Holland America Grand Africa 2020 - Interesting Ports

[icat2000]

If I was retired and had the $$$ I would be doing this cruise.  79 Day Grand Africa Voyage - Holland America Amsterdam  October 3 to 21 December 2020

 

 

DATE	DAY	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Oct 3	Saturday	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Embark	5:00 PM
Oct 4	Sunday	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	11:00 AM	8:00 PM
Oct 5	Monday	New York City, New York, USA	7:00 AM	4:45 PM
Oct 8	Thursday	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA	7:00 AM	4:00 PM
Oct 16	Friday	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Oct 17	Saturday	Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain	12 Noon	6:00 PM
Oct 18	Sunday	Agadir, Morocco	7:00 AM	1:00 PM
Oct 19	Monday	Casablanca, Morocco	7:00 AM	7:00 PM
Oct 22	Thursday	Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Oct 23	Friday	Valletta, Malta	10:00 AM	6:00 PM
Oct 26	Monday	Transit Suez Canal-Cruise Only	--	--
Oct 28	Wednesday	Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan*	7:00 AM	--
Oct 29	Thursday	Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan	--	5:00 PM
Nov 3	Tuesday	Salalah, Oman	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 5	Thursday	Muscat, Oman	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 9	Monday	Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 12	Thursday	Mombasa, Kenya*	8:00 AM	--
Nov 13	Friday	Mombasa, Kenya	--	5:00 PM
Nov 14	Saturday	Zanzibar, Tanzania	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 16	Monday	Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 17	Tuesday	Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar	7:00 AM	3:00 PM
Nov 20	Friday	Maputo, Mozambique	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 21	Saturday	Richards Bay, South Africa	8:00 AM	11:00 PM
Nov 24	Tuesday	Cape Town, South Africa*	8:00 AM	--
Nov 25	Wednesday	Cape Town, South Africa	--	11:00 PM
Nov 27	Friday	Luderitz, Namibia	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 28	Saturday	Walvis Bay, Namibia	10:00 AM	11:00 PM
Dec 1	Tuesday	Luanda, Angola	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 5	Saturday	Takoradi, Ghana	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 6	Sunday	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 9	Wednesday	Banjul, Gambia	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 10	Thursday	Dakar, Senegal	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 12	Saturday	Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 18	Friday	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	8:00 AM	11:00 PM
Dec 21	Monday	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA	7:00 AM	Disembark
*overnight stay in this port

 

 

[cheznandy]

That looks amazing Sarah,  how many years have we got to wait🙄

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Fabulous itinerary on a fabulous ship. You could also do it Ft Lauderdale rtn I should imagine, Holland America do come up with some great itineraries.

Look expensive at the time , but I dont think  you would ever regret doing this one.

[Beejay4016]

11 hours ago, icat2000 said:

If I was retired and had the $$$ I would be doing this cruise.  79 Day Grand Africa Voyage - Holland America Amsterdam  October 3 to 21 December 2020

 

 

DATE	DAY	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Oct 3	Saturday	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Embark	5:00 PM
Oct 4	Sunday	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	11:00 AM	8:00 PM
Oct 5	Monday	New York City, New York, USA	7:00 AM	4:45 PM
Oct 8	Thursday	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA	7:00 AM	4:00 PM
Oct 16	Friday	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Oct 17	Saturday	Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain	12 Noon	6:00 PM
Oct 18	Sunday	Agadir, Morocco	7:00 AM	1:00 PM
Oct 19	Monday	Casablanca, Morocco	7:00 AM	7:00 PM
Oct 22	Thursday	Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Oct 23	Friday	Valletta, Malta	10:00 AM	6:00 PM
Oct 26	Monday	Transit Suez Canal-Cruise Only	--	--
Oct 28	Wednesday	Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan*	7:00 AM	--
Oct 29	Thursday	Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan	--	5:00 PM
Nov 3	Tuesday	Salalah, Oman	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 5	Thursday	Muscat, Oman	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 9	Monday	Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Nov 12	Thursday	Mombasa, Kenya*	8:00 AM	--
Nov 13	Friday	Mombasa, Kenya	--	5:00 PM
Nov 14	Saturday	Zanzibar, Tanzania	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 16	Monday	Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 17	Tuesday	Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar	7:00 AM	3:00 PM
Nov 20	Friday	Maputo, Mozambique	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 21	Saturday	Richards Bay, South Africa	8:00 AM	11:00 PM
Nov 24	Tuesday	Cape Town, South Africa*	8:00 AM	--
Nov 25	Wednesday	Cape Town, South Africa	--	11:00 PM
Nov 27	Friday	Luderitz, Namibia	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Nov 28	Saturday	Walvis Bay, Namibia	10:00 AM	11:00 PM
Dec 1	Tuesday	Luanda, Angola	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 5	Saturday	Takoradi, Ghana	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 6	Sunday	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 9	Wednesday	Banjul, Gambia	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 10	Thursday	Dakar, Senegal	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 12	Saturday	Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Dec 18	Friday	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	8:00 AM	11:00 PM
Dec 21	Monday	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA	7:00 AM	Disembark
*overnight stay in this port

 

 

Lotto kiosk, here I come. Wow!

[Dobby_The_Ship_Elf]

12 hours ago, cheznandy said:

That looks amazing Sarah,  how many years have we got to wait🙄

 

 

I am wondering how many banks do I have to rob!!

[OzKiwiJJ]

Fantastic itinerary. I'd need a lotto win to do it though.

[Belmont Babe]

I can't find any TA offering this cruise, nor can I bring it up on HA's website. That time period is even missing from Amsterdam's schedule on cruisetimetables.com. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or provide a link?

[MicCanberra]

I love it. Wish I could get on it.

[icat2000]

2 hours ago, Belmont Babe said:

I can't find any TA offering this cruise, nor can I bring it up on HA's website. That time period is even missing from Amsterdam's schedule on cruisetimetables.com. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or provide a link?

I got an email from a US TA about it. I guess if you rang Holland America they could find the cruise. There is also a thread o the Holland America board about it too.

 

Its on the Holland America website. I just searched.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/find-a-cruise/W0F79A/A060.html

 

Looks like its heavily booked.

 

Inside from $18,699 AUD pp

 

Oceanview from $20,699 pp

 

Lanai SOLD OUT

 

Vista Suite $37,599 pp

Edited June 4, 2019 by icat2000

[icat2000]

On another matter  (semi related). I never really considered cruising with Holland America. However, I have seen some of their itineraries over the years and they do some really interesting ones. I always look at Princess. However, Princess seem to do the same same same at times. I'm going to follow Holland America more closely. 

[MicCanberra]

Wow, $236 per night pp for an Inside is a bit steep, wonder if they are selling legs, say Dubai to Fort Lauderdale.

[MicCanberra]

1 minute ago, icat2000 said:

On another matter  (semi related). I never really considered cruising with Holland America. However, I have seen some of their itineraries over the years and they do some really interesting ones. I always look at Princess. However, Princess seem to do the same same same at times. I'm going to follow Holland America more closely. 

We did one earlier this year and have some FCCs as we enjoyed it and they do seem to do some different itineraries.

[icat2000]

4 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Wow, $236 per night pp for an Inside is a bit steep, wonder if they are selling legs, say Dubai to Fort Lauderdale.

I think the pricing might have gone up. But then again its unique ports and they only offer this itinerary every 6 years. 

[MicCanberra]

Bummer, It seems it is only available as either the 79 night (Boston) or 74 night cruises (Fort Lauderdale return)

[Kiwi Kruzer]

31 minutes ago, icat2000 said:

On another matter  (semi related). I never really considered cruising with Holland America. However, I have seen some of their itineraries over the years and they do some really interesting ones. I always look at Princess. However, Princess seem to do the same same same at times. I'm going to follow Holland America more closely. 

 

We always found Holland America to be the best. Before cruising went mass market , they held the record for the most number of repeat passengers. r.