Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

27-Night Rotterdam to London Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Statendam · from Rotterdam

$4,239 per person · next sails Sep 19, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Rotterdam (AMS)

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

Open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from LHR · $2,686 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Rotterdam

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.

35 mi from Rotterdam

Van Gogh Museum

35 mi from Rotterdam

Rijksmuseum

Your voyage · 27 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, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Rotterdam Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Scenic Cruising Hardangerfjord (cruising Only)
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 3
Eidfjord
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Alesund
Trollstigen & Geiranger Fjord · $1,840 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Trondheim
Nidaros Cathedral · $29 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
SCENIC CRUISING ROMSDALSFJORD
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 7
Andalsnes
⚙ Curating Andalsnes’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
Scenic Cruising Nordfjord (cruising Only)
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 8
Olden
⚙ Curating Olden’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 9
Stavanger
Lysefjorden & Pulpit Rock RIB Safari · $110 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Mandal
⚙ Curating Mandal’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 11–12
Oslo
Private Oslo Highlights & Hidden Gems with a Local… · $1,140 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Scenic Cruising Oslofjord (cruising Only)
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Dover (London)
★ White Cliffs of Dover — how to make it yours →
Day 15
Rotterdam
★ All-Inclusive Private Windmill Tour to Kinderdijk… — how to make it yours →
Days 16–18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Funchal
Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo · $134 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Tajogaite Volcano · $162 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Teide National Park · $22 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Las Palmas
Roque Nublo & Tejeda · $421 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
Lanzarote
⚙ Curating Lanzarote’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
Lisbon
Sintra · $175 for twohow 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
Dover (London) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near London

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

0 mi from London

The National Gallery

1 mi from London

British Museum

Home

Fly home from London (LHR)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from LHR · 2 travelers $2,686 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rotterdam · Premium~$244
Cruise fare27 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$8,478
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,033
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$15,621
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; 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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