Holland America Line will sail what it believes to be the first ever Grand Voyage “Pole-to-Pole” roundtrip from the United States in 2025.
Details of the new 133-day sailing and a 124-day 2025 Grand World Voyage were announced by President Gus Antorcha aboard Zuiderdam to Grand World Voyage guests currently sailing in the North Sea.
The cruise line said that this will be the first time that it is offering two Grand Voyages of more than 120 days simultaneously.
The Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole aboard Volendam enables cruisers to visit five continents on a journey that travels south-to-north.
The Grand World Voyage aboard Zuiderdam covers six continents on an east-to-west route, each conveniently sailing roundtrip from a U.S. homeport.
President Gus Antorcha said: “This will be a truly historic pair of voyages.
“Our Grand World Voyage travels east to west and our other Grands focus on one region, so designing this first-of-its-kind route that explores south to north roundtrip from the U.S. is an incredible way to allow our guests two different choices to travel across the world.”
Paul Grigsby, Vice President for Deployment and Itinerary Planning for Holland America Line said:
“Detailed planning went into this voyage to ensure we’re visiting destinations when the weather is favourable, and we included locations that are sought after like the Amazon River, Greenland and Iceland, in addition to Antarctica and the Arctic.
“We’ve created two voyages that linger in ports for memorable moments and several overnight stays. We even timed it so the two voyages will meet up to share an overnight experience in Barcelona.”
Travellers interested in either the 2025 Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole or 2025 Grand World Voyage can call Holland America Line’s World Cruise Reservations Desk or a travel advisor to make a deposited Future Cruise Request.
Guests with a deposited Future Cruise Request will get priority booking confirmation prior to the two voyages officially opening to the public on May 24, 2023.
