Princess Cruises And Holland America Line Kick Off Return To Service In The U.S. From The Port Of Seattle
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,Β July 23, 2021Β /PRNewswire/ — To kick off their return to service in the U.S., Princess Cruises and Holland America Line held a celebration at the Port ofΒ SeattleΒ today.Β Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, andΒ Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line, spoke to what the positive multidimensional impact the resumption of cruising means toΒ Seattle, the local community andΒ Alaska.
HollandΒ America LineΒ will kick off itsΒ AlaskaΒ season with Nieuw Amsterdam setting sail tomorrow,Β July 24, and Princess Cruises will follow with Majestic Princess sailing onΒ July 25. Each line will operate ten cruises sailing out ofΒ SeattleΒ through September. This marks the return toΒ cruising andΒ AlaskaΒ for bothΒ lines, which combined have more than 125 years of experience bringing cruisers to The Great Land. Historically,Β one in two guests who cruise toΒ AlaskaΒ sail on Princess or Holland America.
Both cruise lines have been homeporting out of the Port of Seattle for more than 20 years. Operationally, each ship visit directly contributes more than $364,000 to the local economy in provisioning (fuel, food, flowers, piano tuning, supplies), port taxes, and spending during a full season.
Princess Cruises is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 14 modern cruise ships to 380 destinations around the globe. Princess celebrates more than 50 years sailing to Alaska, bringing more guests to the Great Land than any other cruise line.
HollandΒ America LineΒ has been exploring the world since 1873 and was the firstΒ cruise line to offer adventures toΒ AlaskaΒ and theΒ YukonΒ nearly 75 years ago. ItsΒ fleet of premium ships visits more than 400 ports in 98 countries around theΒ world, offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience.Β
SOURCE Princess Cruises
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