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Holland America Adds Nootka Sound to 2028 Alaska Cruises
Selected Great Alaska Explorer and Great Bear Rainforest sailings will enter Nootka Sound, a protected inlet with longstanding Nuu-chah-nulth history.
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Selected Great Alaska Explorer and Great Bear Rainforest sailings will enter Nootka Sound, a protected inlet with longstanding Nuu-chah-nulth history.
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The cruise is part of Holland America's Legendary Voyages series, with an overnight in Rotterdam and less-visited calls such as Red Bay, Paamiut and Husavik.
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The slate also includes Disco Fever and a Fosse and Verdon Broadway production using archival audio and video, with that show also presented on Koningsdam.
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The six-ship effort extends Pinnacle-class accommodations and venues to Vista-class ships as well as Signature-class Nieuw Amsterdam and Eurodam.
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Forbes Vetted cited Alaska Up Close programming, wildlife experts and Glacier Bay experiences in naming Holland America Line “Best Alaska Cruise Overall.”
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Adam Burgasser, a University of California San Diego professor who joined Koningsdam for the 2024 eclipse, will sail on Oosterdam for question-and-answer sessions and live commentary.
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Fincantieri delivered the ship from its Marghera yard on March 31, 2016; it became the lead vessel in a class later joined by Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam.
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The milestone underscores Vancouver’s growing pull as an Alaska cruise gateway, as Pacific Northwest ports compete for itineraries and passenger spending.
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Alaska cruising is learning to live with a shifting coastline as landslide risk forces operators to redesign signature glacier days, turning backup fjords into the new main route.
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As Alaska cruising grows more competitive, Holland America is reshaping ship space for multigenerational groups and higher onboard spending, not just scenery.
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The reroute signals a growing challenge for Alaska cruising as retreating glaciers destabilize steep fjord walls, forcing operators to rethink where big ships can safely chase ice.