Holland America Line returns to Asia and the
Pacific in 2007 with cruises spotlighting cultural capitals and
burgeoning tourist attractions in China, Japan, Korea, eastern
Russia and the South Pacific.
Asia Pacific cruising aboard the 1,258-passenger ms
Statendam starts in spring 2007, with three 14-day sailings between
Hong Kong and Osaka. These sailings will be followed by a unique
18-day Transpacific repositioning cruise from Osaka to
Vancouver.
In the fall of 2007, Holland America will offer a
popular 64-day Asia, Australia and Polynesian Explorer aboard the
1,380-guest ms Amsterdam. Clients will cruise from Seattle to
Singapore, transiting the North Pacific and returning to North
America by way of Southeast Asia, Australia and the South Pacific
Seas en route to San Diego.
China and Japan, Ancient and New: An enhanced itinerary for 2007
adds a visit to Chilung, the port city for Taipei in Taiwan; scenic
cruising in the Inland Sea of Japan and a late-night departure from
Nagasaki. Other highlights of the 14-day adventure include
overnight stays at Shanghai and Xingang. In Dalian, through the
line’s extensive shore excursion offerings, guests may meet with a
Chinese family in their home.
Japan, Eastern Russia and Alaska Beautiful by
Nature: On May 3, 2007, the Statendam sails on a Transpacific
cruise weaving her way from Japan and the scenic Kuril Islands to
the rugged Aleutian Chain, stopping at a remote Russian outpost and
sailing onward to Alaska, arriving 18 days later in Vancouver,
British Columbia. This cruise includes Tokyo and Hokkaido, the
least developed of Japan’s four main islands, continues through the
Aleutian Chain and down the glacier-studded Alaskan coastline to
Vancouver.
Along the way, guests can explore Kamchatka’s
volcanoes by ATV in Petropavlovsk, Russia; experience Dutch Harbor;
see massive Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island; and the wildlife of
Czarist-era Sitka.
Embrace Asia on a Comprehensive 64-Day Sailing: For
total immersion into the cultures and countries of Asia and the
Pacific, Holland America offers a 2007 grand sweep of the North and
South Pacific aboard the Amsterdam. The cruise, departing from
Seattle Sept. 21, 2007, features 21 ports of call across three
continents with overnight stays in Tokyo, Xingang, Shanghai, Hong
Kong and Padang Bai, Indonesia.
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