Holland America Cruises

Holland America Line sends four ships to the Mediterranean for a summer of cruises. They specialize in longer cruises of 10- to 28-day duration. There are new ports and more time in ports including late departures and overnights. The Holland America Mediterranean cruises are certainly enticing.

Holland America Mediterranean cruises feature the luxury of one- to two-night stays in Athens, Istanbul, Marseille and Venice; and extended evening stays for enjoying night-life in lively ports such as Barcelona, Monte Carlo and Santorini. Holland America offers old-world elegance at a fair price.

Holland America Line's fleetwide Signature of Excellence programs and amenities include the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine - a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts will provide cooking demonstrations and classes - teens-only activity areas and cabin amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush-top Mariner's Dream Beds.

Holland America Mediterranean Cruises 2012 Highlights

62-day Grand Mediterranean and Black Sea cruise on the ms Prinsendam. This is a unique round-trip cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Madeira, Portugal; Portimao, Portugal; Seville, Spain; Melilla, Spain; Cartagena, Spain; Sousse, Spain; Gabes, Tunisia; Valletta, Malta; Mgarr, Malta; Kusadasi, Turkey; Istanbul, Turkey; Constanta, Romania; Odessa, Ukraine; Athens, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Agrostoli, Greece; Durres, Albania; Korcula, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Taormina, Italy; Sorrento, Italy; Rome, Italy; Saint Raphael, France; Sete, France; Barcelona, Spain; Castellon de la Plana, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Tangier, Morocco; Lisbon, Portugal; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; and Horta, Portugal.
2012 departure: March 12.

12-day Mediterranean Empires cruises on the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. Round-trip from Venice to Kotor, Montenegro; Piraeus, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Mykonos, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Thira, Greece; and Split, Croatia.
2012 departures: April 30; JUne 5; July 18; August 23; October 5.

12-day Mediterranean Romance cruises on the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. One-way from Venice to Barcelona, with stops at Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Argostoli, Greece; Thira, Greece; Catania, Italy; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; and Livorno, Italy.
2012 departures: May 12; June 17; July 30; September 4; October 17.

10-day Roman Empire cruises on the ms Noordam. Round-trip from Rome to Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Katakolon, Greece; Thira, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Piraeus, Greece; and Messina, Italy.
2012 departures: May 18; June 7, 27; July 17; August 6, 26; October 5.

10-day Mediterranean Enchantment cruises on the ms Noordam. Round-trip from Rome to Livorno, Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Barcelona, Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; La Goulette, Tunisia; Trapani, Italy; and Naples, Italy.
2012 departures: May 28; June 17; July 7, 27; August 16; September 25.

11-day Cultural Mosaic cruises on the ms Ryndam. Round-trip from Barcelona to Sicily, Italy; Catania, Italy; Katakolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; and Naples, Italy.
2012 departures: August 29; October 4.

16-day Holy Land Explorer cruise on the ms Prinsendam. One-way from Athens to Rome, with stops at Alexandria, Egypt; Port Said, Egypt; Ashdod, Israel; Haifa, Israel; Antalya, Turkey; Marmaris, Turkey; Kusadasi, Turkey; Katakolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Korcula, Croatia; and Brindisi, Italy.
2012 departure: October 1.

Have fun. Explore the world. Take a Holland America Line Mediterranean cruise.