Transat 09- Where to look?

[albertiger]

Im not sure where to look or if they are even listed yet. Checked HAL site, and some of the large travel sites, nothing. Anyone with a suggestion where to look or when??:confused:

[katmu]

When in 2009? and any particular destination?

[albertiger]

Transatlantic, usually April-May and Oct-Nov...:confused:

[katmu]

There is a 20 Transat ending in Rome (Civitavecchia) sailing on 4/30/2009 out of FLL on the Prisendam. On 11/1/2009, the Prisendam makes a 24 day return trip starting in Piraeus, Greece and ending in FLL. I'm not sure if they might still add more Transat itineraries yet for 2009 or not.

[jtl513]

Im not sure where to look or if they are even listed yet. Checked HAL site, and some of the large travel sites, nothing. Anyone with a suggestion where to look or when??:confused:
If you had asked before HAL's site revamp I could have told you where to find a nice chart, but it's gone now. :( All I can suggest is start with "find cruises" for all ships in April and October.

[Dave M]

jtl513 -

Are you by chance referring to this destination calendar (http://www.hollandamerica.com/find-cruise-vacation/DestinationCalendar.action)?

Reviewing the calendar carefully for transitions between Europe and any of the Western Atlantic sailing areas gives a pretty good idea of approximately when and for which ships the trans-Atlantic cruises will be. For some, it's relatively easy to pinpoint some likely cruise dates within a day or two by using some other scheduling tools.

As an example, the Eurodam is scheduled for a 15-day Atlantic crossing in August this year to commence New England / Canada cruises for the fall. Next year, the Eurodam's first such New England / Canada cruise starts in NYC on August 27 (http://crm.hollandamerica.com/broadbaseema/ha4009/CNE_2009.htm). If next year's schedule is similar to this year's, that would suggest that the Eurodam would depart for NYC from Copenhagen on or about August 12, 2009.

Obviously, there is a lot of guesswork involved, which is part of the fun!

[O2B@C]

The earliest "sneak preview" location for future itineraries that I know of is here:

http://crm.hollandamerica.com/broadbaseema/ha4009/index.jsp

So far, only Canada/New England and Grand World Voyages are listed for 2009. Europe and Alaska should be next, but it may be a few months.

[Cruising Bill]

I received a 2009 Cruise Planner brochure at home, and I am pretty certain it lists all of the planned 2009 cruises (I got this last week). I will check when I am at home and post if I can.

[Pushkin]

I am interested in a TA in Spring, 09 also. After seeing this thread, I just called HA rep. I told him the April 25 date, and he confirmed that there would be a TA on or around that date. He said that they are putting the final touches on the schedule and it should be available for booking in about a week.

If/when he contacts me, I will post.

[RuthC]

Don't forget there's been a round trip from Boston in July the last few years. It can be taken as a segment in either direction.
It's a great itinerary. :)