Holland America Cruise Line: Worldwide Premium Cruises

With a storied past, its Dutch officers and Indonesian crew, Holland America Line is a premium line that provides refined large ships, spacious staterooms and excellent service on its worldwide cruises. Comparable cruise lines in the premium category would include Celebrity Cruises.

Holland America is one of the world's leading providers of premium cruise and cruise tours in Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, South America, and the South Pacific, as well as world cruises.

The Signature of Excellence program maintains and updates Holland America Cruise Line's premier status, and keeps it a step ahead of other major cruise lines. The revitalized Holland America Cruise Line delivers nothing short of an elegant experience with numerous gracious touches. It's these touches discerning travelers come to appreciate in enhancing their luxurious cruise holiday.

All Holland America staterooms feature plush Euro-top mattresses, 250-thread count sheets, waffle or terry cloth bathrobes, non-allergenic pillows (feather on request), flat-panel TVs, DVD players, magnifying make-up mirrors and halo lighting, massage shower heads, professional hair dryers, complimentary shoe shine service, complimentary stationary and postcards, fruit baskets, and a satellite edition of the New York Times delivered daily.

Suites are enhanced with comfortable duvets and more, while Penthouse Verandah and Deluxe Verandah suite guests have exclusive use of the Neptune Lounge for reading, snacks and concierge services (who books shore excursions and arrange en suite dining), fresh flowers in your stateroom, complimentary laundry and dry cleaning, and more.

Bathrooms feature large Egyptian-cotton towels, massage showerheads, lighted magnifying mirrorss, plus complimentary personal items from the Elemis Aromapure line of specialty soap, shower and bath gel, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion -- the same products used in Holland America’s award-winning Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

With complimentary 24-hour room service, turndown service each evening complete with soft lighting and Sweet Dreams chocolates, early-morning delivery of The New York Times satellite edition, and other such thoughtful touches, guests aboard Holland America cruises are assured their needs are met from morning to night.

Dining tables are beautifully set with Rosenthal and Bvlgari china and Riedel stemware, all presented on starched Frette linens. Staggered dining times ensures better table service, and the Pinnacle Grill Restaurant offers an alternative upscale dining experience for a small additional charge (recommended).

Holland America Cruise Line’s Culinary Arts Center features a full show kitchen with large plasma screens and serves up exceptional epicurean activities. Through hands-on classes and demonstrations, participants can work with culinary experts in a relaxed, entertaining atmosphere. 

The culinary programming also highlights wine in a number of different ways. Guests can meet onboard cellar masters and sommeliers for an introduction to selected wines or for an elegant tasting event of premium wines.

Holland America's ships are mid-size, not mega-size, providing a more intimate experience that's warm and comfortable. On average, Holland America cruises carry 1,522 guests per cruise -- 25% fewer guests than on other larger cruise ships.

Onboard, white-gloved stewards still escort guests to their staterooms upon boarding. Exquisite art and antique collections valued at over $1 million on each ship-are displayed throughout, and splendid flower arrangements grace the ship's public areas.

Guests can also enjoy the Explorations Cafe, a comfortable living-room style online center powered by The New York Times, the Exploration Speaker Series on cruises of 10 days or longer.

The Greenhouse Spa & Salon features state-of-the-art weight and cardio machines, fitness classes such as Pilates, Yoga and spinning, and spa treatments and rituals.

Holland America Line has introduced optional packages to provide guests with more ways to enhance their cruise. The Well-Being Package includes a fitness session and revitalization treatment, as well as unlimited access to the hydro pool and thermal suite.

For those that crave the suite lifestyle but prefer not to book a suite-category stateroom, The Suite Amenities Package offers suite-like services. Included are a dinner at Pinnacle restaurant, daily high tea or cold canapés in one’s stateroom, ten coffee drinks at the Explorations Café, a daily DVD selection from the video library along with hot popcorn, and complimentary laundry and pressing throughout the cruise. Fresh flowers, pillows à la carte and a beverage set-up with two bottles of wine and two bottles of liquor are prepared along with two souvenir monogrammed bathrobes. Special disembarkation including luggage pick-up and departure at leisure is offered with access to a disembarkation lounge with refreshments.

A third optional package available only to suite guests, includes an initial set-up of two bottles of wine and two bottles of liquor, a Culinary Arts Center cooking class, a premium wine tasting, dinner in Pinnacle Grill, unlimited access to the hydro pool and thermal suite, an internet card of 100 minutes, an Explorations Café coffee card for ten drinks, daily turndown truffles and a deluxe flower arrangement.

Our cruise consultants can advise current pricing and arrange these options.

For children, Holland America Cruise Line offers Club HAL. The program groups children by age (from ages 3 to 12) and provides appropriate activities for each age group. For infants, diapers are provided complimentary. Club Hal's extended hours, from 10pm to midnight, allows parents to enjoy an "evening out" while their children are looked after by full-time counselors onboard. (A small hourly fee applies for after-hours care.)

For teens aged 13 to 17, Holland America has created The Loft, a teen space not unlike an artist's loft in New York, and The Oasis, a secluded outdoor teen deck area with a one-of-a-kind waterfall and cave.

Holland America is unique in offering shore excursions and tours exclusively for young travelers, in addition to family-friendly shore excursions such as light hiking, kayaking, floatplane adventures and more, along with a Junior Ranger Program in Alaska. For family groups of ten or more guests, ask us about the Family Reunion Program that includes additional amenities such as unlimited fountain drinks on board, a free upgrade for one stateroom, and more. Read more about family cruise vacations.

For your best Holland America Cruise Line tour value, contact one our cruise vacation planners today who can arrange and guide you to the Holland America cruise that's right for you, or call us at 1-888-779-7447. Read more about Holland America Line Cruises.

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