7 Night Alaska Inside Passage Cruise aboard the Holland America Zaandam

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Prepare yourself for seven nights of exciting cruising through the sea when you join the Holland America Zaandam from Vancouver and back.

Stopping at unusual cities like Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan makes this trip particularly exciting. This route is a standard one for the Zaandam.

We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in this, so there are no surprises. At less than $130 a day, this value is solid.


The Holland America Zaandam

More than 1,400 guests can cruise on this top-rated Rotterdam class vessel, based in Vancouver and refurbished just one year ago in 2025.

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

Ship class
Rotterdam
Built
2000
Refurbished
2025
Guests
1,432
Crew
647
Length
663 ft
Holland America Zaandam
Bars & cafésBars & Lounges

Your Itinerary

This sailing spends three days at sea and three port days. Highlights include a long stop in Skagway as well as visits to more exotic cities like Juneau and Ketchikan.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed4August 4thWednesday
3:00pm
Thu5August 5thThursday
Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Tracy Arm, AK (Cruising)
Fri6August 6thFriday
1:30pm – 10:00pm
1:30pm – 10:00pm
Sat7August 7thSaturday
6:30am – 9:00pm
6:30am – 9:00pm
Sun8August 8thSunday
Glacier Bay National Park, AK (Cruising)
Mon9August 9thMonday
11:00am – 7:00pm
11:00am – 7:00pm
Tue10August 10thTuesday
Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Wed11August 11thWednesday
7:00am
Day 3Juneau
Day 4Skagway
Day 6Ketchikan

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on November 9th of last year, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $883 and $1,059 for a room, including taxes and port charges. Today this sailing is at an all time low, so lock in your room now before it rises.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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Stay connected on board

A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in the Americas and the Caribbean, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.

Unlimited data for your 8 days $128.99 $109.64

500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.

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Alternate Sailings

The Zaandam sails this route eighteen times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Emerald, Coral, Nieuw Amsterdam, Koningsdam, Island, Crown, Oosterdam, and Eurodam also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.

The same route on other Holland America ships

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Data as of Oct 27, 2026

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