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The list of new suite cabin amenities includes a premium duvet, luxury bathrobes, and slippers, luxury bath products . BOSE SoundDock , umbrella, binoculars, complimentary mimosa cocktails (with in-cabin breakfast), Nespresso coffee machine. In the company's over 130 years of maritime history, there are some quite charmingly special traditions and truly unique practices. They usually bear names of famous Dutch landmarks, the 4 compass points, or some of the most prominent river dams or port cities in the Netherlands. And this special list of "Dutch landmarks" includes rivers, mountains, sea, city/town.
Its premium and upscale amenities aim to optimize the comfort of the cruisers. "The bonus gift card can go toward the cruise itself or enhance it with an amenity like specialty dining or a tour, and the higher the gift card, the bigger the bonus — which means there's even more to give." HAL's Caribbean program is based on ex-Florida roundtrip itineraries (7- to 21 days) and 6 ships - all leaving from homeport Port Everglades Florida. Alaska 2022 season was based on 6x boats and a total of 107x voyages and cruisetours. In 2022, HAL celebrated its 75th Anniversary in Alaska and also launched the “Alaska Up Close” (culture-themed program) and partnered with ASMI to serve onboard only sustainably sourced seafood. The "Captain's Choice" is during the voyage and offered as an exclusive event for Club Orange passengers only.
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The tour culminates with the Pointe-a-Calliere museum where a private party with appetizers and an open bar is held. The referred friend can use their Onboard Credit for a variety of amenities, including specialty dining, spa services, shore excursions, gift shop purchases and more to travel with the full Holland America Line experience. Since November 2017, HAL offers a "best price guarantee" for customers with pre-booked shore excursions . The new program is available fleetwide and on all cruise itineraries, excluding only voyages in Asia.
It was announced on May 19, 2014 that both the Statendam and Ryndam would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia fleet. SSNoordam, 1902 — Scrapped 1927, alerted RMS Titanic to ice early into its ill-fated maiden voyage. One notable ship was the elegant 36,000-gross register ton SSNieuw Amsterdam of 1937, it and RMSQueen Mary being the only two liners built in the 1930s to make a profit.
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The Club Orange package costs USD 35 per person per day and USD 25 pp per day on all other HAL cruise liners. Stateroom's first and second passengers are both required to buy the package. In 2018, HAL contracted ABB Group (Swedish-Swiss corporation specializing in robotics, marine power, and propulsion equipment) for installing shore-power systems fleetwide. The technology allows docked ships to receive shoreside power supply (from the port city's grid) and turn off their diesel engines/generators, thus reducing to zero emissions and noise. Since 2016, all Suites received the following exclusive amenities - priority services , complimentary services , exclusive access to Neptune Lounge, private breakfast service .
Passengers who violate the company's ship' smoking policy will be fined a cleaning fee USD 250 per day. The new coffee blend is roasted fresh in batches then supplied to the liners. Since 1989, HAL offered as an alternative the Netherlands-imported "Beukenhorst Koffie" in Main Dining Rooms, Lido Market and other onboard venues serving complimentary coffee. In October 2019, HAL implemented fleetwide new Club Orange amenities, including cabin upgrades and the "Captain's Choice" event. This practice of renewing ship names allows the company to emotionally connect its glorious past with its amazing business growth in our times.
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Flight schedules with detailed info on aircraft types, flight connections, layover times. "Rotterdam 1873" is a small-batch roasted coffee blend named after the port city Rotterdam and the year in which Holland America Line was established. The new coffee blend consists of the best Indonesian and Central-South American Arabica coffee beans. As a souvenir (at ship's Grand Dutch Cafe, and Explorations Cafe) is available for purchasing regular and decaffeinated 12-oz bag . HAL customers purchasing the "Club Orange" package receive a cabin upgrade to the best available stateroom .
On longer itineraries (10-20 days in length) the "Have It All" package additionally offers US$100 per passenger. Holland America Line is also amongst the premium-deluxe and mainstream ship travel brands. HAL ships visit 300+ seaports in 100+ countries, with 500+ traditional and Transoceanic itineraries scheduled annually.
(May-October 2022) 6- to 8-day "Canada & New England Discovery" between Boston and Montreal. Ports of call include Bar Harbor, and the Canadian destinations of Quebec City, Charlottetown, Sydney, and Halifax. Operations restart with Canada and New England voyages , followed by 14-day Caribbean . Operations restart with 7-day Alaskan roundtrips from Seattle, followed by Asian voyages .
As of 6 January 2021, all Holland America sailings were cancelled to at least 30 April 2021, according to an industry news item. That report listed no specific sailings for Holland America prior to the first week of June 2021. Returned to the HAL in 1946, used as a troop transport to the Dutch East Indies during the Indonesian National Revolution and scrapped in 1966. By the late 1960s, the golden era of transatlantic passenger ships had been ended by the introduction of transatlantic jet air travel. HAL ended transatlantic service during the early 1970s, leaving the North Atlantic passenger trade for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2.
"The strong bookings are an encouraging sign for our brand and the continued strength of cruising," Antorcha added. "Guests come to Holland America Line for our unmatched service and culinary offerings and our unique longer voyages. It is our goal to further leverage those differentiators as we build our brand." Running indefinitely, Refer a Friend is aimed at introducing both new and seasoned travelers to Holland America Line. See the entire Holland America Line fleet of ships and learn about their destinations and ports of call. (May-October 2022) 6- through 8-day "Canada & New England Discovery" between Boston and Quebec.
The Nieuw Amsterdam sailed half a million miles transporting 400,000 military personnel. After the war, the shipping line was instrumental in transporting a massive wave of immigrants from the Netherlands to Canada and elsewhere. Past guests must have a Mariner ID to be eligible for the Refer a Friend program. Every person who cruises with Holland America Line automatically is enrolled in the Mariner Society loyalty program.
Restricted Fares include cancelation fees and require full payment for the flight reservation at booking time. However, the charge can be removed/its amount adjusted at any time during the voyage up until the onboard account is settled before debarkation. In mid-December 2022 was announced that starting February 1, 2023, HAL's daily gratuities will be increased to USD 16 pp per day (non-suites) and USD 17,50 pp per day . Statendam-class (S-class) are Statendam , Maasdam , Ryndam (now Pacific Aria ) and Veendam . They were the fleet's 1st to have Atrium, 2-deck dining room, show lounge, Lido pool .
As of 2018, through HAL can be purchased over 4100 tours/excursions in around 550 cruise ports. Daily gratuity is an automatic service charge that is added to the passenger's onboard account each day. On HAL cruises after December 1 , daily gratuities were increased to USD 15,50 pp per day (non-suite passengers) and USD 17 pp per day . Since February 2019, passengers on all HAL ships can enjoy the new specialty coffee "Rotterdam 1873". The new brand was created exclusively for Holland America Line via partnership with Beukenhorst Coffee USA Inc .
The company announced plans to add fleetwide pickleball courts (installed on every ship's top deck) by April 2023. Beginner lessons led by onboard instructors are offered complimentary. HAL also added Play Pickleball tutorial videos and started selling branded pickleball starter kits at the ships' retail shops.
HAL's "Flight Ease" air booking program offers up-to-the-minute flight schedules and selection of 2 competitive pricing on flights with arrival/departure dates same as the booked cruise itinerary. All flight cruise deals booked through HAL's Flight Ease program feature 24-hour assistance and "Next Port Protection". The latter guarantees that in case of flight delays or cancelations, Holland America Line takes care of the flight changes in order to join the cruise ship at the next port of call along the booked itinerary. The cruise line’s prestige dates back to 1873 when its ships first commenced the journey in the seas. Since then, Holland America Line has only evolved to provide a luxurious cruising pad for its passengers.
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