Table of Contents
2023
Dates: Sunday, 05 March 2023 - Sunday, 12 March 2023 (7 nights)
Cruise Line: Holland America
Ship: ms Nieuw Amsterdam
Location: Caribbean
Ports
Itinerary
| Date | Location | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 5 March 23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 5:00 pm | |
| Monday 6 March 23 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday 7 March 23 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday 8 March 23 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7:00 am | 11:00 pm |
| Thursday 9 March 23 | Tortola, BVI | 7:00 am | 3:00 pm |
| Friday 10 March 23 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday 11 March 23 | Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (tender) | 8:00 am | 3:00 pm |
| Sunday 12 March 23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 7:00 am |
Excursion Brochure PDF (released January 20, 2023)
Spa Brochure TBA
Milestones
Announced: March 8, 2022
Initial Onboard Booking: March 8, 2022
Initial Public Booking: March 22, 2022
Itinerary announced: March 8, 2022
Initial Lineup announced: November 4, 2022
Shadow Cruise event submission window open: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - Monday, December 5, 2022
Helper Application window open: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - TBD
Cabin numbers assigned: January 20, 2023
HAL booking numbers assigned: January 25, 2023
Shore excursions on sale: January 25, 2023
Booking closes: Friday, February 10, 2023
Attendance:
- April 1, 2022: 90% booked
Schedule
Official Schedule: Released February 22, 2023 (11 days out)
- PDF Coming soon
Some stats (as of Sunday, March 5, 2023):
- 244 hours of Official programming (not including dinners, etc)
- 256 hours of Shadow programming
- 500 total hours of programming, or
- 20.83 days of stuff to do
See also: 2023 Activities Coming soon
Onboard Documents
Guidebook: Coming soon
Daily Newsletters: Coming soon
- Daily Newsletters - coming soon
- Daily Schedules - coming soon
- 2023 JoCo Cruise Public Restroom Map:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jd2IrLdNox_IXr76rXGr47Enia3639lt/view
Dining
- In-room Dining:
- Breakfast advance order card: TBD
- Expanded Vegan menu: Not available
- Minibar: TBD
- Tamarind Dinner: TBD
- Dive In: TBD
- Explorations Cafe: TBD
- Main Dining Room (MDR):
- Standard breakfast: TBD
- Day 1 Sunday dinner PDF
- Day 6 Friday Indian lunch TBD
- Lido Buffet:
- Day 1 Sunday dinner PDF
- Lido & Cabana Bar: PDF
- Printed Bar Menu: TBD
- Themed Drinks: TBD
- Drink of the Day: TBD
- Day 2
- Day 4
- Day 7
Artists
Live Podcasts:
- You're Wrong About
- You Are Good
- Shmanners
- Avatar: Braving the Elements
Notes
Gold Team Leader: Kara
Red Team Leader: Robyn