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Illustration of Cozumel seen on a cruise port day

Cozumel Cruise Port Guide: What to Do in a Day

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A Cozumel cruise port guide: where the ship docks, the best things to do in a day, the top reefs and Maya ruins, and how to plan your hours ashore in Mexico.

Illustration of Nassau seen on a cruise port day

Nassau Cruise Port Guide: What to Do in a Day

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A Nassau cruise port guide: where the ship docks, the best things to do in a day, top beaches and excursions, and how to plan your hours ashore in the Bahamas.

Illustration of Perfect Day at CocoCay seen on a cruise port day

Perfect Day at CocoCay: Cruise Port Guide

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A cruise port guide to Perfect Day at CocoCay: where the ship docks, the best things to do in a day, top excursions, and how to plan your time ashore.

Illustration of the Rolling Stone Rock Room and Music Walk aboard Nieuw Statendam

Nieuw Statendam: Music Walk and Entertainment

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A guide to Music Walk on Nieuw Statendam: B.B. King's Blues Club, Billboard Onboard, the Rolling Stone Rock Room, the Crow's Nest, and the World Stage.

Illustration of Rotterdam's Erasmusbrug and modern skyline before a Nieuw Statendam cruise

Nieuw Statendam: Cruise from Rotterdam Guide

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A guide to sailing Nieuw Statendam from Rotterdam: the historic home port, getting to the terminal, what to see in the city, and planning your cruise.

Illustration of guests boarding Nieuw Statendam on embarkation day in Rotterdam

First-Time Holland America: Nieuw Statendam Guide

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A first-timer's guide to Holland America on Nieuw Statendam: how Have It All and Club Orange work, booking, embarkation, dining, and what to avoid.

Illustration of a Norwegian fjord with waterfalls seen from Nieuw Statendam

Nieuw Statendam: Norwegian Fjords Cruise Guide

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A guide to Nieuw Statendam's Norwegian fjords cruise: the Geirangerfjord, Bergen, Stavanger, and Alesund, scenic cruising, and how to plan each fjord port.

Illustration of Copenhagen's Nyhavn on a Nieuw Statendam Baltic cruise

Nieuw Statendam: Baltic Capitals Cruise Guide

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A guide to Nieuw Statendam's Baltic capitals cruise: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Visby, and Oslo, and how to plan each shore day from the ship.

Illustration of the atrium and public spaces aboard Nieuw Statendam

What to Expect on a Holland America Cruise: Nieuw Statendam

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What to expect on a Holland America cruise aboard Nieuw Statendam: Music Walk, the World Stage, the Crow's Nest, the Grand Dutch Cafe, and Have It All.

Illustration of Nieuw Statendam at the pier with travelers looking up at the ship

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Guide: What to Know

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A complete guide to Nieuw Statendam, Holland America's Pinnacle-class ship with Music Walk, sailing the Baltic capitals and Norwegian fjords from Rotterdam.