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Holland America Line will introduce a new 14-night, 15-day “Alaskan Adventurer” cruise in 2010 to complement its seven-night, eight-day itineraries. The new offering expands Holland America itineraries to four, joining “Alaskan Explorer,” “Glacier Discovery” and “Glacier Bay Inside Passage.” The company will dispatch 8 ships to Alaska in 2010 – the most for any company cruising Alaska.

The 1,380-guest Amsterdam’s leisurely two-week itinerary features the scenic Inside Passage, highlighted by cruising Tracy Arm fjord for glacier viewing, then huge and spectacular Hubbard Glacier in Yakutat Bay. Ports of call include Ketchikan, Skagway, Sitka, Anchorage, Homer, Kodiak, Juneau and Victoria, BC.

Four ships will home-port in Seattle during 2010, sailing  63 seven-night, eight-day roundtrip “Alaskan Explorer” cruises. Before shiftng to the new two-week itinerary, HAL’s flagship Amsterdam opens the company’s season with two seven-night, eight-day “Alaskan Explorer” sailings May 3 and May 10.

May 9 through September 24, three additional vessels will embark from Seattle weekly. They are 1,432-guest Zaandam, 1,316-guest Rotterdam, and 1,918-guest Oosterdam. “Alaskan Explorer” cruises call at Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan, plus Victoria, BC.

Four ships will home-port in Vancouver, two of them sailing seven night, eight -day “Glacier Bay Inside Passage” roundtrips. The 1,432-guest Volendam and 1,916-guest Zuiderdam will sail 39 voyages May 8 through September 18 visiting Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay National Park and Tracy Arm fjord.

The 1,270-guest Ryndam and 1,258-guest Statendam will sail 36 seven-night, eight-day “Glacier Discovery” cruises north or south between Vancouver and Seward May 9 through September 12. The itinerary features Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway or Haines, Glacier Bay National Park and College Fjord in Prince William Sound.

Ryndam and Statendam also will offer two more Inside Passage sailings  – with port and glacier variations – September 12 and 19 to conclude the season. 

Source: www.Alaskacruisingreport.com