Tag: Holland America Line

Holland America Line Elevates Onboard Entertainment with New Music, Shows, and Team Enhancements

Chris Cardona
Holland America Line - New Entertainment Offerings

Holland America Line is rolling out a major update to its onboard entertainment, bringing more live music, refreshed stage productions, and an enhanced team to its fleet. The changes are already underway on several ships, with the full rollout expected by next year. Michael Smith, senior vice president of guest experience said: What’s New Onboard Now Six ships—Nieuw Statendam, Zaandam, Zuiderdam, Volendam, Nieuw Amsterdam, and Eurodam—are the first to experience these upgrades: More Music: The new Vivace string duo or trio brings classical music back, while The Dam Band provides…

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Holland America Line’s Rotterdam Completes Sea Trials

Chris Cardona

Returning to Fincantieri’s Marghera (Venice) shipyard in Italy, Holland America Line’s newest and third Pinnacle Class vessel, Rotterdam has successful completed two sets of sea trials off the country’s Adriatic coast. Also Watch: Nieuw Statendam – Ultimate Cruise Ship Tour Rotterdam left Marghera April 25 and performed the preliminary sea trials over two days before going into dry dock at Fincantieri’s Trieste shipyard where standard pre-delivery hull maintenance and painting were performed. The ship started its official sea trials on May 3, returning to Marghera May 6, where the final…

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