On December 22, a Holland America Line cruise will set sail from Fort Lauderdale for Cuba. The cruise line announced the company received approval for new 12-day cruises aboard the 1,350-passenger Veendam to visit Havana and Cienfuegos.

The Veendam is the cruise line’s second-smallest ship. A total of nine seven-day cruises and one 11-day cruise will feature Havana, with three of those also including Cienfuegos. Other stops will include other Caribbean ports, among them Amber Cover, Dominican Republic and Belize City.

Bookings for the Cuba cruises opened May 26.

For more information, read the Travel Weekly article or visit www.hollandamerica.com.