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 $130 a day, this value is good.

Day 8: Homer
Day 16: Ketchikan

The Holland America Zaandam

The Zaandam Holland America, based in Alaska and refurbished only one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Rotterdam class cruise ship that can carry comfortably over 1,400 people.

The Zaandam Holland America offers a basketball court, two jacuzzis, a spa, a casino, and a gym.

Holland America Zaandam
Day 9: Anchorage

Your Itinerary

This sailing consists of seven days at sea and ten port days. High points include long stops in Ketchikan and Prince Rupert as well as visits to very uncommon stops like Homer and Wrangell.

Wed16September 16thWednesday
2:00pm
Thu17September 17thThursday
Grenville Channel (Cruising)
Fri18September 18thFriday
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
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
Jacuzzi
Gym
Spa
Day 7: Kodiak

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 months ago, The price of this sailing has fluctuated between $1,979 and $3,179 for a room, inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Today this cruise is only seventeen percent higher than the all time low of $1,979 so lock in your stateroom now before it goes up.

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$128.83/day
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Last Modified: Jul 11, 2026

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