Holland America Line
Holland America Plans Lido Pool Bandstands for Two Ships
The move shows how premium cruise lines are reworking older ships into more active social spaces as live entertainment becomes a bigger part of the onboard experience.
Zuiderdam
Holland America Line
Holland America Adds Poolside Stages to Oosterdam, Zuiderdam
Holland America is using entertainment-led refurbishments to narrow the gap between older ships and newer flagships as cruise lines compete on onboard experience.
Holland America Line
Holland America Unveils Bar 1873 for Oosterdam Refurbishment
Oosterdam’s Bar 1873 will draw on Queen Juliana’s 1958 christening of Rotterdam V, centered on a three-meter illuminated tulip sculpture.
Holland America Line
Holland America Details 2027 Pan Am Centenary Cruise
In Trinidad and Tobago, the “Pan Am’s Caribbean: Wings of Trinidad” excursion visits Chaguaramas, the former flying-boat base where Clippers landed.
Royal Caribbean
Harmony of the Seas Completes 44-Day Refit in Cadiz
Wind Star became the first of three Wind-class vessels to complete upgrades under Windstar Cruises’ Setting Sails programme, with work on Wind Surf due in December 2026.
Holland America Line
Holland America Opens Bookings for Refitted Oosterdam Cruises
Delivered in 2003, the 1,964-passenger Oosterdam will undergo its refurbishment in Marseille, adding Solo Verandah accommodations and Grand Dutch Cafe.
Holland America Line
Holland America Line to Take Over P&O Cruises’ Arcadia in 2029
Built by Fincantieri in Marghera in 2005, Arcadia was originally ordered by Holland America before being reassigned to Cunard and then P&O Cruises ahead of launch.
Holland America Line
Holland America Opens 2028 Canada and New England Cruises
Zuiderdam’s Evolution refit will add Solo Verandah staterooms, bow-facing Bridgeview Suites and a Grand Dutch Cafe, alongside refreshed cabins and public areas.
Holland America Line
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.
Holland America Line
Westerdam Arrives in Tokyo for Fall Japan Cruise Season
Built by Fincantieri in 2004, the Vista-class Westerdam accommodates about 1,916 passengers and is scheduled for an Evolution program refit with a Grand Dutch Cafe.
Holland America Line
Holland America Moves Oosterdam Refit Up by Five Weeks
The dry dock is planned for Marseille, with Oosterdam the first of six Vista and Signature Class ships in a program valued at more than $500 million.
Holland America Line
Holland America Unveils Oosterdam Ocean Bar Redesign for 2027
Oosterdam and Zuiderdam will also add permanent Lido Pool bandstands for sailaway performances and Orange Party events beneath retractable glass roofs.