With our Port to Table program, each voyage brings the culinary traditions of the destination to life on board. Try local flavors at a food and wine tasting, add a new recipe to your repertoire at a live cooking demonstration by a guest chef or indulge your senses at a fine dining event. For those looking to continue their epicurean ...

Thank you to all of our cruisers and Mariners who joined us for our Virtual Voyage to Alaska from June 22 - 28 on social media! The seven-day "Inside Passage" cruise aboard Koningsdam was a blast, and we hope everyone had a great time. At the end of each cruise on board, we like to give our guests a Voyage ...

Every evening when guests retire to their staterooms, they find a fun creature waiting for them. Our popular towel animals are expertly made by our room stewards, and if you're missing your towel animal now you can make a seal at home. Let us know how it goes in the comments! SUPPLIES: Two large towels White and black paper for ...

I have been hesitant to join in with the many executives who have issued communiques, knowing that any words are far too inadequate in the face of the events that have occurred in the U.S. over the past several days. We have painfully witnessed the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others, followed by frustrated, passionate ...

(UPDATED June 3 with current ship locations and repatriation figures.) With the continued pause in travel, Holland America Line remains focused on safely returning crew members to their home countries. We have been diligently working to repatriate our crew to their families and loved ones, but given country closures, port closure and travel restrictions this process has evolved into a ...

All of us at Holland America Line are wishing you the best during this unprecedented time. While we dream of future travels, we’ll continue to bring the joy of the Holland America Line experience to you with our HAL@Home series. Every day, all over the world, countless musicians have performed on our ships. We’ve always believed that music has the ...

Late last night eastern time (today, May 15, local time for the ship), Nieuw Amsterdam received a message from Cape Town Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre requesting assistance for a French sailing vessel underway from Mauritius to France, via South Africa. The vessel was located 80 nautical miles away and lost its mast in heavy winds. The "Lawur" was in need ...

With travel restrictions continuing for the near future due to global health concerns, Holland America Line has decided to extend its pause of global cruise operations and cancel all Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England cruises for 2020. In addition, Amsterdam will not operate the 79-day Grand Africa Voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that was scheduled to depart ...

Westerdam's Hotel Director Colin Jacob put together this tribute to our guests with the assistance of Cast Member Volodymyr Leshchenko and Production Manager Bennie Robinson. The words are by Colin, who enjoys writing poetry. Thank you to Westerdam for capturing the emotional connection our crew has with our guests. We're looking to the voyage ahead, and we can't wait to ...