Holland America Cruise Line: Cruises to Alaska, Europe, (Baltic, Mediterranean), Hawaii, Mexican Riviera and more.

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

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

On Holland America Alaska cruise tours you can experience the Great Land with the very best in tour ship entertainment, luxury, and service.

Holland America Cruise Line has always been one of the best premium-class cruise products, and recently completed major renovations throughout its fleet. This Signature of Excellence program maintains and updates Holland America Cruise Line's premium status, and keeps it a step ahead of other major cruise tour lines in the contemporary market that have also upgraded their fleets.

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.

Each stateroom features 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, and Penthouse Verandah and Deluxe Verandah suite guests have exclusive use of the Neptune Lounge, for reading, snacks and concierge services (who can book shore excursions and arrange en suite dining), fresh flowers in your stateroom, complimentary laundry, pressing and dry cleaning, and more.

Bathrooms feature large Egyptian-cotton towels, massage showerheads, lighted magnifying mirrors and stylish hair dryers, plus complimentary personal items from the line’s 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 for the duration of their cruise.

Dining tables are beautifully set with Rosenthal and Bvlgari china and Riedel stemware,all beautifully 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.

Holland America Cruise Line’s Culinary Arts Center features a full show kitchen with large plasma screens. An innovative partnership with Food & Wine magazine serves up exceptional epicurean activities. Guest chefs demonstrate their skills and portable cooking stations allow for hands-on experiences by guests.

Through hands-on classes and demonstrations, participants can work with culinary experts in a relaxed, entertaining atmosphere. While guests in the audience get an up-close view, the ship's broadcast capabilities give others the option of watching the demonstrations from the comfort of their staterooms.

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, offering a more personal experience.

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.

For children, Holland America Cruise Line offers an excellent onboard program. The Club HAL 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 the 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, including 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.

When it comes to Alaska cruises, few cruise lines have the experience of Holland America Line (and Princess Cruises), or offer a wider selection of cruises, itineraries and departures to Alaska. Holland America Alaska cruises offer three major cruise itineraries:

• 7-day roundtrip Inside Passage cruises from Seattle featuring Glacier Bay or Hubbard Glacier
• 7-day roundtrip Inside Passage cruises from Vancouver featuring Glacier Bay and the Sawyer Glaciers or Tracy Arm
• 7-day Gulf of Alaska cruises between Vancouver and Seward, featuring Glacier Bay and College Fjord or Hubbard Glacier.

Alaska ports of call and tours include Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Sitka, Haines and Icy Strait, with dozens of optional shore excursions available to guests in each port, including flightseeing, whale watching, glacier trekking, dogsledding, hiking and guided city tours. 

Eighteen cruise tour itineraries include "Double Denali," an additional day at Denali National Park for optional adventures including the Tundra Wilderness Tour to view Mt. McKinley and wildlife in Denali National Park; a few itineraries to Kluane National Park in the Yukon, a World Heritage Site and home of five of the seven tallest mountains in North America; Kenai Fjords National Park; Arctic National Park and Prudhoe Bay; and visits to Tombstone Territorial Park.

In the Caribbean, Holland America's itineraries include a day at the line's exquisite private island Half Moon Cay, where one can horseback ride, swim and snorkel with stingrays in a secluded cover, enjoy an AquaTrax Watercraft adventure, and where kids of all ages can enjoy the multi-level play set and water slides of Half Moon Lagoon Aqua Park.

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You can also reference consumer reviews of the following Holland America ships (or post your own review): Amsterdam, Eurodam,  Noordam, Oosterdam, Rotterdam, Statendam, Veendam,  Zuiderdam or read more about Holland America Line Cruises.

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