SEATTLE, June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line is adding the talents of popular
BBC presenter Michaela Strachan,
wildlife filmmaker James Brickell
and innovative digital specialist Simon
Baxter to the July 8, 2017,
BBC Earth theme cruise.
Guests on ms Maasdam's seven-day cruise to Canada and New England will be able to attend
presentations and masterclasses by the trio, who will share their
expertise and behind-the-scenes stories of how BBC programs are
made.
"No one brings the world to life like BBC Earth, and through our
partnership it's exciting to give our guests access to talent like
Michaela, James and Simon on this incredible feature cruise," said
Orlando Ashford, president of
Holland America Line. "The BBC Earth experiences on board have
grown to be among the most popular we offer, and the feature
cruises take the enrichment programming to another level for our
guests who seek to become more knowledgeable about the world and
the places we visit."
BBC Host Michaela Strachan
Michaela Strachan is one of the BBC's most
well-known TV hosts. Hugely popular in the U.K., Strachan started
off presenting children's television, but today she is best known
for her wildlife programs. For the past few years she has been one
of the main anchors on BBC "Springwatch," a live primetime British
wildlife series that follows the emergence of spring. Her natural
effervescence and engaging humor endear her to live audiences, and
with her extensive experience in wildlife conservation around the
world, Strachan has some amusing anecdotes from the field that are
sure to entertain.
Filmmaker James
Brickell
James
Brickell has directed some of the most highly regarded BBC
Earth shows, including "Big Cat Diary," "Life in Cold Blood," "Life
in the Air" and the successful "Deadly 60." He has captured some
genuine world firsts in wildlife filming such as wild rattlesnakes
hunting (never previously observed) and snakes jumping across a
mudflat in the Far East (behavior that was new to science).
Brickell's work as a filmmaker and his enormous passion for wild
animals have taken him all over the world, from the jungles of
South America and the Mojave
Desert to the Arctic Circle and West African Plains (and just about
everywhere in-between). Brickell has won an array of prestigious
awards for his work, and he has many entertaining stories from the
field, including some classics that involve the great Sir
David Attenborough.
Digital Specialist and Filmmaker Simon
Baxter
Simon Baxter has
directed a variety of wildlife films for many exciting platforms,
including more than a hundred short films for the BBC's ever
popular "The One Show." He's raced a peregrine falcon against a
world champion mountain bike rider in a YouTube viral hit, and he's
directed BBC Earth films for the widest indoor screen in the world,
stretching 131 feet across.
Currently Baxter is trying to harness 3-D, 360-degree cameras to
help capture wildlife moments and epic landscapes for audiences to
enjoy in virtual reality. Storytelling is at the heart of every
project he works on, and he always finds a new way of using
equipment — whether it's the latest "ultra-high-definition" lens or
simply by adapting the camera on a smart phone. Above all, Baxter
ensures everything he does is fun to inspire the next generation of
animal enthusiasts.
BBC Earth Partnership
Through its partnership with
award-winning BBC Earth, world-class education and entertainment
are brought onboard Holland America Line's ships through live
presentations, master classes, films, enrichment experiences and
children's activities — in addition to the special theme
cruises.
For Holland America Line's 70th anniversary season in
Alaska in 2017, BBC Earth launched
a new "Alaska in Concert"
multimedia production in the same format as the stunning "Frozen
Planet Live" performance. Combining live music set against a
backdrop of mesmerizing footage from the BBC Earth television
series "Wild Alaska," audiences experience the cycle of four
seasons and see this place is as unforgiving as it is
beautiful.
About BBC Earth
BBC Earth is a global factual
brand which tells the greatest stories about our world,
capturing the astonishing wonders of the universe and sharing them
with audiences everywhere. From the epic to the everyday, BBC
Earth brings you face to face with heart pounding action, mind
blowing ideas and the sheer wonder of being human. Celebrating
the natural world is more important than ever, so our teams
continually push the boundaries of possibility to bring us the
remarkable stories that change our perspectives and inspire us to
care. Commercially and internationally the brand is managed by
BBC Worldwide across multiple platforms, by means of television,
live events, social media and online, theatrical releases for
cinema and giant screen films.
For more information, contact a travel professional, call
1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Editor's note: Photos are available at
https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/czcgkgd1.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland
America Line's fleet of 14 ships
offers more than 500 cruises to more than 400 ports in 98
countries, territories or dependencies around the world. From
shorter getaways to 113-day itineraries, the company's cruises
visit all seven continents with highlights including Antarctica explorations, South America circumnavigations and exotic
Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; four annual Grand Voyages; and
popular sailings to the Caribbean,
Cuba, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Bermuda, Europe and the Panama Canal. The line welcomed
ms Koningsdam in 2016 and has a second Pinnacle-class
ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, to be delivered in
December 2018. A third Pinnacle-class
ship, due for delivery in 2021, recently was announced.
The company is undergoing $300
million in brand enhancements to secure its position as the
leader in premium cruising. Fleetwide, the ships feature innovative
initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused on
destination immersion and personalized travel. Guests can expand
their knowledge through an exclusive partnership with O, The
Oprah Magazine; during an America's Test Kitchen show; at
Explorations Café, presented by The New York
Times; and by taking a Digital Workshop powered by Windows.
Outstanding entertainment fills each evening at venues including
Lincoln Center Stage, Billboard Onboard and B.B. King's Blues Club. The dining experience
can be savored at a variety of restaurants with menus that feature
selections from Holland America Line's esteemed Culinary Council
that comprises world-famous chefs who design dishes exclusively for
our guests.
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