Nieuw Amsterdam was the line’s first ship back, resuming cruising 24 July 2021, in Seattle, Washington. The ship reached the one-year mark while in port in Whitter, Alaska.
 
"The emotions and excitement from a year ago still resonate today as destinations around the world open and we persist in fully getting back to cruising," said Gus Antorcha, president of HAL.

"We are grateful to our guests who returned to sail with us, to our team members who came back to sea, to the ports that welcomed us, to our partners who stood by us and to all of our shoreside employees who got us back in the water."

Over the past year, HAL’s 10 remaining ships restarted in a variety of destinations, including Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Mexico, northern Europe, Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South Pacific.
 
The line’s 71-day Grand Africa voyage sets sail in October 2022, while the 128-day Grand World and 74-day Grand South America and Antarctica voyages depart in January 2023.