Holland America and Port of San Diego team to help homeless
Holland America Line and the Port of San Diego are debuting Ship to Shelter, an innovative community charitable program designed to donate valuable and reusable goods from the line’s cruise ships to local people in need. Holland America Line first launched Ship to Shelter in April 2008 in partnership with the Port of Seattle in...
Cruise Guide: Alaska, celebrities top cruise travel agenda
By Michael Coleman Holland America Line is offering 50 percent off on a host of Alaska itineraries while ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises has added a pair of guest speakers – celebrated broadcast journalist Ted Koppel and award-winning actor John Lithgow – to highlight future voyages....
Cruise Guide: Holland America to unveil onboard retreat
By Mike Coleman Premium cruise operator Holland America Line will be spending $200 million over the next two years to transform five of its venerable vessels. Statendam, Maasdam, Ryndam, Veendam and Rotterdam will each receive an extensive makeover highlighted by the transformation of each pool area into an upscale retreat. The...
Cruise Guide: New cruise ships poised for debut
By Michael Coleman The cruise industrys top players will be positioning five of their latest ships in Fort Lauderdale this winter. The amenity-laden and technologically-advanced passenger vessels ever constructed, at a combined cost of some four billion dollars, will each offer roundtrip Caribbean voyages from Port Everglades. Heres...
Cruise Guide: Sneak Web peak awaits Eurodam guests
By Michael Coleman Life aboard the new Eurodam is but a mouse click away. Long before the traditional bottle of champagne shatters against the bow in July, cruise-savvy travelers can tour the 2,104-passenger Eurodam on-line at a dedicated Web site. Videos, photographs, animation and renderings breathe life into a virtual tour of a...
Cruise Guide: New Seven Wonders top Holland America’s agenda
By Michael Coleman Holland America Line has unveiled a series of ambitious itineraries to the world’s greatest landmarks, including the new Seven Wonders of the World, as chosen by global voters in a recent Internet poll. The line will also visit what pollsters deemed the honorary wonder of the world – the Pyramids of Giza:...