Settle in for twenty-one nights of exciting sailing on the Mediterranean when you join the Holland America Rotterdam from Athens to Barcelona.
Aboard this Thanksgiving trip you will stop at classic destinations like Civitavecchia in addition to extremely rare destinations like Haifa, Antalya, and Alexandria. This route is an interesting one for the Rotterdam. Actually, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!
We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in the price, so that you can compare cruises easily. With a cost of less than $185 per day, this deal is.
The Rotterdam Holland America, based in Rotterdam and Ft. Lauderdale and built just five years ago in 2021, is a Pinnacle class ship that can house comfortably more than 2,600 cruisers.
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This itinerary includes seven sea days and thirteen port days. High points include visits to very uncommon ports like Haifa and Antalya plus long stops in Civitavecchia, Rhodes, Livorno, Alexandria and more.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 17 | Athens, Greece | 5:00pm | |
| Thu, Nov 18 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Nov 19 | Alexandria, Egypt | 6:00am | 11:59pm |
| Sat, Nov 20 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Nov 21 | Haifa, Israel | 8:00am | |
| Mon, Nov 22 | 9:00pm | ||
| Tue, Nov 23 | Limassol, Cyprus | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Nov 24 | Antalya, Turkey | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Nov 25 | Rhodes, Greece | 8:00am | 11:00pm |
| Fri, Nov 26 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Nov 27 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 7:00pm |
| Sun, Nov 28 | Athens, Greece | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Nov 29 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Nov 30 | Kotor, Montenegro | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 1 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 2 | Valletta, Malta | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 3 | Isola Di Stromboli (Cruising) | ||
| Sat, Dec 4 | Naples, Italy | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 5 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 7:00am | 10:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 6 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 7 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 8 | Barcelona, Spain | 7:00am |
The Rotterdam sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
This graph displays the price over time for each type of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 17th of this year, the cost of this cruise has remained right at $3,824. Now this sailing is at its lowest price, so reserve your cabin now before it rises.
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Last Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026