Holland America launches new website
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Posted on: February 21st, 2008 by Andrew Mayer
The Holland America cruise company as been in operation for decades, and has remained popular with all kinds of travellers. In keeping with the times, the cruise line has redesigned and revamped its website to include a virtual tour of a cruise ship. Potential passengers will be able to get a taste of what awaits them onboard some of the company’s most luxurious cruise liners from their homes before booking.
Richard D. Meadows is the executive vice president in charge of marketing and sales fro Holland America, and he says, “Increasingly we find our guests turn to the Internet to view and plan their Holland America Line cruise. We redesigned our site to offer a virtual experience that offers a true flavor of the cruise that awaits our guests, from what their stateroom looks like to activities in port.”
Hollandamerica.com provides extensive and detailed information about the ships services and amenities, allowing potential cruisers to chose the trip that is right for them. The new ‘my account’ feature will allow visitors to customize their experience, as well as receive promotional materials if they should so wish.
Blogman
from the large extensive website:
Each night a daily program will be delivered to your stateroom announcing the suggested dress for the following evening.
Evening dress falls into two distinct categories: Formal or Smart Casual. Smart Casual can be defined as slacks and sports shirt or sweater for men and skirt or trousers and sweater or blouse for women. T-shirts, swimsuits, tank tops and shorts are not allowed in the restaurants or public areas during the evening hours. On festive Formal evenings, ladies usually wear a cocktail dress or gown and gentlemen usually wear a suit and tie or tuxedo. There are approximately two formal nights per week.
I just wondered who’s actually paying? Do they not think anyone has common sense…?
Styris
Holland America are a very decent cruise company with a heck of a reputation that they keep up at all times and always have. Everything about the services I experienced with them was absolutely first class and dress codes being formal / informal is normal to keep up the decency of what many regular cruise travellers expect.
Seeing tank tops and bikinis in the ballroom is an obvious no-no but some folks still don’t understand or seem to think that it matters.
Krist
Dressing formally is all part of the fun on cruises such as those, and it’s not a lot to ask just to wear a shirt to dinner, it makes the staff treat everybody as equals…….