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Holland America Line: A Tradition of Timeless Elegance. An Overview

Holland America Line represents one of the most storied brands in passenger shipping, with a heritage that stretches back more than 150 years. Founded in 1873 as the Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (NASM), the company began as a transatlantic steamship line…

EXCLUSIVE: Carnival to Sell Off Brands?

There’s a rumor going around the industry that Carnival Corp are looking to sell the Cunard and Seabourn brands. The two lines could leave in a package deal. Carnival already announced that 9 ships would leave the fleet, then the…

Tour Holland America’s Oosterdam

Our first tour of a Holland America Line ship! I had the opportunity to be onboard Holland America Line’s m/s Oosterdam. The 82,820gt ship was built in Italy at Fincantieri’s Marghera yard. She’s the second in Holland America’s Vista-class ships…

First Look: Introducing Nieuw Statendam

Holland America has just taken ownership of their newest ship the Nieuw Statendam. She’s the second in the Pinnacle-class joining her sister the Koningsdam. Both ships are 99,500gt and can carry 2,650pax double occupancy. The ship will start with a…

Holland America Shuffles Smallest Ship Around

Holland America has just sold their 37,983gt ship the Prinsendam. The buyer is German line Phoenix Reisen. Phoenix has then time chartered the Prisendam back to Holland America so that HAL can continue to operate her cruises until he schedule…

Carnival Corp Orders Two More Vessels

Royal Princess departing Port Everglades ©CruiseInd

Carnival Corporation announced they have reached an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new vessels. They will sail for Holland America and Princess. The Holland America ship will be built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy and will be delivered in 2021. It will…

[First Look] Holland America’s Koningsdam

Holland America’s newest flagship, the 99,500gt Koningsdam, will depart on her maiden voyage from Civitavecchia today. As she sets sail, lets take a look at this brand spanking new ship. Holland America Line celebrated the delivery of Koningsdam at the official…

Maasdam Breaks Down In Boston Harbor

While departing Boston harbor yesterday afternoon, Holland America’s Maasdam suffered a main engine failure and remains anchored in Boston Harbor. Reports from the ship confirm it was an engine problem and some (very few) toilets were broken overnight. The engine…

Koningsdam Floated Out In Italy

Yesterday, Holland America Line celebrated the float-out and transfer from dry dock to the outfitting dock of the ms Koningsdam. Holland America’s flagship is currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. They also announced that they will be slightly…

Carnival Announced Newbuilds for Carnival and HAL

Carnival announced just now that they have come to an agreement with longtime partner Fincantieri for the construction of one vessel for Carnival and one for Holland America. Carnival’s ship will be 3,954 pax and set for delivery in March 2018.…

Holland America Names Newest Ship. Plus Exterior Render Released

Holland America has announced that their newest flagship will be named Koningsdam. Full press release at the bottom of this post if you’re curious about the naming choice. Externally, she’s definitely still a vista class. This class is the base…

Keel Laid for Holland America’s New Pinnacle Class

Holland America Line recently celebrated the keel laying of its newest vessel. HAL’s newest flagship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. A 680-ton block was lowered into the drydock by a crane. The various parts will be now…

Holland America Line Returns to Bermuda in Summer 2015 From Boston

From HAL: Holland America Line is returning to the pink sands and pastel-colored skyline of Bermuda on seven-day cruises aboard ms Veendam. Sailing roundtrip from Boston, Mass., six departures will sail in May, June and July, and feature three days and nights…

Carnival Corp. To Order 2 Ships This Summer?

UBS Investment Research is claiming that Carnival Corp. intends to place an order for 2 ships this summer. That would place them on track for delivery in 2017. It is not expected that this will be delivered to Carnival Cruise…

Holland America Transfers Statendam and Ryndam to P&O Australia

Holland America has agreed to transfer the 55,819grt Statendam and her sistership Ryndam to sister brand P&O Cruises Australia. The two ships are are from the original Statendam class of ships that essentially launched Holland America as it is today. The…

Passenger Goes Overboard in HAL PR Nightmare

Tradewinds posted: Passengers on the seven-day Mexico cruise had been posting inquiries about the incident for days but the Carnival subsidiary did not break its silence until today. The ship in question was the 57,092gt Veendam belonging to Holland America. Anti-cruise blog Cruise Law…

Holland America Alters Noordam’s Summer Med Schedule

Holland America has announced that they have completely overhauled the summer Mediterranean schedule for their 1,916pax ms Noordam. She was originally supposed to sail Eastern Mediterranean voyages that included Egypt, however due to uncertainty in the region, the decided…

Holland America’s Prinsendam Stuck in Drydock

Cruise Critic is reporting that Holland America’s Prinsendam will have to remain longer in its scheduled drydock in October. The extra time will allow shipyard workers to fix a stabilizer issue that’s been plaguing the ship for some time.…

First Look at Holland America Newbuild

The blurry photo above is an enlarged version of Cruise critics original. Set to debut in February 2016, the 99,000grt vessel will carry 2,600 pax (double occupancy). Shell be roughly the size of a new-panamax vessel. It looks like a…

Holland America’s Maasdam Makes Emergency Return to Port

Holland America’s Maasdam had to make an emergency return to port after setting sail on a 10 Day Eastern Caribbean. The case was two medical emergencies onboard. She docked at berth 21/22 and quickly departed again on her voyage. via…

Carnival Orders New Ship (and Holland America)

Hot on the heels of NCL’s shocking newbuild order, industry giant Carnival has placed an order for a 135,000grt vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. Scheduled to launch in 2016, she will represent a new class of vessel for the line.…

Holland America’s Maasdam Allides with Pier in Montreal [w/Photo]

While maneuvering into her berth in Montreal, the 55,575grt ship struck the pier and put a nasty gash into her hull. All damage was above the waterline and no one was hurt. However, repairs need to be done before…

HAL To Base Rotterdam in Europe Yearround

From The PR Newswire: SEATTLE, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In a move that’s a first for the premium cruise line, Holland America Line will deploy ms Rotterdam from Europe year-round starting in September, 2012, on a series of extended…

Holland American Vessel Allides with Ice in Alaska

Westerdam in 2008 The USCG just issued a statement that they are investigation and incident that recently took place in Alaska. The United States Coast Guard is investigating an allision between the 935-foot cruise ship Westerdam and ice in the…

Man Arrested After Releasing Anchor On Ryndam

Just when you thought you’ve heard every kind of mishap onboard a cruise ship, there’s this. A 44-year old Californian man has been arrested after he attempted to and then successfully launched Holland America’s, Ryndam, stern anchor. Obviously he was…