Holland America Line has been sailing Alaska since before it was even a state, and next summer the line will notch up eight decades in the region. After wrapping a strong 2026 season, the cruise line has confirmed plans to make its 80th Alaskan year a big one: six ships, three homeports and a season running April through September 2027.
The 2027 deployment includes Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam and Zaandam, sailing from Seattle, Vancouver and Whittier. There's genuinely new itinerary content too, not just anniversary branding. An eight-day Inside Passage cruise roundtrip from Vancouver joins the lineup, while the 28-day Legendary Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice cruise returns for a third year, departing 6 June 2027. Travellers wanting a wider frame around their Alaska trip can look at the seven-day Great Bear Rainforest sailing on Noordam or two 18-day Great Bear Rainforest & Alaska Explorer departures on Zaandam, pairing Alaska with British Columbia.
On land, the Denali Lodge is getting a refresh, with renovations due for completion in 2027 — relevant for anyone combining a cruise with the line's overland tours into Denali National Park.
The milestone announcement follows a 2026 season in which the line says it put more than $320,000 into Alaska communities including Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Denali. That included a $150,000 contribution to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, a $75,000 commitment to Ketchikan's American Legion Post 3, and over $60,000 raised by guests for Alaska Geographic through the On Deck for a Cause programme.
Why does this matter for travellers? Longevity in Alaska translates into practical advantages: eight decades of operating in the region means established relationships with local ports, deep knowledge of the best glacier and wildlife routes, and the ability to bundle cruises with land tours that independent planners find hard to replicate. Holland America is one of the few lines offering true cruise-plus-Denali combinations, and 2027's itineraries — from a week in the Inside Passage to nearly a month reaching the Arctic Circle at the summer solstice — cover the full range of time and budget.
If you're tempted, act early: the line has already opened bookings for its 2028 Alaska season, and the marquee longer itineraries tend to fill first. The new eight-day Vancouver roundtrip is the natural pick for first-timers, while the solstice sailing is the one for serious Alaska enthusiasts chasing 24-hour daylight above the Arctic Circle.
