Holland America Grand Voyage Ships Meet Up in Barcelona

Visitors aboard Holland America’s Grand World Voyage and Grand Voyage: Pole to Pole celebrated a meetup in Barcelona on Thursday. Zuiderdam and Volendam each visited the Spanish port in a single day collectively, and held particular festivities involving each ships to commemorate the event.

It’s the primary time that Holland America is concurrently providing two Grand Voyages which can be over 120 days lengthy. To have a good time, the ships provided joint Spanish-themed afternoon tea, locally-inspired dinners, dueling deck events, and a dramatic drone present.

Zuiderdam is at present working its 124-day Grand World Voyage, which departed Fort Lauderdale on January 4th. Volendam is at present on its 133-day Grand Voyage: Pole to Pole, which set sail from Fort Lauderdale on January twenty fifth. Whereas in Barcelona, Holland America president Beth Bodensteiner visited each ships, spending prolonged time with world cruise visitors to preview 2027 Grand World Voyage particulars.

(Photograph by way of Holland America)

“Having our two Grand Voyage ships meet in Barcelona was a very particular second, symbolizing the spirit of journey and connection that defines our cruises,” stated Bodensteiner. “I loved visiting each ships, assembly with visitors and crew members, and revealing the itinerary for our 2027 Grand World Voyage. Our crew has as soon as once more delivered on creating a house away from house for our valued Grand visitors.”

Along with the go to from Bodensteiner, a particular afternoon tea was provided on Zuiderdam, which hosted visitors from each ships so they may meet and mingle. Within the night, the ships’ most important eating rooms featured matching menus of regionally-inspired dishes and drinks to showcase native flavors together with white asparagus cream soup, recent salmon with chanterelle mushrooms, surf and turf with saffron risotto, Catalana creme flan, tarta de queso San Sebastian, and chilly brew carajillo. Following dinner, visitors headed out onto the aft pool deck for dueling shipboard events with music, complimentary drinks and culinary bites.

holland america grand voyage meetup captains — (Photograph by way of Holland America)

The night time was capped off with a drone present in full view of each ships. It highlighted among the distinctive locations that visitors skilled to this point on their cruises together with penguins in Antarctica, Carnival dancers in Brazil, the Moai statues on Easter Island, the Sydney Opera Home, and the pyramids of Egypt.

“I’ve been an everyday on the Grand Voyages for a few years, and the 2025 GWV has not upset. The itinerary has been thrilling and enriching, the employees and crew are a ‘minimize above’ and the particular onboard exercise choices are limitless,” stated Ellen Bethel, a President’s Membership member and a Zuiderdam visitor on the Grand World Voyage. “I eagerly anticipate approaching board every year to reunite with my ‘cruise household’ associates, meet new individuals and meet up with beloved world cruise employees and crew. I’ve taken almost 60 cruises, with many being Grand Voyages, and I can actually say that nothing compares with the additional touches, planning and ambiance that make longer voyages actually distinctive. It has change into a lifestyle for me!”

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