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 2013 Highlights

11-day Mediterranean Explorer cruise on the ms Noordam. One-way from Barcelona to Rome, with stops at Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Marseille, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; La Goulette, Tunisia; Palermo, Sicily; and Naples, Italy.
2013 departures: April 14; July 24; September 28.

11-day Adriatic Explorer cruise on the ms Noordam. One-way from Rome to Athens, with stops at Kerkira, Corfu; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Split, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Katakolon, Greece; and Thira, Greece.
2013 departures: April 25; August 4; October 9.

12-day Mediterranean Tapestry cruise on the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. One-way from Barcelona to Venice, with stops at Marseille, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Rome, Italy; Naples, Italy; Messina, Italy; Katakolon, Greece; Kerkira, Corfu; and Dubrovnik, Croatia.
2013 departures: May 15; June 20; July 26; August 31.

12-day Mediterranean Empires cruise on the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. Round-trip from Venice to Katakolon, Greece; Piraeus, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Lesbos, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Thira, Greece; and Argostoli, Greece.
2013 departures: May 27; July 2; August 7; September 12.

7-day Turkish Explorer cruise on the ms Ryndam. Round-trip from Athens to Istanbul, Turkey; Lesbos, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Mykonos, Greece; and Iraklion, Greece.
2013 departures: September 7, 21; October 5.

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