New itineraries and home ports are being introduced by Holland America Line as four ships are deployed in Europe for 2024.
Sailings ranging from seven to 35 days in duration will be offered on two of the line’s Pinnacle Class ships, Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam, along with Oosterdam and Zuiderdam.
Nine overnight ports and 33 late-night departure cities will provide passengers with more time ashore as the number of longer voyages are introduced.
Destinations covered include the Baltic, British Isles, Canary Islands, French and Spanish rivieras, Israel, Mediterranean and northern Europe, including Iceland, Greenland and Norway.
Departures ports include Amsterdam, Ijmuiden and Rotterdam in the Netherlands; Barcelona; Civitavecchia for Rome and Trieste for Venice; Copenhagen; Piraeus and Reykjavik.
Overnight stays have been scheduled for Barcelona; Civitavecchia and Marghera in Italy; Haifa in Israel; Istanbul; Reykjavik; Piraeus and Rhodes in Greece and Valletta in Malta.
A total of 33 ports will see evening departures of between 10pm and midnight including Dublin, Liverpool, Lerwick and Stornoway.
Chief commercial officer Beth Bodensteiner said: “Holland America Line’s 2024 European season is the biggest refresh we’ve done in the region in a long time, and we’re excited to feature new itineraries, more voyages that are 14 and 21 days, different departure cities and unique country combinations.
“We’re also returning to the Canary Islands and Bermuda, and, of course, we’re back in the Med visiting everywhere from Spain to Turkey.”
The ship Rotterdam will sail from its namesake port on northern Europe itineraries while Nieuw Statendam will depart from Copenhagen and Rotterdam as well as sailing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Oosterdam will be based in the Med for the entire summer from April to November while Zuiderdam will operate transatlantic voyages and northern Europe sailings.