 Why Holland America Line Cruise
Holland America Line has a commitment to Alaska that continues to grow. During its long history as a leader in premium Great Land Cruises and Cruise Tours, the company has created jobs, partnered with local businesses, and promoted Alaska travel as well as Native culture and history.
- 1st Alaskan Cruise Company
Starting in 1975 with just one vessel in Alaskan waters, Holland America Line has steadily increased its presence to 159 sailings on 8 five-star ships including three Vista-class vessels - ms Oosterdam, ms Westerdam and ms Zuiderdam. The line's Signature of Excellence initiative launched in 2003 earmarked $225 million for product enhancements designed to provide guests with the most distinctive ships at sea and the most spacious accommodations in the premium cruise category.
After 59 years of operations serving visitors in Alaska, Holland America Line now owns the best infrastructure of hotels, buses, rail cars, special attractions (Gold Dredge #8, Yukon Queen, mv Ptarmigan, etc.) than anyone else in Alaska. Because they own their Alaska CruiseTour infrastructure, passenger's vacations go much smoother than with their competitors.
Most people feel that a Holland America Cruise exceeds their expectations!
- Continued Growth and Enhancement
The company also took steps to enhance guest satisfaction for upcoming Alaska seasons with extensive hotel, rail and motorcoach upgrades. In just the past three years, Holland America Line's capital expenditures for Alaska and Yukon have totaled nearly $100 million. The new McKinley Explorer railcars, the largest passenger railcars in the world, introduced many cutting-edge amenities. Subsidiary companies, Westmark Hotels, which operates the largest hotel chain in the region with 11 hotels and inns in 10 communities across Alaska and the Yukon, and Gray Line of Alaska, feature Alaska's most celebrated attractions.
At the end of 2003, Holland America Line announced a new initiative, known as the "Signature of Excellence." Under the initiative, the line is spending $225 million to enhance its fleet in areas of guest accommodations, public rooms, dining, service, and enrichment programs. All of Holland's ships will have undergone an extensive dry-docking, and emerged with the full "Signature of Excellence" refurbishment; the cruise line expects the program to be installed fleet wide by the end of 2005.
- Offering the Unique and Unexpected
Extraordinary respect for the world's natural wonders is at the core of the Holland America Cruise experience. A full day of cruising in Glacier Bay, a new port call at Icy Strait Point, leisurely two night stays at Denali National Park, wildlife-viewing tours of Kenai Fjords, fly-in excursions to Gates of the Arctic, day boat excursions to Portage Glacier via the line's mv Ptarmigan and explorations along the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay are popular tour highlights. The company also features the gold rush legacy of the Klondike and offers Yukon River cruises aboard its own mv Yukon Queen II to Dawson City where the 1890's come to life.
Recently introduced Alaskan Cruise Tours spotlighting Kluane National Park and Tombstone Territorial Park take visitors to parts of the Great Land few ever see. These remote, rugged landscapes are untamed in every sense of the word. By partnering with Parks Canada, Holland America Line has pioneered an exclusive program of intriguing hikes guided by Park Interpreters as well as other unique travel opportunities like rafting the famed Tatshenshini River. A new Kenai Peninsula and Homer Explorer Cruisetour goes off the beaten path to showcase a region of Alaska not included by other major Cruisetour operators.
The Cruise Company and Holland America Line
The Cruise Company has found its niche by concentrating on Holland America Line which is consistently rated the highest premium line and best cruise value year after year. We deal almost daily with inventory, revenue, marketing and sales managers to keep on top of all the current pricing specials and to be sure our clients sail on the perfect cruise. We buy Alaska inventory up front on a regular basis, and often we are the only agency that can offer the "The Cruise Company Exclusive Amenities" at special Centurion Agency prices.
We book more than 3,000 passengers a year with Holland America Line, and have become one of the world's leading agents for HAL. The Cruise Company is a Centurion Agency with Holland America, which means that we are one of the 100 largest accounts with HAL in North America. We work hard together to make sure that our clients have access to all Alaska travel itineraries at the best possible prices.
Any agency that says they are the best for every supplier is not giving you the straight goods! We do not make the claim to be an industry leader for every cruise line, but if Holland America is right for you - The Cruise Company is the right agency for you!
We look forward to hearing from you. We are confident that not only will you be very satisfied with the price you will receive from us, you'll be pleased with the tremendous knowledge our staff can share with you. We'll help make your Alaska travel "A trip of a lifetime"!
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 Dick & Janet Drotleff
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"On behalf of Holland America Line, we want to thank The Cruise Company for becoming one of the top sellers of our Five Star Premium cruise vacations and achieving Centurion status with us.
The Cruise Company's commitment to quality has made our growth together particularly exciting. Your unique approach to customer service has made The Cruise Company and Holland America Cruise Line true leaders in the vacation travel industry."
~Rick Meadows
Executive VP, Marketing,
Sales and Guest Programs
~Tracey Kelly
Vice President of Sales
Holland America Line
"I would highly recommend Dick and Janet of The Cruise Company. They came out to our home and sat down with us and went through the brochures. We talked about what we wanted to see and what we wanted to do. We lined up everything ahead of time. We knew what we would be doing and it made the trip so much more enjoyable!"
~Evelyn, Novelty, Ohio
"Dick and Janet explained everything we would see for the 2 weeks and they were absolutely dead on! We had no surprises. We were absolutely prepared!"
~Susan and John, Alliance, Ohio
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