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Holland America Adds $1,400 Perks to 2026 Early-Booking Sale
Forbes Vetted cited Alaska Up Close programming, wildlife experts and Glacier Bay experiences in naming Holland America Line “Best Alaska Cruise Overall.”
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Holland America to Launch America 250 Cards by Veteran Artists
On Volendam's 2026 Grand World Voyage, a veterans meet-up led by a veteran officer and President Beth Bodensteiner will use the cards to send messages to other veterans.
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Holland America Alters Zaandam Alaska Sailings Over Tidal Limits
On the September 16 cruise, Zaandam will transit the Inside Passage instead of Seymour Narrows, where safe passage depends on slack-water timing.
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Nicko Cancels Vasco da Gama Norway Sailing as Repairs Continue
The pulled 14-night itinerary included calls at Hammerfest, Alesund and Bergen, while booked guests are being offered alternative cruises or full refunds.
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Holland America Opens Rotterdam’s 2027 Mediterranean Program
The schedule includes overnight stays in Istanbul and Haifa, plus scenic cruising through the Strait of Messina and past Stromboli on the final Athens departure.
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Holland America Restores Farewell Dinner Fleetwide in 2026
The menu will include fillet of beef Wellington and baked Alaska, with live classical music and the Indonesian farewell song Gelang Sipaku Gelang.
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Holland America to Position Oosterdam off Spain for 2026 Eclipse
Adam Burgasser, a University of California San Diego professor who joined Koningsdam for the 2024 eclipse, will sail on Oosterdam for question-and-answer sessions and live commentary.
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Vancouver Hits 1 Million Cruise Passengers Processed by Biometrics
The terminal typically runs four biometric stations on cruise days, with twelve tables available for peaks and staff adjusting tablet heights for passengers.
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Nieuw Statendam Becomes Largest Cruise Ship to Visit Lough Foyle
It was Holland America Line’s first Lough Foyle call since Prinsendam in 2018, and the line has return visits scheduled for 2027, 2028 and 2029.
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Holland America Expands Single Barrel Series to 13 Selections
The lineup also includes two Angel's Envy bourbons finished in port barrels and a 12-year WhistlePig Maple Brulee rye finished in re-charred maple syrup barrels.
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Holland America Plans July 4 Boston Cruise for U.S. 250th
Zuiderdam’s Boston itinerary includes Norfolk, Virginia, and an overnight in New York City, plus a Great American Songbook concert and cruise-specific bandana.
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Holland America's Koningsdam Marks 10 Years in Service
Fincantieri delivered the ship from its Marghera yard on March 31, 2016; it became the lead vessel in a class later joined by Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam.