18 Night Great Bear Rainforest & Alaska Explorer aboard the Holland America Zaandam

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Settle in for eighteen nights of relaxing travel through the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Holland America Zaandam from Vancouver and back again.

This trip is noteworthy because you will only visit extremely rare ports such as Homer, Prince Rupert, and Wrangell. This route is a rare one for the Zaandam. In fact, it sails it only once.

This is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. Coming in at less than $110 a day, this value is very good.

Day 7: Kodiak
Day 16: Ketchikan

The Holland America Zaandam

The Zaandam Holland America, based in Vancouver and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Rotterdam class ship that can carry comfortably over 1,400 passengers.

The Zaandam Holland America delights guests with a gym, two jacuzzis, a spa, a casino, and a basketball court.

Holland America Zaandam
Day 9: Anchorage

Your Itinerary

This cruise spends seven sea days and ten days in port. Major features include long stops in Ketchikan and Prince Rupert plus visits to very uncommon ports like Homer and Wrangell.

Wed16September 16thWednesday
2:00pm
Thu17September 17thThursday
Grenville Channel (Cruising)
Fri18September 18thFriday
Snow Pass (Cruising)
Decision Passage (Cruising)
Sat19September 19thSaturday
7:00am – 5:00pm
7:00am – 5:00pm
Sun20September 20thSunday
Hubbard Glacier, AK (Cruising)
Mon21September 21stMonday
7:30am – 4:30pm
7:30am – 4:30pm
Tue22September 22ndTuesday
11:00am – 6:00pm
11:00am – 6:00pm
Wed23September 23rdWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu24September 24thThursdayFri25September 25thFriday
10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm10:00am – 5:00pm
Sat26September 26thSaturday
At Sea
Sun27September 27thSunday
At Sea
Mon28September 28thMonday
Glacier Bay National Park, AK (Cruising)
Tue29September 29thTuesday
7:00am – 5:00pm
7:00am – 5:00pm
Wed30September 30thWednesday
9:00am – 7:00pm
9:00am – 7:00pm
Thu1October 1stThursday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Fri2October 2ndFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat3October 3rdSaturday
Bella Bella (Cruising)
Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Sun4October 4thSunday
7:00am
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September 16th, 2026  - Great Bear Rainforest & Alaska Explorer on the Holland America Zaandam
Your Route
Day 8: Homer
Jacuzzi
Spa
Gym

Alternate Sailings

The Zaandam sails this route once this year. 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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Since being listed twenty-two months ago, The cost of this cruise has ranged between $1,979 and $3,179 for a cabin, inclusive of taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this cruise is at an all time low, so secure your stateroom now before it moves upwards.

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Last Updated: Sep 6, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 4, 2026

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