Cruise news (Holland America-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
HAL's ship MS Westerdam heads to the Far East
Holland America Line’s ms Westerdam will be sailing to the Far East between September 2018-April 2019. There will be a total of 10 different...
July 21, 2018 - Accidents
Holland America Cruise Passenger Lost Overboard
A 69-year-old cruise passenger of a Holland America Line cruise ship was lost overboard at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. The park announced...
July 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Announces Hawaii Cruises 2018-2019
Holland America offers 9 extended itineraries to Hawaii during fall-2018-spring 2019 period. Sailings aboard ms Eurodam and ms Amsterdam range...
July 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MS Prinsendam Leaves HAL
Holland America announced that its ms Prinsendam had been sold and leaves the fleet on July 1, 2019 to become part of the German cruise line Phoenix...
July 3, 2018 - Accidents
Norovirus Outbreak Reported on MS Zaandam
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting an outbreak of norovirus onboard Holland America Line's cruise ship in Alaska. 73 people reported...
June 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Oprah Winfrey to Serve as Godmother of Nieuw Statendam
Oprah Winfrey will serve as godmother for Holland America next ship, the 2,666-passenger ms Nieuw Statendam, due to debut in December 2018. ...
June 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Dufry Signs with Major Cruise Lines
Travel retail giant Dufry signed deals that add almost 2,800 m2 of retail space, in an expansion of cruise ship retail operations. The Swiss-based...
June 2, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from MS Veendam
The Coast Guard has transported a 65-year-old woman from a Holland America cruise ship off the coast of Charleston SC on Thursday, April 26. ...
April 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
HAL Nieuw Statendam to Boast Stateroom Enhancements
Holland America’s ms Nieuw Statendam is due to debut in December. When the cruise ship sets sail from Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, it will...
March 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
“O, The Oprah Magazine” and Holland America Launch O’s Reading Room Fleetwide
Due to its popularity, Holland America is now bringing O’s Reading Room to all of its 14 ships around the world as part of special programming...
February 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
HAL Unveils Nieuw Statendam Itineraries
Following her inaugural season in the Caribbean, Holland America Line’s upcoming ms Nieuw Statendam will cross the Atlantic in April next year...
February 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Expands Guest Experience in Alaska
Holland America is expanding the passenger experience on line's award-winning Alaska Land+Sea Journeys through the addition of new guest...
February 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Cruise Ship Visits Havana Despite Setback in Ties
A new U.S. cruise ship docked on Thursday, December 28, in Port Havana in a bid to promote Cuba as one of the most important destinations in the...
December 30, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Nieuw Statendam Launched by Fincantieri
The new cruise ship Fincantieri is building for Holland America, Nieuw Statendam, was launched on Wednesday, December 6, at Marghera shipyard. Now...
December 7, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Passengers Blocked by Chiapas Protest
Highway blockade in Chiapas on Friday, October 27, gained international notice. Around 1,000 passengers aboard Holland America's ship Eurodam...
October 29, 2017