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7 nights · 4 ports
round-trip · Fort Lauderdale
Holland AmericaMS Zuiderdam
MS Zuiderdam Dec 30, 2027
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday: San Juan & St. Thomas
4.1 out of 5, Gangwaze Score™
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The Gangwaze Score blends how cruisers rate this ship, how they rate this sailing, the ship’s latest CDC health inspection, the safety of its ports, and how today’s fare compares with its recent average.
- Cruiser satisfaction
- Very good
- Ship health
- Excellent
- Port safety
- Good
- Value
- Good
Aboard MS Zuiderdam · Departing December 30, 2027 from the Port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
You'll depart Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, December 30, 2027 for your 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday: San Juan & St. Thomas round-trip cruise vacation aboard Holland America's MS Zuiderdam.
Your itinerary includes visits to Bahamas, where you'll explore Half Moon Cay, U. S. Virgin Islands, where you'll explore Charlotte Amalie, Puerto Rico, where you'll explore San Juan, and Turks And Caicos Islands, where you'll explore Grand Turk Island. Your trip has two sea days to enjoy everything the MS Zuiderdam has to offer.
Your ship ranks tied for #7 among Holland America's 11 ships by size and is older than the fleet average, having launched in 2002.
Current pricing for this sailing starts at $223 per passenger, per night.
// 01 · About the ship
MS Zuiderdam
Ship OverviewHolland America
Holland America · Vista Class class
CHRISTENED
2002
STATEROOMS
982
TONNAGE
82,305GT
▼ 2.1% BELOWvs avg 84,029
YEAR BUILT
2002
▼ 6 YRS OLDERvs avg 2008
LENGTH
955ft
▲ 3.5% ABOVEvs avg 922 ft
PASSENGERS
2,272cruisers
▲ 5.3% ABOVEvs avg 2,157
MS Zuiderdam is a Vista Class-class ship from Holland America, built in 2002 and tied for #7 in the Holland America fleet by size. A December 2025 dry dock added new ocean view staterooms and gave the Explorations Central Cafe Crows Nest, a coffeehouse and observation lounge, a bandstand stage for live music. Music fills its 11 passenger decks: BB Kings Blues Club plays Memphis blues, Billboard Onboard hosts piano sing-alongs, Lincoln Center Stage offers chamber music, and the World Stage theater wraps shows in LED screens. Dinner might be USDA Prime steaks at Pinnacle Grill or shared Italian plates at Canaletto. The Lido Pool sits beneath a Sliding Dome Cover, adults can soak in the warm Hydro Pool, and kids and teens have Club Hal.
With two sea days on this sailing, there's time for Hydro Pool, Sliding Dome Cover and Billboard Onboard.
// 02 · Port by Port
Your Itinerary
MS ZuiderdamDecember 30 to January 6, 2028Round-trip Fort Lauderdale
- DAY 2 · FRI, DEC 31
Half Moon Cay
Bahamas (private Island)- ARRIVES
- 8:00 AM
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- 4:00 PM
- DAY 3 · SAT, JAN 1
At sea
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- 10:00 AM
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- 8:00 PM
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- 7:00 AM
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- 4:00 PM
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 7 · WED, JAN 5
At sea
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// 03 · Cruise price
Cruise Price & Tracking
MS ZuiderdamDecember 30, 2027
The most recent price for this sailing starts at $1,559 ($223 per night) for an Inside cabin.
// Price history · inside
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This cabinAvg $1,562
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// 04 · Cruise resources
Cruise Resources
To prepare for your MS Zuiderdam December 30, 2027 cruise, here are some helpful tools to get you prepared and excited for your vacation.
- 01 Ship Tracking Check the MS Zuiderdam's current location. Track where it's coming from and where the ship is headed.
- 02 Roll Call See who else is sailing on the MS Zuiderdam on Dec 30, 2027, and join the roll call.
- 03 Deck Plans Explore every deck of the MS Zuiderdam, with the venues and cabins on each.
// 05 · Other sailings
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