JoCo Cruise 2026 is sailing March 21-28 out of San Diego, CA on the Nieuw Amsterdam. We may have an unexpected and unique opportunity to charter the Nieuw Amsterdam for a second JoCo Cruise sailing the week immediately following—that is, from March 28 – April 4, once again out of San Diego. We’re currently referring to this as “the March 28th sailing,” or just “2026-B.”

Currently, the March 28th sailing is not yet confirmed; Holland America Line has notified us of the possibility, and we’re currently working both internally and with HAL to determine whether it’s truly feasible.

We can’t give a specific date yet as to when this would be official or not; but we hope and expect to know one way or the other by mid-April.

This cruise would sail March 28 – April 4, 2026 out of San Diego, CA. (In other words, the week immediately following the existing JoCo Cruise 2026, which sails March 21-28.)

The itinerary would be the same as the March 21st sailing’s itinerary:

• Sat 3/28 (Day 1):  San Diego, CA (depart 5 pm)
• Sun 3/29 (Day 2):  At Sea
• Mon 3/30 (Day 3):  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (10a – 5p)
• Tue 3/31 (Day 4): Loreto, Mexico (8am – 1 am)
• Wed 4/1 (Day 5): Pichilingue (La Paz), Mexico (10am – 5pm)
• Thu 4/2 (Day 6):  At Sea
• Fri 4/3 (Day 7): At Sea
• Sat 4/4 (Day 8):  San Diego, CA (arrive 7 am)

As with the March 21st sailing, we would plan to hold a concert in the town of Loreto during our stay there. (As of this writing, neither Loreto land concert is officially confirmed yet.)

NO, do not do this. If our March 28th sailing happens, existing retail bookings are not transferable to this or any other JoCo Cruise sailing. Passengers adding bookings to that sailing right now would, in fact, further hinder our ability to secure the ship for that week.

Please see our pricing list above.

The lineup of performers and guests will likely be pretty different between the two sailings, due to artists’ varying availability for two consecutive weeks. We expect there will be some overlap, but we couldn’t say right now how much.

Because we need a solid sense of the true demand for this sailing, requiring a paid deposit from attendees will help us determine the number of people truly serious about booking if it’s confirmed. (As opposed to, say, simply responding to a survey.) That said, if the March 28th sailing is confirmed, those who make this $500 deposit will get the opportunity to book the cruise before it opens to the general public.

Unfortunately, we can only accept credit cards for this deposit. (To be clear, debit cards may be used, as long as they’re Visa/MasterCard/etc.) If the sailing becomes a reality, your remaining payments may be made using alternative means (ACH, check, etc.) as necessary.

If you absolutely, definitely would book the March 28th sailing and absolutely, definitely cannot use a credit card for the deposit, please email us at [email protected].

Your $500 deposit is fully refundable at any time unless and until you complete your booking for March 28th sailing; once completed, your booking and all payments will be subject to the existing JoCo Cruise 2026 deposit/payment deadlines and cancellation policy.

Only one $500 deposit is required per booking, regardless of the stateroom occupancy.

Complete booking details will be posted in the event the March 28th sailing is confirmed. But essentially: for those who’ve placed a $500 deposit, the March 28th booking process would open several weeks after we’ve confirmed it’ll actually happen. (Depositors would get this booking opportunity before booking opens to the general public.)

When placing your deposit, you will select a stateroom type (Interior, Ocean-view, Verandah (Balcony), Signature Suite or Neptune Suite). Please only select a type that you definitely would book when the March 28th sailing booking opens. At that point, during the booking process, you will select a specific stateroom category. (For example, the Verandah type comprises nine different stateroom categories, which vary in price and maximum occupancy.) See our pricing list above for a full breakdown of the different stateroom types and categories, and their associated costs.

When the booking process opens for those who’ve made the $500 deposit, your stateroom type selection will allow you early access to book a specific stateroom of that type, before booking opens to the general public (The Verandah type, for example, comprises nine different stateroom categories that vary in price and maximum occupancy.) This helps give everyone the best chance of booking their preferred stateroom type.

Your stateroom type selection will allow you early access to book a specific stateroom of that type, before booking opens to the general public. For example, if you selected Verandah, you’ll be given the option to book any of the nine different stateroom categories of Verandah (which vary in price and maximum occupancy). In the event your selected type has sold out before you are able to book one, you’ll be given an opportunity to select from remaining available staterooms of any type before general public booking begins.

If later on there are other stateroom categories available, you may select to move your current March 28th sailing booking to that category; but such a change would be subject to any potential price differences, as well as any applicable booking change fees.

Also: if you join the wait list for a particular stateroom type(s) on a JoCo Cruise sailing, priority wait list status is given to people already booked on that sailing. So, for example, if you wanted to book an Suite on the March 28th sailing but they were sold out, booking a Verandah or other type would give you priority on the wait list in the event any Suites become available later.

It does not. Your stateroom type selection will allow you early access to book a specific stateroom of that type, before booking opens to the general public. For example, if you selected Verandah, you’ll be given the option to book any of the nine different stateroom categories of Verandah (which vary in price and maximum occupancy). However, due to various inventory availability issues, your stateroom type selection does not guarantee you a stateroom within that type. In the event your selected type has sold out before you are able to book one, you’ll be given an opportunity to select from remaining available staterooms of any type before general public booking begins.

All March 28th sailing bookings will be eligible for the following discounts, as applicable:

• RETURNER DISCOUNT
  When a booking’s Primary Contact has sailed on any previous JoCo Cruise, the booking will receive a “Returner” discount of $100 per berth off the full retail price, This discount applies to all passengers in a Returner’s booking, even if not all of them are Returners. Neat!
• TODDLER/INFANT DISCOUNT – $400 PER TODDLER/INFANT
  Children under the age of 3 as of the date of sailing (March 28, 2026) may receive a $400 per-child discount, which will be applied towards the total balance owed. This discount is automatically applied during the booking process.
• CHILD DISCOUNT – $250 PER CHILD (AGES 3-12)
  Children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old as of the date of sailing (March 28, 2026) may receive a $250 per-child discount, which will be applied towards the total balance owed. This discount is automatically applied during the booking process.

Complete pricing details will be posted on jococruise.com in the event the March 28th sailing is confirmed.

You may only make one deposit for, and book one stateroom on, the proposed March 28th sailing. If you are genuinely interested in reserving multiple staterooms for March 28th, please email [email protected].

Those who place a deposit will be given early access to complete their bookings. After that, booking will open to the general public for any remaining unsold staterooms.

If any stateroom types become sold out for the March 28th sailing, we will post a wait list you can join to be notified in the event any staterooms of your desired type(s) become available.

(This is all, of course, predicated on the assumption that the March 28th sailing becomes a reality.)

No. If you’re already booked on the March 21st sailing and are interested in either extending your booking to both weeks or switching your booking to the March 28th sailing, you do not need to do anything at this time, and should not place a deposit on the March 28th sailing. If 2026-B is confirmed, we’ll send all existing March 21st bookings further instructions for either extending or moving your booking.

This initial time period is the only time JoCo Cruise will allow a direct “swap” of an existing March 21st booking to a March 28th booking in the same stateroom category without fees or additional cost. (You could also upgrade to a more expensive stateroom for the price difference between the two, but no additional fees would be added beyond that.)

If staterooms are available for either sailing later on, you could cancel your existing booking and book the other sailing; but this would be treated as a cancellation of your existing booking, and would be subject to any applicable cancellation fees at that time.

Passengers’ JoCo Cruise loyalty status will be credited for attending either 2026 sailing. Because of the uniqueness of this situation, Diamond Supreme cruisers (people who have attended all JoCo Cruises to date) would retain their status as long as they attend either sailing, and are not required to attend both.

Passengers who attend both 2026 sailings will receive a special loyalty designation (specifics to be determined).

The JoCo Cruise 2026 March 28th Sailing Refundable Deposit Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Understand that with this event still being theoretical at this point, there are some answers we simply don’t have yet. We will be updating everyone with additional information as soon as we are able, particularly in the event that the March 28th sailing becomes a reality.

That being said, if you have an urgent question that you don’t see answered here, you can email us at [email protected].