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ms Veendam docked in Grand Turk

Eight Holland America Line Ships to Sail from Florida in 2018-19

09/17/2018 Scott Sanfilippo

Holland America Line is homeporting eight of the line's cruise ships in Florida for the 2018-2019 winter season offering cruises plenty of options from Tampa and Fort Lauderdale. More than 100 cruises to the warm waters of the Caribbean are scheduled between October 2018 and April 2019. Ranging from three…

Holland America Line's Prinsendam departing Tallinn in August 2013. Photo credit: wikimedia commons Pjotr Mahhonin

Holland America Line’s Prinsendam to Leave the Fleet July 1, 2019

07/02/2018 Scott Sanfilippo

The oldest and smallest member of the Holland America Line ships is leaving the fleet.  The 1988-built, 835-passenger ms Prinsendam has been sold to German cruise Line Phoenix Reisen effective July 1, 2018, and is being chartered back to Holland America so she can fulfill itineraries through July 1, 2019. Guests…

Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Statendam set for delivery in December 2018

Win a Cruise on Holland America Line’s Newest Ship, Nieuw Statendam

05/01/2018 Scott Sanfilippo

To celebrate the arrival of Holland America Line's newest cruise ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, in December, the cruise line is giving away a seven-day cruise for two in 2019. [caption id="attachment_12292" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Statendam set for delivery in December 2018[/caption] All you need to do…

Pinnacle Suite Cat. PS - Room #7053 Deck 7 Midship Starboard Koningsdam - Holland America Line

Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam to Feature Reimagined Staterooms and Suites

03/19/2018 Scott Sanfilippo

Holland America Line's newest cruise ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, is arriving this December and the line just shared some information that will set her apart from sister ship ms Koningsdam. The second Pinnacle-class ship arrives in December 2018 and will cater to 2,666 passengers, slightly more than Koningsdam, and will…

Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Statendam set for delivery in December 2018

Holland America Line Nieuw Statendam to be Delivered in December 2018

12/04/2017 Scott Sanfilippo

We are just one year away from the launch of Holland America Line’s newest cruise ship, ms Nieuw Statendam. Scheduled to be delivered in December 2018, this Pinnacle-class ship is sister to the newest member of the HAL fleet, ms Koningsdam. [caption id="attachment_12292" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Holland America Line's ms Nieuw…

Holland America Line's ms Westerdam

Holland America Line’s ms Westerdam Receives Upgrades During 2017 Dry Dock

06/20/2017 Scott Sanfilippo

The third oldest Vista-class cruise ship in the Holland America Line fleet received several upgrades and additional passenger capacity after a recent dry dock. The ms Westerdam spent 12 days in Palermo, Italy where the transformation took place. She went in being able to accommodate 1,916 passengers and emerged with…

ms Veendam docked in Grand Turk

Holland America Line Ready to Set Sail to Cuba

05/24/2017 Scott Sanfilippo

Holland America Line is going to Cuba for the first time in more than 30 years. They’re the latest cruise line to gain approval to sail to the island nation since the Obama administration loosened up the rules for traveling to Cuba in March 2016. One of the caveats of…

Horseback Riding at Half Moon Cay with the Eurodam in the background. Photo credit: Holland America Line

Holland America Line’s Half Moon Cay Turns 20

03/01/2017 Scott Sanfilippo

Holland America Line's private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay,  is turning 20 this year. Two decades ago, the cruise line bought the island, which was then known as Little San Salvador, for a mere $6M. Since then it has developed 50 of the island's 2,400 acres with the remainder…

Holland America Line ms Eurodam Emerges from Drydock with Suite Enhancements and More!

01/20/2016 Scott Sanfilippo

My favorite cruise ship recently emerged from drydock with some exciting changes. The “Big E,” or Holland America Line's ms Eurodam, spent 14-days in the Bahamas getting several new concepts that the Seattle-based cruise line announced earlier in the year as part of a $30M fleet renovation project. Many of…

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