a> as much as we are, it’s time to start planning your Alaska<\/a> getaway for 2021. We’re offering a full season of cruises and Land+Sea Journeys that showcase our more-than 70 years of experience, insider knowledge and preferred access. From April through September, six Holland America Line ships will take guests on authentic Alaska experiences throughout the Great Land.<\/p>\n

Guests can embark on cruises to Alaska aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Oosterdam and Volendam. Itineraries sail roundtrip from Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, or one-way between Whitter (Anchorage), Alaska, and Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Voted Number-One Cruise Line in Alaska<\/strong>
\nWhy Holland America Line in Alaska? Holland America Line was named the top pick for Alaska cruises in the 2020 Porthole Cruise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Awards, 2019 Cruise Critic Cruisers\u2019 Choice Destination Awards, 2019 TravelAge West Wave Awards Editor\u2019s Pick and 2019 AFAR Travelers\u2019 Choice Awards; as well as Best Itineraries in the 2019 Cruise Critic Editors\u2019 Picks Awards, confirming its position as the number-one cruise line in Alaska by some of the world\u2019s most discerning travelers and cruise experts. Additionally, Koningsdam was voted the top mid-sized cruise ship in the 2020 USA Today 10Best Readers\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

More Glacier Bay and More Ways to See Alaska\u2019s Iconic Glaciers<\/strong>
\nAlaska\u2019s awe-inspiring glaciers and Glacier Bay National Park are best viewed from sea, and Holland America Line offers the most itineraries to Glacier Bay National Park than any other cruise line. Every Alaska cruise includes a visit to one more of Alaska\u2019s iconic glacier destinations: Glacier Bay National Park, Hubbard Glacier and the Twin Sawyer Glaciers of Tracy Arm.<\/p>\n

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New and Notable for 2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Pinnacle Class Koningsdam returns to Alaska with seven-day \u201cInside Passage\u201d itineraries roundtrip from Vancouver and Land+Sea Journeys. Holland America Line is the only cruise line with seven-day roundtrip itineraries from Vancouver that include Glacier Bay National Park<\/p>\n

\u2022 New for 2021, seven-day \u201cGlacier Discovery Northbound\u201d and \u201cGlacier Discovery Southbound\u201d itineraries cruise between Whittier, Alaska, and Vancouver aboard Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam. Cruises include two glacier experiences to Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier or College Fjords and ports of call to Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, Alaska<\/p>\n

\u2022 Seven-day \u201cAlaska Inside Passage\u201d itineraries cruise roundtrip from Vancouver, aboard Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam and Volendam. Ports include Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway<\/p>\n

\u2022 Seven-day \u201cAlaskan Explorer\u201d itineraries cruise roundtrip from Seattle aboard Eurodam and Oosterdam, and include calls at Victoria, British Columbia; and Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka<\/p>\n

\u2022 Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam and Volendam will offer Land+Sea Journeys ranging from nine to 18 days<\/p>\n

\u2022 Eight world-renowned chefs guide and influence every aspect of the onboard dining experience, including Pacific Northwest-inspired cuisine by Seattle\u2019s Ethan Stowell<\/p>\n

\u2022 All ships cruising in Alaska feature expanded onboard programming. Guests can engage with an Alaska naturalist, and cruises with Glacier Bay bring on a National Park Ranger and Huna native speaker. Special presentations explore distinctly local topics such as Alaska\u2019s bush pilots and the famous Iditarod race<\/p>\n

Insider Expertise Delivers Exclusive Land+Sea Experiences<\/strong>
\nFor explorers who want to travel further into the Great Land, 15 different Land+Sea Journeys<\/a> combine a three-, four- or seven-day Alaska cruise with an inland exploration to spend more time \u2013 up to three nights \u2013 at Denali National Park and Preserve, the crown jewel of Alaska\u2019s interior. Holland America Line is the only cruise line that extends land tour options all the way to Dawson City, the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush, and the unspoiled reaches of the Yukon Territory. Every journey includes a train ride into Alaska\u2019s interior on Holland America Line\u2019s iconic glass-domed McKinley Explorer.<\/p>\n

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Holland America Line\u2019s 3,500 staff in Alaska each year are among the most experienced and highly trained, and many are local Alaskans. The line also owns its own motorcoaches, luxury railcar McKinley Explorer and hotels, including the 60-acre McKinley Chalet Resort bordering Denali National Park. Itineraries are thoughtfully designed with local expertise to allow the maximum touring time and knowledgeable Journey Hosts that help provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience. <\/p>\n

So start packing (ok, you have a little time) and get ready for an incredible adventure in The Last Frontier!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re missing Alaska as much as we are, it’s time to start planning your Alaska getaway for 2021. We’re offering a full season of cruises and Land+Sea Journeys that showcase our more-than 70 years of experience, insider knowledge and preferred access. From April through September, six Holland America Line ships will take guests on authentic Alaska experiences throughout the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1876,"featured_media":60507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,31],"tags":[4193],"class_list":["post-60506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-inspiration","category-where-to-travel","tag-travel-insight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1876"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67788,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60506\/revisions\/67788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}