Holland America Cruise Line Travels The World

For nearly a century and a half, the Holland America Cruise Line has navigated the world’s oceans, providing adventure, romance, rest and relaxation carrying voyagers to all seven continents.

Noted for its spectacular cabins, Holland America offers more space per buck that reigns well above the average cruise ship accommodation. With so much space available for passenger comfort, and storage, voyagers can carry several changes of casual and formal wear for a complete sailing wardrobe.


Meeting exciting new people on your vacation aboard a Holland America Cruise Lines ship can build lasting relationships. This usually starts with introductions at nightly dining activity. Ships feature three types of dining venues that include the main restaurant where assigned seating forms the basis for new introductions. Most tables seat an intimate eight to 10 diners. For that special couple need, there are a select number of tables for two but these must be requested well in advance and preferably when booking your cruise. Other choices aboard a Holland America Cruise Line ship for your dining pleasure are informal cafes or pay-for gourmet grills offering delicious, specialized fare.

Newer ships in the Holland America Cruise Line Vista-class ships offer onboard cutting-edge spas featuring hydrotherapy pools and state-of-the-art fitness gyms along with theaters serving hot, fresh, buttered popcorn along with first-run movies.

Throughout the world, Holland Cruise Line ships visit more than 280 ports of call including the company’s privately owned Caribbean island of Half Moon Cay. This 2,450-acre slice of paradise is visited exclusively by passengers onboard a Holland America Cruise Line ship. The company maintains 2,400 of these acres in pristine setting that has been designated by the Bahamas national Trust as a wild bird sanctuary.

The island gets its name from the cruise line’s logo of explorer Henry Hudson’s ship – The Half Moon – as well as from the crescent shape of its sandy beaches. Both Holland America Cruise Line ships and its parent company, Carnival, make use of this private port of call delighting. Island visitors with entertaining activities like kayak-driven eco tours of the island environment along with biking, horseback riding, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, sailing and much more.

Half Moon Cay facilities can accommodate up to 4,500 daily visitors offering shopping and dining opportunities for cruise ship passengers during their on-island adventure. Hal Moon Cay has been selected as perennial winner of the “Best Private Island” award from Porthole Magazine.

Holland America Cruise Line offers a variety of wedding, honeymoon and anniversary cruise packages to fit any couple’s budget.

Couples-to-be can select a wedding package with ceremonies conducted when a ship is in port allowing for greater family and friend participation. Or, if desired, at-sea ceremonies can be performed in a dedicated wedding chapel found on most Holland America Cruise Line ships. Packages can also include friends and families aboard on a wedding trip sharing in the joy the newlyweds share embarking on their lifetime voyage aboard a Holland America Cruise Line ship.

Check with your travel agent for all other information, discounts and promotions available for your next vacation aboard a Holland America Cruise Line ship.

 

 

 

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