The ms Noordam will be operating ten- and 11-day cruises to the eastern Caribbean and southern Caribbean from New York until mid-April. The ten-day Eastern Caribbean program visits the new port of call Grand Turk, Turk and Caicos; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The 11-day Southern Caribbean itinerary calls at Tortola, British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Roseau, Dominica; Bridgetown, Barbados; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Pricing for the 2006 Caribbean cruises begin at $1,199 per person, double occupancy. Shore excursions are available with more than 500 choices.

After a 16-day repositioning transatlantic cruise departing April 15 from New York, the ms Noordam will arrive in Civitaveccchia (Rome’s port) for a full summer of ten-day roundtrip cruises exploring the Mediterranean. The ms Noordam offers two itineraries for guests to choose from: the Mediterranean Enchantment, which features the Western Mediterranean, and the Roman Empire that showcases the Eastern Mediterranean and Greek Isles. Each ten-day cruise may be combined back-to-back for a 20-day complete Mediterranean adventure.

 In September the ms Noordam again repositions to her New York homeport with a 16-day cruise departing September 28 from Rome. She then resumes her fall/winter season of ten- and 11-day cruises to the eastern and southern Caribbean. Website: www.hollandamerica.com.