Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

30-Night New York to Port Everglades Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Volendam · from New York

$4,799 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 · $654 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)

The voyage · 30 nights

The unforgettable thing at every port

We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 6 of your 14 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach. The rest are being curated now — check back shortly.

Santarem
⚙ Curating Santarem’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Manaus
⚙ Curating Manaus’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Devils Island
⚙ Curating Devils Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Everglades Airboat Skim + Gator Boys Live Show · $60 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Alter do Chao
⚙ Curating Alter do Chao’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Parintins
⚙ Curating Parintins’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Philipsburg
Random Wind 'Paradise Day Sail' · $258 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Boca da Valeria
⚙ Curating Boca da Valeria’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Macapa
⚙ Curating Macapa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
New York
Manhattan Helicopter Tour · $299 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Bridgetown
Swim with wild green sea turtles + two shipwrecks… · $170 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Fort-de-France
Mount Pelée & Saint-Pierre · $149 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Belem
⚙ Curating Belem’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Willemstad
Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Ex… · $438 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Home

Fly home from Port Everglades (JFK)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into JFK · 2 travelers $654 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · New York · Premium~$786
Cruise fare30 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$9,598
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,374
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,592
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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