Rotterdam - Transatlantic Crossing with Bermuda
Holland America's flagship repositions from Amsterdam to its Florida winter homeport the old-fashioned way: three English Channel ports, then six uninterrupted days on the open Atlantic before a landfall at Bermuda's Royal Naval Dockyard. Crossings are where the ship's Music Walk venues, culinary demos, and traditional teak promenade earn their keep.
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Ship Details — Rotterdam
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Year Built
2021
Tonnage
99,500 GT
Passengers
2,668
Crew
1,036
Decks
14
Class
Pinnacle
Itinerary & Route Map
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Where this cruise calls, day by day
6 ports and 8 sea days over 13 Nights.
- Day 1Amsterdam port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Amsterdam
NetherlandsDepart - Day 2Bruges (Zeebrugge) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Bruges (Zeebrugge)
BelgiumPort - Day 3
Portland
United KingdomPortA former Royal Navy base on the Isle of Portland, a limestone tied island off the Dorset coast - the stone here built St Paul's Cathedral. The port is industrial and there is no town at the gate, so the day starts with a shuttle. It serves as the sea access for the Jurassic Coast and, at a stretch, for Stonehenge.
- Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast
- Corfe Castle and the Swanage steam railway
- Weymouth's Georgian seafront and Old Harbour
- Portland Bill lighthouse and the quarries at Tout
- Getting ashore
- Ships dock alongside at Portland Port; a complimentary shuttle runs continuously to Weymouth Old Harbour, about a 15-20 minute ride, and Weymouth station is 5 miles away.
- Best months
- May-Sep
- Day 4
Falmouth
United KingdomPortA Cornish harbour town on Carrick Roads, one of the deepest natural harbours in the world, with a working ship-repair yard alongside the tourist quays. The town is a single long main street of galleries, pasty shops and chandlers running parallel to the water. Most of Cornwall's famous sights are 30-60 minutes away by road.
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall on Discovery Quay
- Pendennis Castle, one of Henry VIII's coastal artillery forts
- St Michael's Mount at Marazion, tide permitting
- The Eden Project's biomes, about 45 minutes away
- Getting ashore
- Smaller ships (up to about 240 m) berth at County Wharf in the docks, a 10-15 minute walk to town; larger ships anchor in Carrick Roads and tender to Prince of Wales Pier, a crossing that can be rough and is occasionally cancelled.
- Best months
- May-Sep
Day 5 · At sea
Day 6 · At sea
Day 7 · At sea
Day 8 · At sea
Day 9 · At sea
Day 10 · At sea
- Day 11Royal Naval Dockyard port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Royal Naval Dockyard
BermudaPort Day 12 · At sea
Day 13 · At sea
- Day 14Fort Lauderdale, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Fort Lauderdale, FL
United StatesArrive
Onboard Amenities
Cruise Highlights
About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Rotterdam
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Rotterdam sailing. Distilled from 79 traveler threads, Cruise Critic member reviews and travel blogs.
Rotterdam VII is Holland America's newest flagship and the third and final Pinnacle-class ship, following Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam into service in October 2021. Its signature is Music Walk - a cluster of live-music venues including the Rolling Stone Rock Room, B.B. King's Blues Club, Billboard Onboard and Lincoln Center Stage - which becomes the ship's nightly energy center, paired with the high-tech World Stage wraparound-LED theater. The overall vibe is refined, music-forward and relaxed, and it skews decidedly older.
What People Love
- Newest, best-maintained ship in the Holland America fleet - guests repeatedly praise its spotless, like-new condition throughout
- Music Walk is the ship's energetic heart, with Rolling Stone Rock Room, B.B. King's Blues Club, Billboard Onboard and Lincoln Center Stage drawing crowds well into the night
- Standout specialty dining - Tamarind is called one of the best pan-Asian restaurants at sea, and Pinnacle Grill is both praised and priced below rival lines' steakhouses
Common Complaints
- Pools and hot tubs are undersized for a ~2,700-guest ship and feel crowded; the hot tubs are often called comically small
- With the Lido roof closed the indoor pool area can feel stuffy and greenhouse-like
- No large traditional production shows - evenings lean on singers, comedians, magicians and the music venues, which some find limited
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