12 Night Panama Canal Discovery, Costa Rica & Greater Antilles Cruise aboard the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

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Get ready for twelve nights of refreshing sailing through the Caribbean when you set sail with the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam from Fort Lauderdale and back.

This cruise is noteworthy because you'll only visit once-in-a-lifetime stops such as Puerto Limon, Ocho Rios, and Colon. This route is an interesting one for the Nieuw Amsterdam. As a matter of fact, this is the only time it's going to sail it!

With a cost of less than $105 per day, this value is really good. We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare trips easily.


The Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

The Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America, based in Fort Lauderdale and refurbished just three years ago in 2023, is a highly-rated Signature class ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,100 cruisers.

The Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America has a gym, a spa, seven jacuzzis, and a casino.

Ship class
Signature
Built
2010
Refurbished
2023
Guests
2,106
Crew
929
Length
935 ft
Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
Gym

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of six port days and five sea days. Major features include visits to extremely rare cities like Puerto Limon, Ocho Rios, and Colon.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sun8November 8thSunday
4:00pm
Mon9November 9thMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue10November 10thTuesday
At Sea
Wed11November 11thWednesday
At Sea
Thu12November 12thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri13November 13thFriday
At Sea
Sat14November 14thSaturday
7:00am – 2:00pm
Panama Canal (Cruising)
Gatun Lake, Panama (Cruising)
Sun15November 15thSunday
5:00pm – 9:00pm
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Mon16November 16thMonday
7:30am – 4:30pm
Tue17November 17thTuesday
At Sea
Wed18November 18thWednesday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Thu19November 19thThursday
At Sea
Fri20November 20thFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Day 5Oranjestad
Day 7Cartagena, Colombia
Day 8Colon
Day 9Puerto Limon
Day 11Ocho Rios

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed eighteen months ago, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has varied between $1,073 and $1,908 including taxes and port charges. At only sixteen percent more than the all time low of $1,073 now is a great time to secure your stateroom

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Alternate Sailings

The Nieuw Amsterdam sails this route once this year. The Oosterdam also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.

The same route on other Holland America ships

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