Holland America Line is introducing Heritage Cruises for its a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary 12 months that target ports with historic significance to the cruise line and have distinctive onboard and shoreside experiences. From a marquee metropolis like Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that shares an entwined connection to the corporate’s beginnings to significant ports like Skagway and Juneau that launched the world to Alaska cruising, visitors will develop into totally immersed in Holland America Line’s Dutch seafaring heritage.
48 “Heritage Cruises” will likely be rolled out with particular itineraries in Alaska, the Caribbean, Northern Europe, Mediterranean, Australia/New Zealand, Hawaii, South America and Mexico. Company who need to discover devoted Heritage Cruises can click on a hyperlink on Holland America Line’s homepage that can show the departures.
With a historical past that spans centuries and continents, Holland America Line’s cruises have referred to as at a whole bunch of ports all over the world. The Heritage Cruises shine a highlight on 56 ports of name and delve into the region-specific tales that join these locales to the cruise line.
Shipboard show screens will showcase the ports’ historic moments, photographs and enjoyable details, whereas different touches like region-specific drinks and menu gadgets carry the locations to life on board.
Heritage Cruises Port Spotlights:
- Alaska: Sitka, Skagway, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Icy Strait, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert.
- Northern Europe: Copenhagen, Eidfjord, Ålesund, Geiranger, Bergen, Oslo, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
- Mediterranean: Trieste, Naples, Rome, Florence, Dubrovnik, Sarande, Katakolon, Good, Le Havre, Barcelona, Cartagena and Libson.
- Caribbean: Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas, Curaçao, San Juan, Oranjestad, Philipsburg and Colon.
- Hawaii: Hilo, Honolulu, Kona and Maui.
- Mexico: Ensenada, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.
- West Coast: San Diego.
- South America: Lima, Pisco, La Serena, Santiago, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt.
- Australia/New Zealand: Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland, Hobart and Port Chalmers.
- Panama Canal.
Unique Heritage Cruises Experiences
- Dinner menus within the Eating Room showcase Holland America Line’s historical past with regional-based Heritage Dishes.
- A Throwback Joyful Hour rolls again time and options choose drinks priced as little as 75 cents.
- A particular Dutch Excessive Tea gives sweets like Oliebollen, Specoolus, mini bossche bollen, Gugelhupf and Tompouce, together with tea sandwiches together with smoked salmon on curry bread and hen sate in peanut sauce on spiced bread.
- Particular port reality sheets to showcase enjoyable, historic and distinctive details in regards to the Heritage Ports.
- Traditional cruise actions and sporting video games like Sjoelen flip again the clock, together with anniversary-themed trivia.
a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Celebrations on All Cruises
- A Captain’s Gala Menu one night within the Eating Room is a group of traditional dishes, with each choice coming from a earlier Holland America Line menu.
- New unique Holland America Line “De Lijn” gin follows a western-style taste profile, capturing the essence of rose and orange, alongside a tinge of lemon verbena and raspberry. De Lijn is featured in three new anniversary cocktails: Dutch 150, a hundred and fiftieth Martini and a hundred and fiftieth Gin and Tonic.
- HAL Pils, a limited-edition a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Pilsner made in partnership with Pikes Brewing from Seattle, in a commemorative can.
- “Origin Story” is a visible telling of the corporate’s historical past from founding by means of current day. The presentation is obtainable within the World Stage with LED screens that envelop the viewers in an emotional journey.
- Mariner Society members obtain a a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Royal Goedewaagen tile.
- Restricted-edition, specifically designed a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary retail gadgets within the outlets.
April 2023 a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Crossing
Vacationers searching for a commemorative celebration can guide the a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary Transatlantic Crossing departing April 6, 2023, from New York, ending at Rotterdam April 18, the cruise line’s a hundred and fiftieth birthday.
For extra details about Holland America Line, seek the advice of a journey advisor, name 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or go to hollandamerica.com.
