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HAL opens bookings for 2025-26 Panama Canal and Hawaii sailings

Holland America Line has opened bookings for its 2025-26 Panama Canal and Hawaii sailings.

Cruises will range from 15-22 days in length and will depart between October 2025 and April 2026.

The line is offering six Panama Canal cruises, sailing on Eurodam, Koningsdam and Zuiderdam.


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Itineraries will start or end in Vancouver, Canada; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; or Miami or Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Ports of call include destinations in Aruba, California, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Turks and Caicos.

Select Panama Canal sailings will include a call at Acajutla in El Salvador, a new port for Holland America Line, offering excursions to the Mayan ruins.

Prices for Panama Canal cruises start at £2,999.

The line’s Hawaii season will operate on Koningsdam, Zaandam and, for the first time in the region, Nieuw Amsterdam.

The ships will sail round trip from San Diego or Vancouver, or between the two cities.

A 17-day Circle Hawaii sailing from Vancouver to San Diego will call at Nawiliwili, Kahului, Hilo, Honolulu and Kona. Prices start at £2,619.

For a limited time, when passengers book a 2025-26 Panama Canal or Hawaii cruise, they will receive the Have it All package, which includes a drinks package and premium Wi-Fi.

Karen Farndell, director of sales and marketing, said: “We know a Panama Canal transit is a once-in-a-lifetime experience many of our guests are seeking, and by adding Acajutla to select voyages, we’re making it even more memorable.

“Guests can discover the Pompeii of the Americas with a shore excursion to Joya de Cerén archaeological site, where they’ll explore a Mayan farming village remarkably preserved under volcanic ash. With four different departure cities, there are so many different ways to experience the Panama Canal aboard one of our ships.”

She added: “Guests travelling to Hawaii can do so for the first time on Nieuw Amsterdam. Not only will they have an ideal, mid-sized ship experience as they hop from island to island, but they’ll also have the opportunity to dine at Morimoto by Sea, Nieuw Amsterdam’s newest restaurant.”

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