From left, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, Capt. Werner Timmers, godmother Princess Margriet and Holland America Group president Jan Swartz at the Rotterdam's naming ceremony. Photo Credit: Holland ...

Additional members of the Dutch Royal Family who are godmothers include Queen Máxima, who named Koningsdam in 2016 and Nieuw Amsterdam in 2010. Then-Queen Beatrix served as Eurodam’s godmother in 2008 ...

Holland America Line's Rotterdam arrives for the first time in the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the morning of Oct. 14. Photo Credit: Holland America Line Princess Margriet of the Netherlands ...

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan ...

In anticipation of Rotterdam’s float-out next week, Holland America Line celebrated the ship’s coin ceremony on Thursday at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. Following Italian shipbuilding ...

Upon Rotterdam’s arrival at the City of Rotterdam on April 18, the 150th anniversary celebrations will begin at Hotel New York, Holland America’s historic headquarters. The cruise line will present a ...

We made it to the Netherlands! After years of wanting to explore Amsterdam and Rotterdam in a van we finally made it! We ...

This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2025 shows the cube houses in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The cube houses, designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom, were built in the 1980s. A total of 38 cube houses ...