camper49 Posted March 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Do any of HAL ' s ships do a full transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like vacation Posted March 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like vacation Posted March 15, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 15, 2019 https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/find-a-cruise.html#{!tag=destinationTag}destinationIds=T&{!tag=embarkTag}embarkPortCode=&{!tag=departTag}departDate=&{!tag=durationTag}duration=&{!tag=regionTag}regions=&{!tag=cruisetypeTag}cruiseType=&{!tag=shipsTag}shipId=&{!tag=portsTag}portsOfCall=&soldOut=false&=&start=0&sort=departDate asc,price_USD_anonymous asc&group.sort=departDate asc,price_USD_anonymous asc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted March 15, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Yes, Apr and Sep/Oct repositioning between Caribbean an AK Edited March 15, 2019 by catl331 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like vacation Posted March 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, catl331 said: Yes, April and October repositioning between Caribbean an AK There are many more opportunities than those two months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper49 Posted March 15, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted March 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, I like vacation said: Yes I just heard from a friend who is on board Zuiderdam. He expected that it was a full transit & he is now being told it is not...it is a 10 day cruise. I’m thinking the 11 day is a full transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 15, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 15, 2019 One would need to review the itinerary to determine full or partial. If it starts and ends at the same port it is a partial. An 11-day itinerary is unlikely to be a full transit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like vacation Posted March 15, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, camper49 said: I just heard from a friend who is on board Zuiderdam. He expected that it was a full transit & he is now being told it is not...it is a 10 day cruise. I’m thinking the 11 day is a full transit? After reviewing the schedule that I linked to in post #3, the shortest full transit of the Panama Canal is 14 days. That cruise is from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego. The other full transits end in either Vancouver or Seattle. Full transit lengths are anywhere between 14 and 22 days long. We did the same cruise as your friend on the Zuiderdam in October and had a great time. I know the HAL website leaves much to be desired but I can't understand how one would not know if they were doing a full transit of the canal or not. The little maps and descriptions are all there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 15, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 15, 2019 The friend is on board, and didn't know it was a partial transit? Really? Somebody didn't do their research. HAL might do more full transits that any other cruise line. Not just the respositioning Alaska/Caribbean routes, but frequent San Diego/Ft Lauderdale sailings. Just have to look on the HAL website for schedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, camper49 said: I just heard from a friend who is on board Zuiderdam. He expected that it was a full transit & he is now being told it is not...it is a 10 day cruise. I’m thinking the 11 day is a full transit? Right now Zuiderdam's 10 and 11 day cruises are partial Panama cruises. In April she will leave to go to the Baltic. The Nieuw Amsterdam just left a couple of weeks ago from Ft Lauderdale and did a full transit to San Diego. On Sunday she starts a couple of Mexican cruises before she heads to Alaska. The Rotterdam will be doing full transits on Nov 20, Dec 6 and Dec 21. Amsterdam on Dec 18. And there are others. Some go from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego and some from San Diego to Ft Lauderdale. Go to your nearest Travel Agency and pick up either a Cruise PLanner or a Cruise Atlas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted March 15, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 15, 2019 42 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said: Right now Zuiderdam's 10 and 11 day cruises are partial Panama cruises. In April she will leave to go to the Baltic. The Nieuw Amsterdam just left a couple of weeks ago from Ft Lauderdale and did a full transit to San Diego. On Sunday she starts a couple of Mexican cruises before she heads to Alaska. The Rotterdam will be doing full transits on Nov 20, Dec 6 and Dec 21. Amsterdam on Dec 18. And there are others. Some go from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego and some from San Diego to Ft Lauderdale. Go to your nearest Travel Agency and pick up either a Cruise PLanner or a Cruise Atlas. Hi KK!! My WIFI right now on board The Eurodam is slow and sucks! I was able to get on hope this goes out. Will be on The Rotterdam next March 11 out of our home town San Diego to FLL 16 days! Have a good day KK Denise😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like vacation Posted March 15, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Here is the link to the HAL website again that currently lists 64 results for Panama Canal itineraries-both full and partial: https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/find-a-cruise.html#{!tag=destinationTag}destinationIds=T&{!tag=embarkTag}embarkPortCode=&{!tag=departTag}departDate=&{!tag=durationTag}duration=&{!tag=regionTag}regions=&{!tag=cruisetypeTag}cruiseType=&{!tag=shipsTag}shipId=&{!tag=portsTag}portsOfCall=&soldOut=false&=&start=0&sort=departDate asc,price_USD_anonymous asc&group.sort=departDate asc,price_USD_anonymous asc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 15, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 15, 2019 51 minutes ago, DeeniEncinitas said: Hi KK!! My WIFI right now on board The Eurodam is slow and sucks! I was able to get on hope this goes out. Will be on The Rotterdam next March 11 out of our home town San Diego to FLL 16 days! Have a good day KK Denise😊 Hi Denise Sorry to hear about the Internet. Those full transits are great -- we have done quite a few of them -- all 21 days. Hope you are enjoying your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walfam Posted March 15, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, camper49 said: I just heard from a friend who is on board Zuiderdam. He expected that it was a full transit & he is now being told it is not...it is a 10 day cruise. I’m thinking the 11 day is a full transit? I agree, somebody did not read the cruise description or look at the map on the HAL site (or the big box store site) The only difference between the Zuidy's 10-day and 11-day partial transit is that the 10-day trip does not stop in Cartagena, while the 11-day does. We just finished the 11-day cruise on Zuiderdam. Had we known better, we would have taken the 10-day that skips Cartagena. A half-day is not enough time in port there for a decent shore excursion, in our opinions. Edited March 15, 2019 by Walfam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted March 15, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Since I tend to OVER plan a cruise, its hard for me to understand how you can take a cruise and not know the details of it and the route you are taking. All the more reason to use Cruise Critic for your cruise planning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted March 15, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Just now, DaveOKC said: Since I tend to OVER plan a cruise, its hard for me to understand how you can take a cruise and not know the details of it and the route you are taking, but alot of people do not bother. All the more reason to use Cruise Critic for your cruise planning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartgv Posted March 15, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Volendam, April 3, San Diego>Ft. Lauderdale, 15 nights. It then does a 17 night in the opposite direction, ending in San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Wind Posted March 16, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) Here's another full transit: I'll be on the Amsterdam's repositioning cruise, Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver, 17-nights, May 16-June 2. Can hardly wait! Edited March 16, 2019 by Chinook Wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richjoxyz Posted March 16, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I hope it does a full transit! We get on in Fort Lauderdale and get off in San Francisco. I hope were not going all the way around! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebba Posted March 16, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Dh and I will be on the Oosterdam April 13-May 5, full transit from Fort Lauderdale to Seattle. Counting the days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 16, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 16, 2019 They also do full transits to the west coast of South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 16, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Chinook Wind said: Here's another full transit: I'll be on the Amsterdam's repositioning cruise, Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver, 17-nights, May 16-June 2. Can hardly wait! Sure that cruise doesn't end June 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy-mae Posted March 16, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The Volendam is currently on a full Panama transit, having sailed through the Canal on Thursday the 14th. https://www.captainalbert.com/14-march-2019-panama-canal-panama/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Wind Posted March 16, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 hours ago, CruiserBruce said: Sure that cruise doesn't end June 3? Nope, June 2, 2019 although, you did startle me a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 16, 2019 #25 Share Posted March 16, 2019 54 minutes ago, Chinook Wind said: Nope, June 2, 2019 although, you did startle me a bit... OK...I get on Amsterdam June 3 in Seattle...they are doing a one night sail VAN-SEA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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