Cruise news (Holland America-tagged)

Passenger-free cruise ships start docking at Port Los Angeles in January-February 2021
Cruise ships without passengers are scheduled for technical calls periodically at Port Los Angeles California in January and February 2021 as the...
December 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port San Diego welcomes 5 Holland America and 1 Princess Cruises ships
5 HAL-Holland America Line ships and 1 Princess Cruises' liner are arriving this week and through the new year at Port San Diego CA, periodically...
December 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line launches ‘Buy One, Gift One’ cruise promotion
HAL-Holland America Line is now offering a free 2nd stateroom with new cruise bookings - a rarity in the industry and huge value, as well as a...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line's wave season cruise promotion with 6 bonus perks
This Wave Season HAL-Holland America Line is inviting future customers with the ultimate “View and Verandah” promo package deal with 6...
December 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Major cruise lines announce Cyber Monday deals for 2020
Major cruise shipping companies are offering Cyber Monday promo deals that feature discounted cruise fares going along with free perks that range...
November 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America and Seabourn cancel all sailings through March 31, 2021
The Carnival Corporation-owned brands/subsidiary companies HAL-Holland America Line and Seabourn joined the sisterbrands Princess Cruises and P&O...
November 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
CDC raises warning against cruises to highest level
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Level 4 travel notice on Saturday, November 21, advising that "all people...
November 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line preparing for resumption of cruises in the USA
HAL-Holland America Line is preparing for a comeback in the United States. HAL's President Gus Antorcha said in a letter sent to the employees, that...
November 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
UK government allows cruises to resume from late-January 2021
The UK government is working on a package of measures that include the restart of cruises from the UK in late-January 2021. The measures include the...
November 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
CLIA cruise lines voluntarily extend ex-USA cruise suspension through 2021
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which represents 95% of the world's ocean-going cruise shipping capacity, announced on Tuesday...
November 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's brands cancelled cruises through December 31
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) announced on Monday, November 2, that its North American cruise line brands are due...
November 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line with 6 Alaskan cruise ships in 2021
In 2021, HAL-Holland America Line has an expanded Alaskan program with a full season of voyages and cruise tours (Land+Sea Journeys) showcasing the...
October 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation update on ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted information technology...
As it was earlier announced, Carnival Corporation & plc detected unauthorized third-party access to portions of its information technology...
October 15, 2020
Accidents
Mystic Invest Holding buys CMV Vasco da Gama
The Portuguese river and expedition cruise company Mystic Invest Holding bought the 1993-built CMV Vasco da Gama at an auction in the UK. The vessel...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America Line's new ship Rotterdam launched at Fincantieri Marghera shipyard
HAL-Holland America Line's MS Nieuw Rotterdam - the new ship currently under construction at Fincantieri Marghera (Venice) shipyard - was...
October 1, 2020
Cruise Industry