Designing Your Enriched Travel History: A Great Big Global View

Cruise travelers continue to be engaged with destinations visited by ship, now more than ever before. It makes sense if you think about it.  After all, don’t ships take us from place to place around the globe in a cost- Read More …

Holland America Nieuw Statendam First Season Detailed

Due to enter service in December of this year, Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam is currently under construction in Italy. After an inaugural season in the Caribbean, the new Pinnacle class ship will cross the Atlantic and spend the summer Read More …

Cruise Line Buys Alaska

They must be doing something right. Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, combined, bring more people to Alaska than all other cruise lines.  That leadership position applies to their offerings that visit the Canadian Yukon as well. That did not Read More …

Nieuw Contest: Win Your Free Cruise Here

Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam goes into service this December.  Sister ship to new Koningsdam, second Signature Class ship Nieuw Statendam will explore the Caribbean on roundtrip sailings from Florida’s Port Everglades during an inaugural season in the Caribbean.  Would you Read More …

Cruise Lines Give Back: Holland America Shared Humanity Award

Ships from Holland America Line have transported travelers to destinations all over the planet since 1873. A lot has changed in the world since then. Like any other business (or life I suppose), surviving time is a challenge here as Read More …

Three Outstanding Cruise Deals Targeting Families & Groups

If outstanding cruise deals seem to be happening all the time. There is a good reason for that: they are.  Cruise lines constantly promote what they do as the one choice we need to make.  Complete one-stop shopping.  Still, for Read More …

Traveler Experience Brings Nieuw Ship Features

Holland America Line’s first ship to be called Statendam sailed in 1898.  In December, the sixth rendition of the name comes to us as Nieuw Statendam debuts. The new Pinnacle-Class ship, sister-ship Koningsdam will have eight more staterooms and all Read More …

Holland America Experience Evolution Continues

There is a lot going on at Holland America as the 145-year-old cruise line continues to grow. Last year, new Koningsdam was introduced and this year brings sister-ship Nieuw Amsterdam.  Appropriate partnerships with America’s Test Kitchen, Food & Wine Magazine Read More …

Introducing Australia Expedition Cruising

Tourism Western Australia has a new way to see the land down under: an expedition cruise. Kimberley Expedition Cruising is introducing one of the world’s last true wilderness areas, the Kimberley region in Australia’s North West.  Let’s start with this Australia expedition cruising Read More …