HOLLAND AMERICA OFFERS 45-DAY CRUISE FROM NYC

If you’re planning a trip to the Mediterranean, consider taking the scenic route. Holland America Line will take guests from New York to Italy, Spain, Malta and more over 45 days on a new Legendary Voyage, the 2025 Ultimate Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage itinerary. The round-trip cruise will bring them back stateside, eliminating the need for long-haul flights. Paul Grigsby, the cruise line’s vice president of Deployment & Itinerary Planning, said the itinerary “is essentially a survey of the Mediterranean Basin” with both the popular and less visited ports of call, a combination that resonates with guests. The cruise will depart on Oct. 7, 2025, on the line’s 1,432-guest Volendam ship. The ship will visit 20 ports, making its way from the Big Apple to Ponta Delgada in Portugal’s Azores archipelago. Other stops include Lisbon; Cartagena and Barcelona, Spain; Naples, Italy; Piraeus, Greece; and La Goulette in Tunisia.