Holland America Line’s 2018/19 Asia programme features more itineraries and destinations than ever

Holland America Line has announced an enhanced Asia programme for winter 2018/19. Holland America’s refreshed ms Westerdam will offer sixteen 10-16 night Asia cruises for winter 2018/19, departing from exciting locations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Having Westerdam in Asia means increased capacity of more than 500 extra beds per cruise The itineraries feature

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Holland America celebrates milestone for newbuild Nieuw Statendam with ‘Good Luck’ coin ceremony

A Dutch Guilder, dated 1898 to celebrate the year Holland America Line’s first Statendam came into service, has been welded to the front of new ship Nieuw Statendam at a special ceremony in Italy. In anticipation of the upcoming float-out of the 99,500-ton ship on 21 December, Holland America held the “Good Luck” coin ceremony

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Is this the ultimate cruise sensation for chocoholics?

Sea-sickness may be virtually a thing of the past for seasoned cruisers, but for anyone indulging themselves in Holland America’s latest onboard treat, they may be left feeling a bit queasy. The line is reinventing the traditional dessert buffet by introducing a Chocolate Surprise parade on the last gala evening of every cruise. The Chocolate

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Holland America’s Veendam to join the Cuba cruise boom

Holland America Line’s Veendam is to begin cruising to Cuba from Fort Lauderdale in December to help meet the growing demand for premium cruise experiences to the latest Caribbean hotspot. Nine seven-day itineraries will feature the capital city Havana, and three of these will add another Cuba call at Cienfuegos, known as the model of

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Holland America Line goes overboard to mark 70 years in Alaska

This year Holland America Line is celebrating 70 years of Alaska exploration, and to commemorate the milestone special experiences and events that will take place on every Alaska cruise and on the popular Land+Sea Journeys. In addition to exclusive entertainment created especially for the anniversary that falls in the same year as Denali National Park’s

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