Author: Cruiser Evan
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Holland America Line
Holland America Line (HAL) is a company that operates cruise ships. Because it operates cruises, it is often called “Holland America Cruise Line” or “Holland America Cruise Lines,” although strictly speaking neither is accurate. It is also called “Holland American Line,” which is also incorrect. The company, which is now headquartered in Seattle, Washington, has adopted the motto “A Signature of Excellence.” Like Princess Cruises, it is owned by Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise company in the world. Read more […] -
How to Find Cheap Cruises
Everyone likes cheap cruises, but how can you go about securing great cruise deals? With the enormous amount of information about cheap cruises available, it can be hard to discover the best deals for cruises, so we’ve compiled the following general advice for finding cruise discounts to help guide you. No matter what kind of cruise you are interested in taking, these deal-hunting tips should help you find a cheap cruise. Read more […] -
Disney Cruise Line and the Disney Cruise Ships
The Disney Cruise Line is an American cruise line owned by The Walt Disney Company. More specifically, it is owned by a division of Disney known as Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The Disney Cruise Line was created in 1995. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of Norwegian Cruise Line
We recently wrote about the Norwegian Cruise Line and their “freestyle cruising” ways, but we didn’t cover the specific cruise ships that make up the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. That’s why we decided to write this article; after all, what is a cruise line if not the fleet of ships that compose it? Read more […] -
Norwegian Cruise Line and Its “Freestyle Cruising” Philosophy
The Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), formed in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line, is a company that operates cruise ships that have an on-board policy of “Freestyle Cruising” (explained below). Based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, half of the company is owned by Star Cruises, which is the third largest cruise line in the world (behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises), and the other half is owned by Apollo Management, a private equity investment firm. Read more […] -
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises is a cruise line based in Santa Clarita, California. The cruise line is owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC, the world’s largest cruise ship operator. Although Princess Cruises is based in America, with its executive control being handled by Carnival Corporation’s American division, it is a British-American owned cruise line. It is, in other words, a dual listed company that is registered in both the United States and Britain. Among other things, this means that some of Princess Cruises’ business operations, like marketing in the United Kingdom, are handled in Britain. Read more […]