Holland America is one of the oldest cruise lines, celebrating its 150th birthday next year. In fact, some of your ancestors may have come to America on Holland America, as its first function was exactly that… bringing people from Europe to America and America to Europe.
Over the years, the line transformed into the leisure cruise line it is today, with a focus on destinations, education, and immersion. All of their ships’ names tie back to Holland, and to make matters more confusing, they even re-use names. So their newest ship, the Rotterdam, is actually the seventh ship to have been given that name.
But she is nothing like her ancestors. Built as a member of the line’s Pinnacle class, she has all the bells and whistles we expect from a newer ship. Elizabeth recently sailed on a Travel Agent exclusive sailing to get to know the Rotterdam so tonight we look forward to hearing all about it.
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