Holland America offers some special itineraries for Christmas cruises. The cruise ship Stantendam will depart San Diego, California, and cruise through the Panama Canal on the way to the cruise's final destination at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Holland America Westerdam will depart from Ft. Lauderdale and visit Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay. The cruise ship Veendam will circle South America starting at Santiago, Chile, and finishing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Christmas Day will be at the glaciers in the Straits of Magellan.
Holland America Line
300 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
206-281-3535
hollandamerica.com
Crystal Cruises' Crystal Symphony offers a two-week Christmas cruise to the Hawaiian Islands and back, departing from Ensenada, Mexico. The Crystal Serenity will be cruising the Caribbean for two weeks for Christmas, visiting seven different islands including Saint Lucia, Antigua and the Netherlands Antilles. The Serenity will depart from and return to Miami.
Crystal Cruises
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-785-9300
crystalcruises.com
Disney Cruises offer an 11-night holiday cruise out of Port Canaveral aboard the Disney Magic ship. The cruise will visit the Caribbean ports of St. Maarten, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Martinique, St. Thomas and Castaway Cay. Christmas Day will be spent at sea.
Disney Cruise Vacations
P.O. Box 10238
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0238
407-939-1289
disneycruise.disney.go.com
Royal Caribbean offers a week-long Christmas cruise to the Mexican Rivera from Los Angeles. The Mariner of the Seas will visit Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's western coast. For the holiday cruises, Royal Caribbean offers special-rate packages for families of four.
Royal Carribean International
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132-2096
305-539-6000
royalcaribbean.com
