Arctic Journey & Northern Lights
Date
2026-10-04
Duration
14 nights
Departure Port
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Arrival Port
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Rating
Premium
Theme
—
Holland America Line
Rotterdam
Launched
2021
Refitted
2023
Tonnage
781 GT
Passengers
2,668
Cabins
1,340
Crew
580
Length
975 m
Width
35 m
Speed
24 knots
Adults Only
No
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1
Rotterdam
Depart 16:00
Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, is a city that rebuilt itself from wartime ruin into one of the continent's most exhilarating architectural laboratories — a skyline of Cube Houses, the pencil-thin Westerkade skyscrapers, and the breathtaking Markthal arching over an indoor food market of extraordinary abundance. The Boijmans Van Beuningen collection ranks among Europe's finest, while the art district of Witte de With pulses with galleries and design studios. Day-trip to Kinderdijk's nineteen iconic windmills, a UNESCO World Heritage site rising from the polders just south of the city. Spring and early summer offer the finest conditions.
Day 2
Day 2
At Sea
Day 3
Day 3
Nordfjordeid
Arrive 10:00Depart 18:00
Nordfjordeid is an intimate Viking-age village at the head of western Norway's Nordfjord, home to the Sagastad centre and its full-scale reconstruction of Norway's largest Viking ship. Visitors should ride the Loen Skylift for panoramic fjord-glacier views, explore the Jostedalsbreen glacier area, and taste traditional brunost waffles. May through September offers long Nordic days and the best conditions for fjord exploration.
Day 4
Day 4
Trondheim
Arrive 10:00
Trondheim, Norway's ancient first capital, has drawn pilgrims for a thousand years to the Nidaros Cathedral — Scandinavia's greatest medieval building, raised over the tomb of Saint Olav and still serving as Norway's royal coronation church, its Gothic west facade a sublime gallery of stone scripture. The city unfolds along the banks of the Nidelva River in a harmonious mix of centuries-old wooden wharfhouses, elegant baroque streetscapes, and a confident contemporary university culture. Summer is the ideal season for Trondheim, when long golden evenings allow leisurely exploration of Bakklandet's cafés and the Ringve Music Museum's extraordinary instrument collections.
Day 4
Day 4
Trondheimsfjord Scenic Cruising
Day 5
Day 5
Crossing the Arctic Circle
Day 6
Day 6
Tromso
Arrive 11:00Depart 18:00
Tromsø, perched 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle on its own island in a fjord-carved landscape of breathtaking severity, is the world's finest base for witnessing the northern lights — a phenomenon that illuminates the polar night here from late September through March with an intensity unmatched across Scandinavia. The city's striking Arctic Cathedral, vibrant university culture, and excellent Polar Museum trace Norway's heroic age of polar exploration, while dog sledding, snowshoeing, and whale-watching expeditions provide exhilarating encounters with the high Arctic wilderness. Summer's unbroken midnight sun offers an equally otherworldly experience beneath skies that never darken.
Day 8
Day 8
Alta
Arrive 08:00
Alta is the northernmost significant town in mainland Europe, home to UNESCO-listed rock carvings spanning seven thousand years and one of the continent's finest locations for aurora borealis viewing. Visit May through July via Hurtigruten or Viking for midnight sun and world-class salmon fishing, or November through February for northern lights, Sámi cultural encounters, and prehistoric art that predates the pyramids.
Day 10
Day 10
At Sea
Day 10
Day 10
Crossing the Arctic Circle
Day 11
Day 11
Molde
Arrive 10:00Depart 17:00
Molde — the City of Roses — wraps around the northern shore of the Romsdalsfjord beneath a famous panorama of 222 snow-capped peaks that drew Kaiser Wilhelm II back summer after summer aboard his imperial yacht. The city gained wartime distinction as Norway's temporary capital in April 1940, and a hillside viewing platform still bears the Kaiser's name, offering one of the most celebrated fjord panoramas in the country. The Romsdal Museum's collection of 50 traditional farmhouses, and the Bjørnsund fishing village on the outer coast, reward those who linger. Molde Jazz Festival, held every July, transforms this quietly elegant town into one of Europe's most convivial summer destinations.
Day 12
Day 12
Bergen
Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00
Bergen, Norway's charming coastal city and historic trading hub, is known for its picturesque Bryggen Wharf and rich maritime heritage. Must-do experiences include sampling local delicacies at the vibrant Fish Market and exploring the medieval Hanseatic quarter. The best season to visit is during the summer months, when the city's lively atmosphere and stunning fjord landscapes are at their peak.
Day 13
Day 13
Lerwick
Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00
Lerwick, capital of Scotland's Shetland Islands, is a captivating Norse-Scottish harbour town renowned for its seventeenth-century granite waterfront, Viking heritage, and pristine maritime larder of wind-dried reestit mutton and hand-dived scallops. Visitors should explore the lodberries along Commercial Street and the award-winning Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock. The optimal season is late May through August, when near-perpetual daylight — the famous "simmer dim" — bathes the islands in an ethereal golden glow and seabird colonies along the cliffs reach their spectacular peak.
Day 14
Day 14
At Sea
Day 15
Day 15
Amsterdam
Arrive 07:00
Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed canal ring — a concentric web of seventeenth-century merchant houses and arching stone bridges — remains one of the Western world's most perfectly preserved Golden Age cityscapes, best explored by bicycle or canal boat at a pace that lets the city's genius reveal itself slowly. The Rijksmuseum's collection of Rembrandt and Vermeer masterpieces is essential, while the Anne Frank House offers one of Europe's most profoundly moving historical encounters. Spring brings the iconic tulip season; summer fills the terraces of the Jordaan district. Schiphol Airport makes Amsterdam a seamless gateway to the entire European continent.
Day 1
Rotterdam
Depart 16:00
Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, is a city that rebuilt itself from wartime ruin into one of the continent's most exhilarating architectural laboratories — a skyline of Cube Houses, the pencil-thin Westerkade skyscrapers, and the breathtaking Markthal arching over an indoor food market of extraordinary abundance. The Boijmans Van Beuningen collection ranks among Europe's finest, while the art district of Witte de With pulses with galleries and design studios. Day-trip to Kinderdijk's nineteen iconic windmills, a UNESCO World Heritage site rising from the polders just south of the city. Spring and early summer offer the finest conditions.
Day 2
At Sea
Day 3
Nordfjordeid
Arrive 10:00Depart 18:00
Nordfjordeid is an intimate Viking-age village at the head of western Norway's Nordfjord, home to the Sagastad centre and its full-scale reconstruction of Norway's largest Viking ship. Visitors should ride the Loen Skylift for panoramic fjord-glacier views, explore the Jostedalsbreen glacier area, and taste traditional brunost waffles. May through September offers long Nordic days and the best conditions for fjord exploration.
Day 4
Trondheim
Arrive 10:00
Trondheim, Norway's ancient first capital, has drawn pilgrims for a thousand years to the Nidaros Cathedral — Scandinavia's greatest medieval building, raised over the tomb of Saint Olav and still serving as Norway's royal coronation church, its Gothic west facade a sublime gallery of stone scripture. The city unfolds along the banks of the Nidelva River in a harmonious mix of centuries-old wooden wharfhouses, elegant baroque streetscapes, and a confident contemporary university culture. Summer is the ideal season for Trondheim, when long golden evenings allow leisurely exploration of Bakklandet's cafés and the Ringve Music Museum's extraordinary instrument collections.
Trondheimsfjord Scenic Cruising
Day 5
Crossing the Arctic Circle
Day 6
Tromso
Arrive 11:00Depart 18:00
Tromsø, perched 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle on its own island in a fjord-carved landscape of breathtaking severity, is the world's finest base for witnessing the northern lights — a phenomenon that illuminates the polar night here from late September through March with an intensity unmatched across Scandinavia. The city's striking Arctic Cathedral, vibrant university culture, and excellent Polar Museum trace Norway's heroic age of polar exploration, while dog sledding, snowshoeing, and whale-watching expeditions provide exhilarating encounters with the high Arctic wilderness. Summer's unbroken midnight sun offers an equally otherworldly experience beneath skies that never darken.
Day 8
Alta
Arrive 08:00
Alta is the northernmost significant town in mainland Europe, home to UNESCO-listed rock carvings spanning seven thousand years and one of the continent's finest locations for aurora borealis viewing. Visit May through July via Hurtigruten or Viking for midnight sun and world-class salmon fishing, or November through February for northern lights, Sámi cultural encounters, and prehistoric art that predates the pyramids.
Day 10
At Sea
Crossing the Arctic Circle
Day 11
Molde
Arrive 10:00Depart 17:00
Molde — the City of Roses — wraps around the northern shore of the Romsdalsfjord beneath a famous panorama of 222 snow-capped peaks that drew Kaiser Wilhelm II back summer after summer aboard his imperial yacht. The city gained wartime distinction as Norway's temporary capital in April 1940, and a hillside viewing platform still bears the Kaiser's name, offering one of the most celebrated fjord panoramas in the country. The Romsdal Museum's collection of 50 traditional farmhouses, and the Bjørnsund fishing village on the outer coast, reward those who linger. Molde Jazz Festival, held every July, transforms this quietly elegant town into one of Europe's most convivial summer destinations.
Day 12
Bergen
Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00
Bergen, Norway's charming coastal city and historic trading hub, is known for its picturesque Bryggen Wharf and rich maritime heritage. Must-do experiences include sampling local delicacies at the vibrant Fish Market and exploring the medieval Hanseatic quarter. The best season to visit is during the summer months, when the city's lively atmosphere and stunning fjord landscapes are at their peak.
Day 13
Lerwick
Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00
Lerwick, capital of Scotland's Shetland Islands, is a captivating Norse-Scottish harbour town renowned for its seventeenth-century granite waterfront, Viking heritage, and pristine maritime larder of wind-dried reestit mutton and hand-dived scallops. Visitors should explore the lodberries along Commercial Street and the award-winning Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock. The optimal season is late May through August, when near-perpetual daylight — the famous "simmer dim" — bathes the islands in an ethereal golden glow and seabird colonies along the cliffs reach their spectacular peak.
Day 14
At Sea
Day 15
Amsterdam
Arrive 07:00
Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed canal ring — a concentric web of seventeenth-century merchant houses and arching stone bridges — remains one of the Western world's most perfectly preserved Golden Age cityscapes, best explored by bicycle or canal boat at a pace that lets the city's genius reveal itself slowly. The Rijksmuseum's collection of Rembrandt and Vermeer masterpieces is essential, while the Anne Frank House offers one of Europe's most profoundly moving historical encounters. Spring brings the iconic tulip season; summer fills the terraces of the Jordaan district. Schiphol Airport makes Amsterdam a seamless gateway to the entire European continent.
Cabin Categories
Aft - Vista Suite
Suite
260–356 m²Max 2
AS
With a teak-lined verandah, floor-to-ceiling windows and comfortable sitting area, these comfortable suites are filled with light. They include two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, plus a shower, mini-bar and refrigerator.
Sofa BedLounge AreaVanity AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTV+6
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Neptune Suite
Suite
465–502 m²Max 2
SASBSC
With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, these spacious suites are flooded with light. They feature a large sitting area and two lower beds convertible to one king-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses. The bathroom comes with a dual-sink vanity, full-size whirlpool bath and shower, plus additional shower stall. Amenities include use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge, a private concierge and an array of complimentary services.
Sofa BedDeskLounge AreaVanity AreaShowerBath+9
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Pinnacle Suite
Suite
1290 m²Max 4
PS
Generously proportioned and filled with light, these elegant suites include a living room, dining room, pantry with microwave, refrigerator and built-in bar, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah with whirlpool. The bedroom features a king-size bed—our Signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and the bath includes an oversize whirlpool bath and shower as well as an additional shower stall. There's also a sofa bed, suitable for two people, and a guest toilet. Amenities include a private stereo system, use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge, private concierge and an array of complimentary services.
Sofa BedLounge AreaDining AreaVanity AreaShowerBath+8
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Signature Suite
Suite
393–400 m²Max 3
SSSY
These large, comfortable suites feature a spacious sitting area with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and one murphy bed for one person. The bathroom includes a dual-sink vanity, full-size whirlpool bath and shower, and an additional shower stall.
Sofa BedLounge AreaVanity AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTV+6
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Spa Neptune Suite
Suite
465–502 m²Max 3
SQ
Sleeps up to 2 guests
2 beds convertible to 1 queen bed
Shower
Steps away from Greenhouse Spa & Salon®
Yoga mat
All Stateroom Amenities
Enjoy the Amenities available for the room & have a wonderful journey with this pleasant experience.
Daily housekeeping
Complimentary 24-hour room service
Elemis Aromapure soap, lotion, shampoo
Luxurious bathrobes
Generous storage
Fresh fruit upon request
Safe
Shoeshine
TV with On Demand movies, programming
Sofa BedLounge AreaVanity AreaShowerBathRoom Service Available+9
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Vista Suite
Suite
260–356 m²Max 2
ABBC
With a teak-lined verandah, floor-to-ceiling windows and comfortable sitting area, these comfortable suites are filled with light. They include two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, plus a shower, mini-bar and refrigerator.
Sofa BedLounge AreaVanity AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTV+6
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Partially Obstructed Verandah
Balcony
228–405 m²Max 2
VH
Filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, these staterooms include a sitting area, two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and bath tub with premium massage showerheads.
Lounge AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTVHair DryerTelephone+4
US$6,894 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Verandah Spa Stateroom
Balcony
228–405 m²Max 2
VQ
With floor-to-ceiling windows and a private verandah, these light-infused staterooms feature two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our Signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, premium massage shower heads and thoughtful amenities.
Lounge AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair Dryer+3
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Verandah Stateroom
Balcony
228–405 m²Max 3
VVAVBVCVDVEVFVS
Filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, these staterooms include a sitting area, two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and bath tub with premium massage showerheads. The view is partially obstructed.
Lounge AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeTelephone+4
US$7,094 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Family Ocean View Stateroom
Outside
222–231 m²Max 5
FAFB
With accomodations for five guests, this stateroom includes two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed and one upper bed—all are our signature Mariner's Dream beds with plush Euro-Top mattresses, plus one sofa bed for two persons. There are two bathrooms: one with bathtub, shower, sink and toilet, one with shower and sink.
Sofa BedShowerBathRoom Service AvailableTVSafe+5
US$7,454 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Large Ocean View Stateroom
Outside
175–282 m²Max 2
CDEF
These expansive staterooms include include two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our Signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, premium massage shower heads, a host of amenities and an ocean view.
Sofa BedShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeTelephone+4
US$6,894 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Single Ocean View Stateroom
Outside
127–172 m²Max 2
OO
Perfect for guests traveling solo, these staterooms feature one queen-size Signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-top mattress, plus a shower with premium massage head an array of modern amenities.
ShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair DryerTelephone+2
US$10,563 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Spa Large Ocean View Stateroom
Outside
175–282 m²Max 2
CQ
These ocean-view staterooms offer spa amenities such as yoga mats and an iPod docking station, with exclusive spa treatments from the nearby Greenhouse Spa and Salon. It includes two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, a bathtub and shower.
Sofa BedLounge AreaShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafe+5
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Spa Interior Stateroom
Inside
143–225 m²Max 2
IQ
Sleeps up to 2 guests
2 beds convertible to 1 queen bed
Shower
Steps away from Greenhouse Spa & Salon®
Yoga mat
All Stateroom Amenities
Enjoy the Amenities available for the room & have a wonderful journey with this pleasant experience.
Daily housekeeping
Complimentary 24-hour room service
Elemis Aromapure soap, lotion, shampoo
Luxurious bathrobes
Generous storage
Fresh fruit upon request
Safe
Shoeshine
TV with On Demand movies, programming
ShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair DryerTelephone+2
US$4,764 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
Standard Interior Stateroom
Inside
143–225 m²Max 2
IJKLN
Two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream™ bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, premium massage shower heads and a host of amenities are featured in these comfortable staterooms.
Amenities
Daily housekeeping
Complimentary 24-hour room service
Elemis Aromapure soap, lotion, shampoo
Luxurious bathrobes
Generous storage
Fresh fruit upon request
Safe
Shoeshine
TV with On Demand movies, programming
ShowerRoom Service AvailableTVSafeHair DryerTelephone+3
US$4,624 /person+ US$460 taxes & fees
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