Holland America Adds More Big Names to Oprah Cruise

Holland America Line has added more luminaries to its Oprah Magazine Share the Adventure Cruise. 

The cruise line will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout, comedian Rita Rudner and O, The Oprah Magazine books editor Leigh Haber to its lineup of guests onboard the Holland America Line Eurodam during the O, The Oprah Magazine’s Share the Adventure Cruise.

“We’re excited that a highly decorated author like Elizabeth and books editor Leigh are joining the incredible list of talent on this sailing and that our guests will have the opportunity to hear insights about Elizabeth’s latest novel and writing approach,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line said in a statement. 

“And Rita is always a guest favorite when she entertains on board, and we’re thrilled that she’s joining us again as a special addition to this once-in-a-lifetime cruise,” he added.

The cruise takes place on July 15 and sails roundtrip to Alaska from Seattle, with calls in Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan.

Guests will enjoy a performance from Rudner as well as joining O’s Onboard Book Club with a discussion led by Haber. Strout will also share her process and inspiration for her newest novel, “Anything Is Possible.”

Oprah will also be onboard the sailing for two of the seven days, in addition to Oprah Magazine editors Gayle King, Lucy Kaylin and creative director Adam Glassman. 

Onboard workshops will be available to guests and will provide life-changing inspiration from handpicked authors, creatives, entrepreneurs and soul-searchers from Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list. 

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Also onboard will be India.Arie, “fitness evangelist” Angela M. Davis and author, activist and motivational speaker Glennon Doyle Melton.

For those who are not able to cruise this summer, there are other O, the Oprah Magazine sailings.

Adventure of Your Life cruising will have four sailings, with the first in November of this year. There will also be exclusive O, the Oprah Magazine programming on select Holland America Line cruises in Alaska, Bermuda, Canada, New England, the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and more.