Cruise news (Holland America-tagged)
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1000+ Americans stuck on Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam due to COVID outbreak
1000+ Americans were stuck on a HAL-Holland America cruise ship with a COVID outbreak after Mexico banned the tourists from disembarking. HAL's...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation’s North American brands to maintain travel advisors’ commission
Carnival Corporation’s North American brands will maintain travel advisors’ current commission tiers that are earned through 2023. The 5...
December 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Grand Cayman Island (George Town) welcomes first cruise ship in 20 months
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism & Transport announced the long-awaited arrival of the first cruise ship to Port George Town, signaling...
November 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Holland America's ms Nieuw Statendam restarts from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida)
HAL-Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Statendam departed Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida) on November 21 on her first voyage since the...
November 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Holland America’s new ms Rotterdam ship starts inaugural Caribbean season
HAL-Holland America Line’s newest ship ms Rotterdam departed on Friday, November 5, at 5 pm EST from Fort Lauderdale/Port Everglades (Florida...
November 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departs on maiden voyage to Florida (Fort Lauderdale)
HAL-Holland America Line’s ms Rotterdam departed on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, on her 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
October 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands to name Holland America's ms Rotterdam VII
HAL-Holland America Line announced that when its ms Rotterdam VII is officially named next spring, HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will...
October 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America restarts West Coast USA cruises with ms Koningsdam
HAL-Holland America’s ship ms Koningsdam departed Port San Diego CA on Sunday, October 10, 2021, for the HAL’s first West Coast USA...
October 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego (California) welcomes cruise passengers back
Port San Diego (California USA) welcomed the return of cruise lines and passengers. On Friday, October 1, the DCL-Disney Cruise Line's ship Disney...
October 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to restart over 50% of its global fleet by the end of October
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) announced that it expected to return more than 50% of its fleet capacity to passenger...
September 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation-owned ships offer more convenient pre-board COVID testing
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced a new initiative that is making pre-board testing more accessible and convenient...
September 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 HAL-Holland America ships restart in Spring 2022
By late spring 2022, HAL-Holland America Line will have its entire fleet back into service with the restart of three more vessels. MS Noordam is...
September 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
4 HAL-Holland America cruise ships transit the Panama Canal in 2022-2023
The Panama Canal is often called one of the greatest engineering achievements, and for the 2022-2023 cruise season 4x HAL-Holland America ships will...
September 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CDC warns vacationers in COVID high-risk groups not to take cruises, even if vaccinated
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to...
August 21, 2021