Current Featured Cruises
Our programs are hand-crafted to create experiences that are impossible to duplicate when traveling alone. No matter which trip you choose, you'll be exposed to new cultures, given unique opportunities to meet the locals and form new friendships that will last a lifetime. You'll learn about history, art, flora, fauna, food, and nature in ways that would be impossible on your own.
Select from one of our pre-designed trips outlined below. If you don't see the trip you have in mind please send us a message with your destination and instructor wish list and we'll use your feedback to develop new trips. Most of our trips are repeated every year, every other year or sometimes every 3-5 years.
2023 Christmas Markets Knitting Cruise on the Rhine
December 1-12, 2023
(4-night Switzerland + 7-night Rhine Cruise)
Kick off the 2023 Holiday Season on a Rhine river cruise visiting Switzerland, France, Germany and Holland. See gorgeous scenery, shop for Swiss silk, improve your knitting skills and make new friends on this fabulous knitting cruise at the most festive time of year, Christmas. There's nothing quite like the feeling you get when visiting festive Christmas markets during the holidays. Enjoy sparkling lights, festive music, and colorful decorations while tantalizing aromas such as spiced wine, crepes, roasted chestnuts, waffles and gingerbread fill the brisk winter air. Join us and you'll be sure to cherish these memories for years to come.
16-Day New Zealand and Australia Knitting Cruise w/ Beth Brown-Reinsel Feb 22-Mar 9, 2024
Join Beth Brown-Reinsel on this knitting adventure cruising from Auckland, New Zealand, to Sydney, Australia, visiting the most popular ports along the way. Learn new skills, meet local knitters, shop for souvenir yarn, and be pampered on this 16-day cruise aboard Holland America's Noordam.
14-Day Jewels of the Baltic Knitting Cruise with Kristin Drysdale May 25-June 8, 2024
Embark Holland America's Zuiderdam with Scandinavian knitting expert Kristin Drysdale on a spectacular journey visiting the best ports in the Baltic. Come sail away with fellow knitters on this knitting adventure of a lifetime. Learn new Nordic-knitting skills, meet locale fiber enthusiasts along the way and shop for yarn in every port. The Baltic is our top knitting cruise itinerary because it is a region where so many knitting traditions began.
21-Day Ultimate Viking Knitting Cruise with Lily Chin
June 8-29, 2024
Take in the landscapes of Norway, Iceland, Faroe, Greenland, and Scotland, following a path once used by the Vikings. This fabled voyage will leave you with memories that will last a lifetime. Join fellow knitters and knitting expert Lily Chin on this 21-day knitting cruise sailing roundtrip from Amsterdam aboard Holland America's Zuiderdam.
28-Day Ultimate Alaska Knitting Cruise with Alissa BartonJune 9-July 7, 2024
Set sail on the Ultimate Alaska cruise. This 28-day voyage visits the Arctic Circle during the summer solstice. Join knitting expert and instructor Alissa Barton on this fabulous 28-day knitting cruise sailing round trip from Seattle, Washington.
14-day Iberian Adventure Knitting Cruise with Janette Budge
September 7-21, 2024
Enjoy the magic of Europe next September on this 14-day repositioning cruise that includes ports in England, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Italy from September 7-21, 2024. This itinerary sails from The Netherlands to Italy on Holland America's beautiful Nieuw Statendam. Join Shetland knitting expert Janette Budge, and other knitting enthusiasts on an itinerary that will make you fall in love with Europe for the first time or all over again.