20-Day Panama Canal

Holland America Line, part of the Carnival Corporation family, offers more than 500 cruises to more than 470 ports in 98 countries, territories or dependencies around the world. The brand is steeped in 147 years of Dutch maritime tradition. Established in 1873, it served primarily ferry passengers (the majority were emigrants) between the Netherlands and the US. Today, the cruise line is made up of 11 mid-sized cruise ships (carrying between 1,432 and 2,500 passengers). Classic HAL ships include Westerdam, Oosterdam, Noordam, Volendam, Zaandam and Zuiderdam. Eurodam is the second Signature-class ship and Nieuw Amsterdam the second. Newest ship, 2,668-passenger Rotterdam, is the third in the Pinnacle-class after Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam.