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By Laura Seco.
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE COMPLETE 2023 TRIPS WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING GUIDE
Holland America Line is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company, it became known as Holland America Line for its voyages from Rotterdam to the United States. This shipping company carried 850,000 immigrants to the New World.
In 1895 Holland America Line offered its first holiday cruise, and today it operates 14 medium-sized ships that make more than 500 cruises each year across the seven continents.
Holland America Line cruises offer impeccable service, with staff trained at Holland America's own award-winning school. Furthermore, culinary excellence is another key feature of the company, offering passengers elegant and diverse five-star restaurants on board, featuring exquisite international cuisine.
For Spanish-speaking travelers, a Spanish-speaking guide/escort is available.
The company is also known for its excursion programs, which, in addition to showcasing attractive destinations, feature culinary demonstrations from the Culinary Arts Center, among other things, creating unique experiences for its guests. New for the 2023 season, the company offers cruises with expert Spanish-speaking tour guides to help guests make the most of their destination, and includes exclusive optional excursions in Spanish. These all-inclusive trips include full-board cruises, onboard assistance in Spanish, translated restaurant menus, a program of activities and excursions in Spanish, international flights from Madrid or Barcelona, hotels and transfers, and port taxes.
Complete trips for the 2023 season
ALASKA
With two departures scheduled for July 6 and August 3 from/to Vancouver, aboard the Koningsdam. The trip includes a pre-cruise excursion to explore the best of the city and its surroundings. It also visits destinations such as Juneau, the state capital and whale-watching destination; Skagway with its famous White Pass train; Glacier Bay; and Ketchikan, the salmon and lumberjack capital of the world
Optionally, you can add a 7-day pre-cruise tour of the Canadian Rockies.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
An 18-night trip, departing on November 9th. From Sydney, visiting this city in the days prior to embarkation, a cruise aboard the Noordam will take you on a 16-day journey to destinations in Australia and New Zealand, such as Melbourne, Wellington, Fiordland National Park, and Tasmania, before ending in the port of Auckland.
INDONESIA
Overnight in Singapore and embark on a 15-day trip departing on November 23. The itinerary includes visits to Komodo Island, the island of Java where we can explore Borobudur (the world's largest Buddhist temple with its 504 Buddha statues); and the island of Bali.
HOLY LAND, GREEK ISLANDS AND Türkiye
Overnight stay in a hotel and a visit to Athens before embarking on the Nieuw Statendam for a 15-day cruise exploring the Greek islands, Israel, Cyprus, and Turkey before returning to the port of Piraeus. Stops include Mykonos, Heraklion, Haifa, Ashdod, and Limassol in Cyprus; Rhodes and Katakolon in Greece; and the Turkish port of Kusadasi with its magnificent ruins of Ephesus.
PATAGONIA AND TIERRA DE FUEGO
On November 20th, a flight begins to Santiago, where, after exploring its attractions, you'll spend the night before traveling to the port of departure: San Antonio. You'll then board the Oosterdam for a 14-day itinerary that circumnavigates the southern tip of South America to Buenos Aires, sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with stops in ports such as Puerto Montt, Chacabuco, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, the Falkland Islands, and Montevideo, before arriving in Buenos Aires where you'll spend the night in a hotel to explore the city.
