35 Night Cruise sailing roundtrip from Boston aboard Veendam.

Grandly proportioned and recently enhanced, the ms Veendam offers an onboard experience defined by spacious comfort and the latest Signature of Excellence features and amenities. Guests aboard the ms Veendam will not only enjoy elegant dining rooms, a $2 million art and antique collection, wide teak decks and spacious staterooms - many with private verandahs - but also new and exciting venues, stateroom options along with a complete update to all stateroom furnishings.

Highlights of this cruise:

Boston
There is no better way to get a sense of the Revolutionary struggle that changed our nation's destiny than with a stroll along Boston's Freedom Trail. Along the way: Paul Revere House, Old North Church, the Old State House and Faneuil Hall, gathering place of the early revolutionaries. Farther afield: Lexington Green, where the minutemen and redcoats first skirmished, and bewitching Salem.

Qaqortoq, Greenland
The name "Qaqortoq" means "the White Place," and indeed, 85% of the area is under ice. Explore the small town of 3,400 and learn how people survive on this immense, remote island administered by the Danes but desperate for individual recognition of its distinctive culture.

Isafjordur
This busy fishing port runs to sizable shipyards as well as shrimp and fish factories all ready to handle the catch of the day from the icy waters of the Denmark Strait. Perfect jumping-off place for hiking, biking and kayaking.

Akureyri
Iceland's second-largest city offers a picturesque harbor as well as numerous artists' workshops and galleries. Explore the lunar landscape near Lake Myvatn, marveling at its tumultuous volcanic crater lake, boiling mud pools and steaming earth.

Torshavn
The capital of a remote archipelago. Fishing boats come and go in the harbor, guarded by an anti-pirate fort built in 1580.

Bergen
Gateway to fjord country, beautiful Bergen is surrounded by steep, forested mountains and has the lively feel of a university town.

Stavanger
Cobblestone streets wind past colorful houses in this delightful town. In nearby Lysefjord, be sure to visit oft-photographed Pulpit Rock.

Amsterdam
Cruise to Amsterdam with Holland America Line to see gabled houses crowd right up to the edges of the canals that lattice the city. The town has always been in tune with the water, from the first land reclamation projects in the 10th century through its gilded ascension in the 16th century on the backs of its trading ships to its identity today as a center of global commerce and innovation.

Dublin
City of literature, city of music, city of commerce. If you do not come to Dublin, Dublin will come to you, whether it's via William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, U2, or a pint of Guinness. Ah, but take a cruise to Dublin, won't you? Come for a visit to Dublin Castle, a photo along Ha'Penny Bridge, a stop at Trinity College to see the Book of Kells, or an outing to Grafton Street, a world capital of high-end shopping and people-watching. Maybe just come to take a walk in the park. It's almost impossible not to: Dublin has a greater percentage of green space than any other European capital.

Belfast
Discover The Murals, vividly painted on houses; exquisite Irish linens, and the bizarre landscape of the Giant's Causeway.

Reykjvaik
Iceland is being slowly torn in two. The country sits atop the mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are pulling away from each other. The end result is that Iceland hisses, fizzes, and bursts with volcanic energy that powers the island nation and makes for a fantasia of attractions for cruise visitors. Reykjavik, the capital city, is noted for its abundant parks, brightly colored houses, and steaming thermal pools. And music. The city has an incredibly vibrant music scene, and Icelandic bands have had an outsize effect on the world music scene.

St Anthony
The scenic waters off St. Anthony are known as Iceberg Alley, offering the largest concentration of icebergs in Newfoundland and spectacular whale watching.

Bar Harbour
For much of the year, sunlight touches the United States first at Cadillac Mountain on the Maine Coast. From the granite-slabbed summit, light tiptoes down across the rest of Mount Desert Isle, Acadia National Park, the town of Bar Harbor and then the rest of the country. The raw coastal scenery attracted Hudson River School painters in the 1840s, and their art in turn lured visitors to the area. Lots of them. Before you know it, Bar Harbor was a haven for the East Coast glittering class and bejeweled with grand mansions and immaculate gardens. Cruise visitors can walk the streets of town, relax on the Village Green, or climb Cadillac Mountain. You'll see that the grandeur abides.