As I stood on a forward ship deck with a warm fresh breeze in my face, I was again facing new discoveries to lands I had never before visited ... how wonderful! Holland America's ms Prinsendam glided under the Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge, one of the longest on earth, and to our port side was Holland America's sister-company ship, Cunard's QE 2 also departing Lisbon — this was a spell-binding moment in life's adventures.
My emotions raced, and I imagined what thoughts may have gone through the minds of early Portuguese explorers, like João Fernandes, as they plied waters to unknown worlds for the first time ... I too felt that mysterious sense of impending exploits ... this would simply be the wonder of a lifetime!
Our Itinerary: Focusing just on the itinerary would not be completely reader appropriate in telling you about this classic ship, ms Prinsendam, for as an elegant explorer she does just that ... she moves onward exploring. In fact on January 13th she will begin her 113 day around-the-world adventure from Ft. Lauderdale. But don't be completely bewildered by this concept, as you may be able to book merely segments of this grand exploration.