Cruise news (Holland America-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
5 Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship passengers died in an Alaskan floatplane crash
On August 5, 2021, while the Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship was docked in Ketchikan AK, a total of 6 people died in a floatplane crash accident. Among...
August 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America takes delivery of its newest ship MS Rotterdam from Fincantieri
HAL-Holland America Line took delivery of its newest ship ms Rotterdam on Friday, July 30, officially making her the 11th vessel in the fleet. An...
July 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises and HAL-Holland America restart in the USA/Alaska from Seattle
The Carnival Corporation-owned companies Princess Cruises and HAL-Holland America Line restarted passenger shipping operations from Port Seattle...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America fall 2021 cruises from San Diego CA and Fort Lauderdale FL
HAL-Holland America Line is expected to restart cruising from Port San Diego California beginning with cruises to Hawaii, Mexico, and along the...
June 23, 2021 - Accidents
Carnival Corporation customers were affected by data breach on March 19
Carnival Corporation revealed on Thursday, June 18, that the data breach in March 2021 might have exposed personal information about clients and...
June 18, 2021 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America cancels European cruises on 2 ships (Nieuw Statendam and Volendam)
While HAL-Holland America Line continues to work with port authorities and governments in correlation with the phased resumption of cruising, the...
June 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America introduces Hawaii & Mexico 2022-2023 cruises
HAL-Holland America Line’s guests can explore Hawaii and Mexico on roundtrip sailings from San Diego CA aboard Pinnacle-class ms Koningsdam...
May 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ms Eurodam extending 2021 Mediterranean cruise season
Following a series of 4 cruises to Greece this summer, HAL-Holland America’s liner ms Eurodam is expected to assume the previously scheduled...
May 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival, HAL-Holland America and Princess restart cruises in Alaska in July
Three of the Carnival Corporation-owned companies announced plans to start out of USA voyages in July 2021 with Alaskan itineraries leaving roundtrip...
May 21, 2021