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HAL opens sales for Panama Canal 2026-27 programme

Holland America Line has opened bookings for its Panama Canal, Hawaii, Mexico and Pacific Coast cruises in 2026-27.

The line will offer 12 voyages, each between 14 and 21 days, which include the Panama Canal.

These will be on board Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam and Zuiderdam and will start or end in Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; or Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Selected voyages will stop in Acapulco, Mexico, a first for the line in 15 years.

Prices for Panama Canal cruises start at £2,939 per person for a 14-day cruise leaving on January 2, 2027.

The line will also operate six Hawaii itineraries on Koningsdam, Noordam and Zaandam ranging between 17 and 28 days.

These voyages will start or end in Vancouver, Seattle and San Diego.

One highlighted itinerary offers passengers the chance to take in Alaska and Hawaii in one 27 to 28-day voyage in September 2026.

Prices for Hawaii cruises start at £2,619 per person for a 17-day cruise leaving on October 13, 2026.

Holland America Line will additionally have 16 departures for eight itineraries during its Mexico season, with voyages between seven and 12 days across two ships Koningsdam and Zaandam.

The cruises will be round trips from San Diego, California, or between San Diego and Vancouver, with highlights including Mexican Riviera, the Baja Peninsula and the Sea of Cortez.

A seven-day cruise around Mexico departing on November 7, 2026 leads in at £1,219 per person.

There will also be 11 itineraries Pacific Coast itineraries, up to seven days in length, on Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam and Zaandam.

These will be a variety of round trip and open-way voyages from San Diego, Seattle or Vancouver with ports of call in Astoria, Oregon; Santa Barbara, California; and Ensenada Mexico, as well as selected cruises offering an overnight stop in San Francisco.

A Pacific Coast voyage starts at £1,259 per person for a six-day sailing leaving on April 17, 2027.

Holland America Line has an early booking bonus as part of its ‘Have It All’ campaign which will offer passengers shore excursion credit, speciality dining, an Elite Beverage Package, premium Wi-Fi, gratuities and up to $300 onboard credit on selected 2026-27 voyages.

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