Holland America celebrated its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary with fleetwide events and festivities in Rotterdam and Amsterdam on Tuesday.
The cruise line’s flagship Rotterdam VII arrived on the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands following a particular transatlantic crossing that departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 3. The ship’s arrival on the precise date of Holland America Line’s one hundred and fiftieth birthday kicked off celebrations that includes royalty, native dignitaries, port officers and company.
HAL President Gus Antorcha, Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and descendants of Holland America Line’s unique founders have been amongst these in attendance at Hotel New York, which served as the house to the cruise line’s unique headquarters from 1901 to 1977.
“The celebration of 150 years is about more than our history, it’s about how we are building on the legacy of a great brand to make it relevant for the next 150 years,” Antorcha mentioned in a press release. “From those first early days, we built our reputation on the care we provided to every person who stepped on board. And through the decades, whether that person was an immigrant, a titan of industry, a soldier or a vacationer, each of them were treated as though they were a guest in our own home. It is still a hallmark of our brand.”
“The fabric of history is woven from the threads of millions of stories, and at the heart of each of those stories is a person. I am certain that there are many chapters still to be written. And I hope that decades from now, those who come after us will gather on this very spot at Hotel New York to share them,” Antorcha concluded.
Anniversary festivities included the presentation of a commemorative one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary bell to be completely displayed at Hotel New York, the introduction of a one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary gold-foil stamp that includes each Rotterdam VII (HAL’s latest ship) and Rotterdam I (the road’s first ship) that is accessible for buy within the Netherlands.
What’s extra, members of one among Holland America Line’s founding households offered an unique firm share that can be saved as a part of a particular assortment within the Rotterdam City Archives, a gala dinner and get together was held onboard Rotterdam VII and the namesake metropolis’s Erasmus Bridge was illuminated with a particular gentle show honoring HAL’s one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary.
Parties have been additionally held onboard Zuiderdam in Amsterdam in addition to HAL’s different 9 ships on Tuesday.
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