21 Night Panama Canal & Eastern Caribbean: U.S. Virgin Islands Cruise aboard the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

Join the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam and get ready for twenty-one nights of breathtaking sailing across the sea from Ft. Lauderdale and back again!

Aboard this sailing you'll visit classic destinations such as Ft. Lauderdale as well as very uncommon destinations such as Puerto Limon and Colon. This route is an interesting one for the Nieuw Amsterdam, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

The price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. Coming in at less than $160 per day, this represents a bargain.

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Day 8: Colon

The Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

The Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America, based in Alaska and the Caribbean and refurbished less than two years ago in 2023, is a highly-rated Signature class ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,100 people.

The Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America delights guests with a spa, a gym, a casino, and seven jacuzzis.

Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
Day 18: Tortola

Pricing Information

Since it was first listed on April 7th of this year, the cost of this sailing has remained steady at $3,334. This graph shows the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this sailing is at its minimum price, so reserve your stateroom now before it moves upwards.

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$3,334
$3,984
$4,634
$7,934
$158.76/day
$189.71/day
$220.67/day
$377.81/day
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Your Itinerary

This cruise is made up of twelve days in port and eight sea days. Major features include a long stop in St. Thomas as well as visits to extremely rare stops like Puerto Limon and Colon.

DatePortArriveDepart
Sun, Jan 17Fort Lauderdale, FL 4:00pm
Mon, Jan 18Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am5:00pm
Tue, Jan 19At Sea
Wed, Jan 20At Sea
Thu, Jan 21Oranjestad, Aruba 8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 22At Sea
Sat, Jan 23Cartagena, Colombia 7:00am2:00pm
Sun, Jan 24Panama Canal (Cruising)
Gatun Lake, Panama (Cruising)
Panama Canal (Cruising)
Colon, Panama 5:00pm9:00pm
Mon, Jan 25Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 7:30am4:30pm
Tue, Jan 26At Sea
Wed, Jan 27Georgetown, Cayman Islands 7:00am4:00pm
Thu, Jan 28At Sea
Fri, Jan 29Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00am4:00pm
Sat, Jan 30At Sea
Sun, Jan 31At Sea
Mon, Feb 1St. John's, Antigua 9:00am6:00pm
Tue, Feb 2St. Thomas, USVI 8:00am11:00pm
Wed, Feb 3Tortola, BVI 8:00am6:00pm
Thu, Feb 4San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Feb 5At Sea
Sat, Feb 6Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 8:00am3:00pm
Sun, Feb 7Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00am
January 17th, 2027  - Panama Canal & Eastern Caribbean: U.S. Virgin Islands Cruise on the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
Your Route
Day 7: Cartagena
Day 5: Aruba
Spa
Jacuzzi
Day 17: St. Thomas
Day 16: St. John's

Alternate Sailings

This is the only ship that sails this exact route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.

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2026
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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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