Holland America Line is celebrating its 145th anniversary today, April 18, 2018, marking its place in history as one of the most experienced cruise lines in the world. What started as shipping and passenger line Netherlands-American Steamship Company in 1873, is today an award-winning premium cruise line taking guests to more than 400 ports around… read more of “Holland America…”
All of Holland America Line’s 2018 Europe sailings – from the Mediterranean and the fjords of Northern Europe to the Baltic and Transatlantic – are now open for booking. Celebrate the launch of our 2018 European cruise season with an exclusive and intimate pre-cruise Signature Experience! Guests traveling on a cruise departing from Rome can… read more of “Take an Exclusive…”
In 2005 a group of retired Holland America Line employees started Association De Lijn (Dutch for “the line”), which promotes contact between retired, former and current Holland America Line employees. Today the North American chapter of Association De Lijn has more than 300 members. In June, several members came together onboard Eurodam for lunch in… read more of “Members of…”
When Holland America Line dedicates a new ship, it commissions Royal Goedewaagen to create a plate as a gift to attendees at the dedication and guests on special cruises. Koningsdam’s introduction was no exception. The plates for Koningsdam are painted in Blue and Red Delft, which relates to the kind of painting technique that is… read more of “Royal Goedewaagen…”
Holland America Line announced today that the name of the next Pinnacle Class ship set for delivery in fall 2018 will be ms Nieuw Statendam. Honoring the company’s past while keeping its eyes on the future, Nieuw Statendam will be the sixth ship in Holland America Line’s history to bear the name Statendam. It will… read more of “Next Holland…”
Exciting news! Holland America Line took delivery of ms Koningsdam today, officially making it the first Pinnacle-Class ship in the fleet. The signing ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. Following the signing, the Dutch flag was raised on the ship for the first time. Koningsdam is registered in the Netherlands. The ship… read more of “Holland America…”
Cruise guests and crew aboard Ryndam and Rotterdam enjoyed a momentous bow-to-bow event Aug. 18 at Alesund, Norway, as Rotterdam bid a fond farewell to Ryndam. The unusual sail-away was orchestrated by Rotterdam’s and Ryndam’s officers during a joint port call that was the last time the two vessels will be together as sister ships… read more of “Ryndam &…”
In the fall of 2015 Holland America Line’s ms Statendam and ms Ryndam will transfer to sister Carnival Corporation & plc brand P&O Cruises Australia. To celebrate the ships and give their loyal fans a chance to cruise one last time under the Holland America Line brand, the company has planned two special farewell voyages… read more of “Ryndam &…”
