Cruise news (Holland America-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extending Worry-Free Promise through December 2022
HAL-Holland America is giving its customers the confidence to make cruise plans through the summer, fall, and winter holidays with the extension of...
May 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Rotterdam City extends Holland America’s hotel ship charter for MS Volendam through September, to...
The City of Rotterdam (Netherlands) is extending its charter agreement for HAL-Holland America’s ship ms Volendam through September 14, 2022...
May 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s ms Zaandam returns to service at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale FL
HAL-Holland America’s ms Zaandam returned to service on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (Florida USA), leaving...
May 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MS Oosterdam becomes 9th cruise ship to sail again for HAL-Holland America
HAL-Holland America welcomed its 9th ship back into service on Sunday, May 8, as ms Oosterdam embarked passengers in Trieste (Italy), for the first...
May 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation completes the installation of ~600 food waste biodigesters fleetwide
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced it had completed the installation of ~600 food waste biodigesters across its...
May 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America adds a season of new voyages to Australia/New Zealand/Southeast Asia starting...
In anticipation of the ports in Australia & New Zealand fully welcoming cruise ships back, HAL-Holland America opened bookings for a season of...
May 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's ms Noordam returns to service in Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida)
After 2+ years since the industrywide halt began due to the COVID crisis, HAL-Holland America's liner ms Noordam restarted service on Sunday...
April 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America prepares for May christening ceremony of ms Rotterdam
HAL-Holland America Line commemorated its 149th anniversary and moved closer to its 150th milestone in 2023. In addition to the anniversary...
April 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships return to Canada - HAL's ms Koningsdam is the first to dock in Victoria Harbour BC
The first cruise ship to visit Canada since the start of the COVID crisis berthed in Victoria Harbour BC, on Saturday, April 9. Carrying ~1200...
April 10, 2022 - Accidents
British Columbia’s first cruise season in 3 years delayed due to maintenance change
British Columbia’s first scheduled cruise ship call since the COVID crisis began has been canceled due to a last-minute maintenance change...
April 4, 2022 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America’s ms Volendam chartered as hotel ship for Ukrainian refugees
HAL-Holland America’s vessel ms Volendam will be used as a hotel ship to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. The decision is part of an agreement...
April 2, 2022 - Accidents
Tahitian cruise ship passenger arrested in Raiatea (French Polynesia) with 21+ kg of drugs worth US...
The French Polynesian border police seized ~US$50 million worth of methamphetamine drugs onboard a HAL-Holland America cruise ship arriving from the...
March 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruise lines increase their cancellation policies
Several major cruise shipping companies increased their cancellation policies in order to encourage clients to book. Whilst some cruise lines...
March 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America speeding up embarkation with “mBark Facial Recognition” & “VeriFLY Vaccine...
HAL-Holland America is enhancing the preboarding passenger experience and making embarkation easier via adding the use of “mBark facial...
March 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) returns to cruise on April 22 following a 2-year...
Following a 2-year pause, Port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) will see a return to cruise this current year. The new cruise season...
February 27, 2022