Holland America Line

Few cruise lines operating today boast a history as eventful and fascinating as Holland America Line. This line dates all the way back to 1972, when Rotterdam (the company’s first ship) sailed its 15-day maiden voyage from the Netherlands to New York City. This ship was very different to the ships we know today - for her maiden voyage, she was carrying just 70 passengers: 10 Cabin Class and 60 Immigrant Class (don’t worry - they don’t still refer to stateroom grades using this terminology…!)

The company was renamed from its’ original name of ‘Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij’ (NASM - Netherlands American Steamship Comany to become officially known as Holland-Amerika Lijn (yes, Holland America Line) in 1890.

Since this point, the company has evolved tremendously, and now boasts a fleet of 11 stunning cruise ships:

• Eurodam

• Koningsdam

• Nieuw Amsterdam

• Nieuw Statendam

• Noordam

• Oosterdam

• Rotterdam

• Volendam

• Westerdam

• Zaandam

• Zuiderdam

In this part of the website, I’ll be sharing with you everything I know about Holland America Line. To see more from my time onboard, keep an eye on this page, or head across to the Holland America Line playlist on my Youtube channel (click here to go there now), where you’ll find ship tours, cabin tours, vlogs and so much more!

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Anyway, that’s more than enough of an intro for now. Let’s get down to business and talk everything Holland America Line!