Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

30-Night New York to Port Everglades Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Volendam · from New York

$4,414 per person · next sails Nov 22, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into New York (JFK)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into JFK · $814 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near New York

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

4 mi from New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Your voyage · 30 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
New York Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)port guide →
★ Everglades Airboat Skim + Gator Boys Live Show — how to make it yours →
Days 5–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Philipsburgport guide →
★ Random Wind 'Paradise Day Sail' — how to make it yours →
Day 8
Fort-de-Franceport guide →
Mount Pelée & Saint-Pierre · $149 for two with Sebastiano Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
CROSSING THE AMAZON RIVER BAR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE AMAZON RIVER BAR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 13
CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER
⚙ Curating CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 13
Macapa
⚙ Curating Macapa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 14
CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER
⚙ Curating CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 15
Alter do Chão · $240 for two with Pousada Ximanго (local expert, Santarém)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Boca da Valeriaport guide →
Private Motorized Canoe Deep into the Amazon Tribu… · $240 for two with Tours by Locals – Amazon River Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 17–18
Meeting of the Waters · $300 for two with Amazon Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Parintins
⚙ Curating Parintins’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 20
Alter do Chaoport guide →
Jari Canal Private Tour · $206 for two with Selvagem Tours (Karlos)how to make it yours → ·
Day 21
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE EQUATOR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Belem
⚙ Curating Belem’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
Devils Islandport guide →
Île Saint-Joseph Silent Cells · $360 for two with Undiscovered Destinationshow to make it yours → ·
Days 26–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Willemstadport guide →
Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Ex… · $438 for two with Dundu Tours (certified local guide, Willemstad)how to make it yours → ·
Days 29–30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Port Everglades (JFK)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into JFK · 2 travelers $814 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · New York · Premium~$786
Cruise fare30 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$8,828
Shore excursions8 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,153
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,761
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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