10 Important Facts about Holland American Cruise no one will tell you

1. 10 Important Facts about Holland American Cruise no one will tell you. Check out these amazing facts about Holland America and acquaint yourself with more knowledge before going on a cruise: Holland America Cruise is a fully owned America Cruise line headquartered in Seattle, United States. Initially, in 1873 to 1989, the cruise operated under a Dutch Shipping Line, as a passenger and cargo line sailing across the Netherlands and North America. In those years the cruise line had played a major role in transporting thousands of emigrants between the two countries. In 1989, Carnival shop acquired Holland America, thereby operating its services under America. The program-Signature of Excellence was launched in 2003, a program to upgrade the existing ships. The program upgraded the ships with specialty restaurants like-Pinnacle Grill, suite guests’ like- the Neptune Lounge, Culinary Arts Center, store-room facilities, kid zones and improved dining centers. Holland American Cruises comprise a total of 3 ships fully operated by Thompson Cruises. MS Amsterdam, one of Holland America Cruise Ships sails on a grand voyage for a total of 60 days across the Pacific Ocean and World Voyage around the world. Holland America Cruise Line currently has five different classes of ships, the smaller vessels, the older S vessels, the newer and larger R vessels, The Signature Class, The Vista Class and the newest and the largest- Pinnacle Class. Each of the cruise ships have a white superstructure with a dark blue hull, with the company’s logo along the smoke tracts.

2. The four Vista-class ships of Holland America have been named after the points of the Dutch compass namely, Oost of the East, Zuid for south, West for west and Noord for north. All the vista class ships were built to provide its passengers with shorter trips across Europe, Alaska, and the Caribbean. In 2006, Kunoi Switzerland awarded the Vista-class ships for maintaining outstanding environmental standards- 2006 Green Planet Awards.