7 Night Alaska Inside Passage Cruise aboard the Holland America Zaandam

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Reserve your cabin on the Holland America Zaandam and prepare for seven nights of exciting travel across the sea from Vancouver and back again!

Visiting unusual ports like Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan makes this sailing special. This is a standard route for the Zaandam.

The price is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. At under $145 per day, this is a strong value.


The Holland America Zaandam

Based in Vancouver and refurbished only one year ago in 2025, over 1,400 people can travel on this highly-rated Rotterdam class vessel.

The Zaandam Holland America wows guests with a gym, two jacuzzis, 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 itinerary is made up of three sea days and three port days. Highlights include visits to uncommon stops like Juneau and Ketchikan as well as a long stop in Skagway.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed8September 8thWednesday
3:00pm
Thu9September 9thThursday
Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Tracy Arm, AK (Cruising)
Fri10September 10thFriday
1:30pm – 10:00pm
1:30pm – 10:00pm
Sat11September 11thSaturday
6:30am – 9:00pm
6:30am – 9:00pm
Sun12September 12thSunday
Glacier Bay National Park, AK (Cruising)
Mon13September 13thMonday
11:00am – 7:00pm
11:00am – 7:00pm
Tue14September 14thTuesday
Inside Passage, AK (Cruising)
Wed15September 15thWednesday
7:00am
Day 3Juneau
Day 4Skagway
Day 6Ketchikan

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $1,004 and $1,014 for a room, including taxes and port charges. Today this sailing is just $10 more than the all time low of $1,004 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.

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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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