This Cruise Line Simply Expanded Its Journey Standby Program

Have you ever ever dreamed of cruising the open sea however simply can’t get previous the associated fee? So long as you’re keen to journey on the final minute, you possibly can hop aboard considered one of Holland America’s ships for a fraction of the associated fee. The corporate’s newly expanded Standby Program prices vacationers $99 per particular person, per day for an Inside or Oceanview stateroom, or $129 per particular person, per day for a Verandah.

The speed might trigger some Holland America devotees to balk — in spite of everything, this system used to price $49 a day. However, whereas the previous $49 fee didn’t embrace taxes or charges, the brand new $99 or $129 fee does. The advantageous print now states that the marketed fares embrace taxes and charges.

Plus, the brand new standby worth continues to be half the price of most early bookings. For instance, the famed 7-Day Alaskan Explorer, which supplies extra glacier and wildlife sightings than another cruise line and might price over $200 a day per particular person when booked prematurely. Equally, the 21-Day Japanese Caribbean Wayfarer cruise, which features a full day on Holland America’s non-public island, can price nearly $230 per particular person, per day. The standby fee for each journeys is half that — after which some.

Right here’s the rub: it’s good to be able to go at a second’s discover, which implies you have to be inside driving distance of the port or have the funds to e-book last-minute flights. Holland America will notify folks on the standby checklist two to seven days earlier than departure, so that you’ll must be ready to pack your baggage and get to the port in two days. As well as, you’ll be charged for the price of the journey if you add your title to the standby checklist. In the event you’re not cleared off the checklist, you’ll be refunded in 4 to 6 weeks. 

In the event you’re a solo traveler, you possibly can journey in your personal room for $99 per day (Inside or Ocean View room) or $129 per day (Verandah room). In the event you’re planning to journey with a visitor, you’ll each be charged the each day standby fee ($99 or $129 every). Nonetheless, if there are three or 4 folks in your occasion, the third and fourth company journey totally free — that means the each day price for a household to cruise with Holland America by way of the standby checklist will be as little as $200 per day.

The checklist of eligible Standby Program sailings at the moment contains journeys as far out as April 2025 to locations like Hawaii, Newfoundland, the Mexican Riviera, and the Caribbean.

To view a full checklist of Standby Program itineraries, go to hollandamerica.com. To hitch the Holland America standby checklist contact a journey advisor or name 877-724-5425.