Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

28-Night Northern Europe Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Statendam · round-trip from Rotterdam

$4,814 per person · next sails Oct 2, 2027 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 · $2,100 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 · 28 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).
Days 2–4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Casablanca
Private Guided Tour of Casablanca with Hassan II M… · $240 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Agadir
⚙ Curating Agadir’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 7
Lanzarote
⚙ Curating Lanzarote’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Teide National Park · $22 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Las Palmas
Roque Nublo & Tejeda · $421 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Lisbon
Sintra · $175 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 12–13
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 · $749 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Rotterdam
★ All-Inclusive Private Windmill Tour to Kinderdijk… — how to make it yours →
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Alesund
Trollstigen & Geiranger Fjord · $1,840 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Andalsnes
⚙ Curating Andalsnes’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
Trondheim
⚙ Curating Trondheim’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
SCENIC CRUISING TRONDHEIMSFJORD
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 20
CROSSING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 21–22
Tromso
⚙ Curating Tromso’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 23–24
Alta
⚙ Curating Alta’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 25
CROSSING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 26
Kristiansund
⚙ Curating Kristiansund’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 27
Bergen
Mostraumen Fjord Cruise · $109 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 29
Rotterdam Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Rotterdam (AMS)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into AMS · 2 travelers $2,100 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rotterdam · Premium~$244
Cruise fare28 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$9,628
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,556
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$15,708
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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