Holland America Line is inviting company to take a deep dive into the historical past of locations its ships go to throughout the globe, because of a brand new collaboration with the long-lasting TV model The Historical past Channel.
Below a three-year partnership unveiled on February 5, 2025, The Historical past Channel will assist to curate itineraries and shore excursions that target the historic parts of websites included on the road’s cruises.
Whereas further itineraries can be introduced, some samples of voyages presently providing The Historical past Channel’s affect embody a 14-day Arctic Journey & Northern Lights, a 7-day Mediterranean Marvels of Pompeii, and a 7-day Norwegian Fjords with Hardangerfjord.
An Arctic Journey & Northern Lights itinerary, as an illustration, departs Rotterdam on October 17, 2026, and visits a number of ports in Norway, similar to Alesund, Tromso, Trondheim, and Lofoten, crosses the Arctic Circle twice, and calls on the Shetland Islands.
Excursions embody the Trondheim Heritage Path, Traditions of Norway (in Bergen), and A Stroll With the Huskies, in Tromso. One other tour, Stavanger (Norway) Previous & New, explores the Norwegian metropolis that dates again to the Center Ages.
Different shore excursions created with The Historical past Channel will allow company to be taught the historic background of gold panning, the Pyramids of Giza, and different explorations.
Gold panning, for instance, already is obtainable as an exercise tour on a few of Holland America Line’s Alaska cruisetours that go to the gold-rush city of Dawson Metropolis, in Canada’s Yukon.
Nonetheless within the works are itineraries and shore excursions that spotlight the traditional societies of the Japanese Mediterranean, the Viking cultures of Northern Europe, and the polar discoveries within the Arctic, as an illustration.
“As two iconic manufacturers rooted in storytelling, we’re uniquely positioned to deliver historical past to life by means of customized itineraries and shore excursions,” mentioned Kacy Cole, chief advertising and marketing officer for Holland America Line.
“This partnership additional differentiates our model and permits us to ship to our company experiences which might be too good to rush by means of,” added Cole.
Excursions are being designed to incorporate exploring key websites that supply insights into the historical past of locations, since visitor suggestions signifies that studying concerning the locations visited on a cruise itinerary charges excessive on their want record.
“We’re thrilled to affix with Holland America Line on this groundbreaking, long-term partnership, to have the chance to deliver the ability of The Historical past Channel model as a complete new dimension to the cruising expertise,” mentioned David DeSocio, government vice chairman of advert gross sales partnerships at A+E/The HISTORY Channel.
The Historical past Channel is an iconic TV sequence in A+E Networks, identified for documentaries and non-fiction packages.
First Set of Specifically Curated Voyages Open For Sale
Cruises that supply the curated experiences have a notation on the Holland America Line web site, in order that company can simply determine them when reserving. The primary set of itineraries that includes The Historical past Channel partnership are open on the market.
Further cruises and excursions can be added going ahead, comprising sailings in 2025, 2026, and 2027. The partnership with The Historical past Channel was the second main announcement from Holland America Line inside every week.
In late January 2025, the road unveiled a brand new sequence of Legendary Voyages for 2026. The cruises all sail roundtrip from North American ports, requiring no worldwide flights for US cruisers seeking to sail on longer cruises of 27 to 45 days. Itineraries embody the Mediterranean, Arctic Circle, and the South Pacific, amongst different locations.
