Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

29-Night Rotterdam to Port Everglades Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Statendam · from Rotterdam

$2,739 per person · next sails Nov 21, 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.

Round-trip into AMS · $1,940 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 · 29 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
Rotterdam 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.
Days 4–5
Day 6
Cadiz (Seville)port guide →
Plaza de España & Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz · $432 for two with The Magic of Seville – Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 8
Alicante Secrets · $97 for two with Alicante Tasting Clubhow to make it yours →
Day 9
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 10
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Leixoes (Oporto)port guide →
Private Porto Highlights & Port Wine Tasting Tour · $360 for two with Oporto Shore Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 13–14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
★ All-Inclusive Private Windmill Tour to Kinderdijk… — how to make it yours →
Day 16
Zeebrugge (Bruges)port guide →
Private Bruges Full-Day Shore Excursion with Canal… · $323 for two with Vexperio Private Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Dover (London)port guide →
White Cliffs of Dover · $749 for two with Private Tours Englandhow to make it yours →
Day 18
Private D-Day Normandy Tour from Cherbourg Cruise… · $4,112 for two with Ophorus Normandy Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Le Havre (Paris)port guide →
Private Paris Highlights & Seine River Cruise from… · $214 for two with The Real France®how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Portland Head Light & Casco Bay Scenic Lighthouse… · $70 for two with Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 21–29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Rotterdam

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

29 mi from Rotterdam · fly AMS

Golden Age Villages & North Sea Oysters: Amsterdam Done Right

Dutch Heritage & Culinary Coast

See the whole plan →
214 mi from Rotterdam · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

See the whole plan →
214 mi from Rotterdam · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Port Everglades (AMS)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into AMS · 2 travelers $1,940 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rotterdam · Premium~$244
Cruise fare29 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$5,478
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$6,594
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$14,436
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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