Holland America Line is widening access to Norway’s fjord country for 2027, adding calls at Flåm and Hellesylt to five seven-day sailings aboard *Rotterdam*.
The updated itineraries put guests within reach of two UNESCO World Heritage-listed fjord systems: Nærøyfjord and Storfjorden, the latter serving as the entry point to the widely photographed Geirangerfjord. UNESCO has designated both the Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord areas among the world’s most scenic fjord landscapes, and the added port calls give Holland America guests more direct exposure to that scenery rather than passing it by.
Three of the five departures — May 30, June 27, and August 1, 2027 — pair Norway’s fjords with its cities, calling at Oslo, Kristiansand, and Sandnes (Stavanger) alongside Flåm, with scenic cruising through the Sognefjord and Oslofjord built into the route. The remaining two sailings, July 25 and August 8, 2027, lean further into fjord country itself, stopping at Eidfjord, Hellesylt, Ålesund, and Bergen with scenic cruising through the Hardangerfjord and Storfjorden.
Paul Grigsby, the line’s vice president of deployment and revenue planning, framed the additions as a response to sustained demand, noting that Northern Europe remains one of the line’s most requested regions and that fjord cruising ranks among the most desired experiences for guests.
The expansion sits inside a broader Northern Europe deployment for 2027, where Holland America will run three ships — *Rotterdam*, *Nieuw Statendam*, and *Zuiderdam* — across Norway, Iceland, Greenland, the British Isles, Scandinavia, and the Baltic. Itinerary lengths range from seven-day fjord-focused voyages up to 21-day journeys covering multiple regions. The company traces its roots to its 1873 founding in Rotterdam, and continues to market its Northern Europe program partly on that Dutch maritime heritage.
All five updated Rotterdam sailings are open for booking now.