SEATTLE, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America
Line is supporting October's National Plan a Cruise Month organized
by Cruise Lines International Association with Explore 4 savings,
onboard credits and three special cruises that will be given away
in CLIA's #CruiseSmile sweepstakes.
The monthlong event offers promotions and online opportunities
to give consumers the perfect chance to become more knowledgeable
about cruising, as well as plan and book a cruise vacation while
taking advantage of special savings and promotions.
"By putting the spotlight on cruising for the entire month of
October, we're able to spread the word about the value and benefits
of a cruise vacation, particularly a Holland America Line cruise,"
said Orlando Ashford, president of
Holland America Line. "The different promotions we're featuring are
sure to entice more travelers to book this month, and the
#CruiseSmile sweepstakes is an added incentive to learn more about
cruising and possibly win a Holland America Line cruise."
Throughout the month, Holland America Line will feature the
exclusive Explore 4 promotion on select holiday 2015 and
January 2016 through April 2017 sailings that provides four
added-value extras: a free Signature Beverage Package valued at up
to US$1,400, free Pinnacle Grill
dinner for two, reduced cruise fares for third and fourth guests in
the same stateroom and 50 percent reduced deposits. Suite bookings
also receive a $300 onboard spending
credit per stateroom ($150 per
person) and a free Canaletto dinner in addition to the other
offers.
Guests looking to take advantage of the Explore 4 program can
choose select itineraries to nearly all of Holland America Line's
global destinations, including Alaska and Alaska/Yukon Land+Sea Journeys, Bermuda, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Mediterranean and Baltic Europe,
Mexico, Hawaii and Panama Canal.
Travelers making a booking during National Plan a Cruise Month
on select 2015, 2016 and 2017 cruises also receive a special
onboard credit, depending on the length of the cruise and type of
cabin booked. Guests can receive up to $400 per stateroom in onboard credits in addition
to all of the Explore 4 offers, when applicable. For example,
guests who book a suite on a 15-day cruise receive a bonus
$400 per stateroom in onboard
credits.
As part of CLIA's #CruiseSmile sweepstakes, three Holland
America Line cruises will be given away throughout the month. One
cruise from various cruise lines will be featured each day during
promotion. The contest asks participants to upload a photo by
visiting the #CruiseSmile microsite — www.cruisesmile.org — and
share it via Facebook or Twitter, or by uploading a photo directly
to their Twitter or Instagram profiles using the hashtag
#CruiseSmile and tagging a friend. One winner randomly will be
selected each day.
The three Holland America Line staterooms offered in the
#CruiseSmile contest will be from the 14-day Far East Discovery
voyage aboard ms Volendam departing Nov. 22, 2016, and two staterooms from the
four-day Bahamas cruise departing
Nov. 9, 2016, aboard Holland America
Line's soon-to-be-launched ms Koningsdam. Check the
#CruiseSmile sweepstakes daily to see when these cruises will be
featured.
Holland America Line also will
host special events for guests aboard each of its ships during the
National Plan a Cruise Month promotion. Guests who make bookings on
board will be able to take advantage of Explore 4 savings, the CLIA
onboard credit offer and our standard onboard credits for booking
while on board of up to $400 per
stateroom and reduced deposits starting at $100 per person. All travel partners will receive
credit and full commission for all future bookings made by their
clients while aboard.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a
professional travel agent, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or
visit www.hollandamerica.com.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland
America Blog. Access all social media outlets via the Online
Communities quick link on the home page at hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line's fleet of
15 ships offers more than 500 cruises to 415 ports in 98 countries,
territories or dependencies. One- to 110-day itineraries
visit all seven continents and highlights include Antarctica, South
America, Australia/New
Zealand and Asia voyages;
four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to ports in the
Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and the Panama Canal. The line
currently has a new 2,650-guest ship, ms Koningsdam, on
order for delivery in April 2016 from
Fincantieri shipyard, as well as a second Pinnacle Class ship due
for delivery in November 2018.
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence
enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $500 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts
Center presented by Food & Wine magazine — a state-of-the-art
onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and
culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes —
Explorations Café powered by The New York
Times, Digital Workshop powered by Windows, teens-only
activity areas and all-new stateroom amenities highlighted by
flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-Top Mariner's Dream Beds.
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