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

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 $125 a day, this value is good.

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The Holland America Zaandam

The Zaandam Holland America, based in Alaska 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 14: Juneau

Your Itinerary

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

DatePortArriveDepart
Wed, Sep 16Vancouver, Canada 3:00pm
Thu, Sep 17Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Fri, Sep 18Grenville Channel (Cruising)
Sat, Sep 19Sitka, AK 8:00am5:00pm
Sun, Sep 20Hubbard Glacier, AK (Cruising)
Mon, Sep 21Valdez, AK 8:00am5:00pm
Tue, Sep 22Kodiak, AK 11:00am6:00pm
Wed, Sep 23Homer, AK 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Sep 24Anchorage, AK 10:00am
Fri, Sep 255:00pm
Sat, Sep 26At Sea
Sun, Sep 27At Sea
Mon, Sep 28Glacier Bay National Park, AK (Cruising)
Tue, Sep 29Juneau, AK 8:00am5:00pm
Wed, Sep 30Wrangell, AK 9:00am6:00pm
Thu, Oct 1Ketchikan, AK 8:00am6:00pm
Fri, Oct 2Prince Rupert, BC 7:00am6:00pm
Sat, Oct 3Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Sun, Oct 4Vancouver, Canada 9:00am
September 16th, 2026  - Great Bear Rainforest & Alaska Explorer on the Holland America Zaandam
Your Route
Day 9: Anchorage
Day 8: Homer
Day 7: Kodiak
Day 16: Ketchikan
Spa

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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2026
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Book Your Cruise

Since being listed nineteen months ago, The cost of this cruise has ranged between $2,199 and $3,179 for a cabin, inclusive of $0 in 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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$2,199
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$122.17/day
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026

Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026

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