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Port of Cork Targets Turnaround Growth After 160,000 Cruise Visits
MSC Virtuosa is scheduled to make the season’s final call at Cobh Cruise Terminal on October 16, where the railway station sits directly opposite the berth.
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Iona and Nieuw Statendam Bring 7,967 Passengers to Funchal
Nieuw Statendam arrived from Rotterdam at 5:45 a.m. and was bound for Santa Cruz de La Palma, while Iona was making its first stop on a 14-night round trip from Southampton.
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Holland America to Host Private Island Pickleball Invitational
Four Countdown Cruises start with Nieuw Amsterdam’s nine-day Southern Caribbean sailing on November 20, 2026, with lessons and an island clinic led by professional players.
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Foyle Port to Close Record 2026 Cruise Season With 22 Calls
Holland America Line's Nieuw Statendam became the largest cruise ship to enter Lough Foyle and delivered the port's highest single-day total of passengers and crew.
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Holland America Opens Bookings for Expanded 2028 Europe Season
Nieuw Amsterdam is set for its first Europe deployment in more than ten years, and Zuiderdam’s post-refit schedule begins in the Mediterranean.
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Nieuw Statendam Departs Rotterdam for Solar Eclipse Cruise
Astronomer Tom Vassos is leading lectures, a Q&A and real-time eclipse commentary, with Nieuw Statendam passengers receiving protective viewing equipment.
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Holland America’s Zuiderdam Begins 35-Night Voyage of the Vikings
The cruise is part of Holland America's Legendary Voyages series, with an overnight in Rotterdam and less-visited calls such as Red Bay, Paamiut and Husavik.
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Holland America to Upgrade Zuiderdam in $500M Evolution Program
The six-ship effort extends Pinnacle-class accommodations and venues to Vista-class ships as well as Signature-class Nieuw Amsterdam and Eurodam.
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Holland America Adds Flåm, Hellesylt to 2027 Norway Cruises
Flåm lists 122 cruise calls planned for 2027 and has a year-round population of about 350 to 450 people, with visitors advised to book tours ahead.
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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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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'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.