Holland America Line (HAL)

Holland America Line is opening bookings for two of its most epic explorations: the 2022 Grand World Voyage and the 2021 Grand Africa Voyage. Guests who want to circle the globe on the…

To celebrate Plan a Cruise Month, Holland America Line is offering guests booking a new cruise during October, up to $300 onboard spending money.  Guests who book a Signature suite or…

Holland America Line has welcomed its newest cruise ship, ms Koningsdam. The 99,500-tonne, 2,650-passenger vessel was officially handed over to the cruise line in a ceremony at…

A Holland America cruise ship came to the rescue of a pilot on Sunday, after he was forced to ditch his plane in the seas off Hawaii. While en route to the Hawaiian town of Lahaina,…

Holland American Line has unveiled renderings of its new ship MS Koningsdam. The new ship is said to mark a ‘new era in design approach’ as the first in HAL’s Pinnacle class. The…

Holland America Line has launched a new brochure covering winter 2015/16 holidays. The programme includes ms Noordam’s itineraries in Australasia where it will sail 13 to 15-night…

Holland America Line (HAL) has celebrated the keel laying on its new currently-unnamed Pinnacle Class ship. A 680-tonne block was lowered into Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard on…

Norwegian Cruise Line has ordered an additional two new Breakaway-Plus cruise ships. The new ships will be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany that will delivered in the second…

Holland America Line (HAL) has revealed plans for a new app, dining options and entertainment onboard its ships as the fleet goes through drydock periods. Michael Smith, VP hotel…

Holland America Line has revealed that two of its ships will be deployed in Asian waters for the 2014-15 season. The 1,432-passenger ms Volendam and 1,404-passenger ms Rotterdam…

Carnival subsidiary Holland America Line has launched its 2014/15 brochure, which emphasises the company’s focus ‘On Location’ destination programme. The brochure details seven…

Carnival Australia’s international cruise season begins in Sydney on Sunday (20 October 2013), with the arrival of Holland America Line's ms Volendam - one of 20 Carnival ships scheduled…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been announced as headline speaker on Holland America Line’s (HAL) world cruise next year. The Nobel Peace Prize winner will hold a lecture on a part of…

The UK team behind Seabourn and Holland America Line (HAL) is to host nine sales seminars, which will be specifically aimed at increasing the business of UK agents. The events,…

The biggest cruise company in the world, Carnival Corporation, has been given approval by both the US and Canadian authorities to trial its new exhaust gas cleaning technology. The…

The MS Statendam, a Holland America ship, has successfully rescued 103 people who got into trouble off the coast of Alaska. The 1,258-passenger ship came to the rescue of the 102…

Carnival Corporation subsidiary Holland America Line (HAL) has launched a new programme for the trade to make it easier for them to book flights for a cruise. The ‘Flight Ease’ air…

A significant number of cruise passengers are unhappy with their onboard experience, a new report has found. According to the JD Power 2013 Cruise Line Satisfaction Report, which was…

Carnival brand Holland America Line has announced a strategic partnership with the B.B King’s Blues Club to transform one of its lounges for a limited period. The Queen’s Lounge…

Holland America Line will increase its Asian capacity in 2013-14, with the deployment of two cruise ships in the region. ms Volendam and ms Rotterdam will both be based in Singapore…

Carnival Corporation subsidiary Holland America Line (HAL) has announced  a cancer event to raise awareness for the disease on World Cancer Day. The event, named ‘On Deck For A Cause’, will…

Carnival subsidiary Holland America Line (HAL) has announced a new ‘Sail and Save’ campaign for all bookings made with the firm before the end of January 2013.  Cruises involved in the…

Carnival subsidiary Holland America Line (HAL) has announced that it is to partner with the Keukenhof Spring Gardens in the Netherlands to grow an exclusive tulip in celebration of its 140…

Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships – a 99,000-tonne liner for its Holland America Line brand and a 135,000-tonne vessel for Carnival…

Carnival Australia has commenced its largest ever summer cruise season, with 19 ships set to make 310 calls to Australian ports, carrying a record 325,000 passengers. The season, which runs…

Several major cruise lines have been forced to change their itineraries to avoid the Middle East after violence and anti-US sentiment has erupted over the release of the controversial…

Reuters has reported that a Holland America ship, the ms Volendam, has rescued 70 people from an Alaskan sightseeing vessel, after it hit a rock and began taking on water. The 79-foot…

Holland America Line (HAL) has announced that it is to increase its departures in Alaska for 2013. While the number of HAL ships sailing within the region will remain at seven – the same…

Holland America Line will deploy seven ships in Europe, and offer seven maiden ports of call in 2013. The seven ships – ms Eurodam, ms Niew Amsterdam, ms Noordam, ms Prinsedam, ms…

Following on from the lead set by P&O Cruises and Cunard, Holland America Line launched its own Early Advantage programme. The programme is introduced to encourage guests to book early…

Holland America and Seabourn have welcomed two new sales members to its sales team. Vikki Courtman has become business development manager for Midlands ,while Rebecca Skipp has been…

Holland America has added three new segments to Ms Amsterdam’s 75-day Grand Asia & Australia voyage this autumn. The new segments range from 20 to 30 days throughout October and…

Holland America Line has added three new segments to its 75-day Grand Asia & Australia Voyage. Ranging from 20 to 30 days, the new segments set sail in October and November 2012…

Holland America Line has released a new Master Chef’s International Dinner to introduce signature dishes from across the globe. The menu will be offered once on each cruise and showcase…

An elderly couple was ejected from Seabourn’s Sojourn recently when the ship docked in Lisbon after the wife refused to participate in the mandatory safety drill. Many announcements were…