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Fincantieri delivered the 99,500-ton Koningsdam to Holland America this afternoon at their Marghera yard. M/S Koningsdam is the first of...

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Koningsdam has returned to the Fincantieri yard at Marghera from its sea trials, and Capt Emiel de Vries talks about it and his “office” abo...

Holland America has another video series beginning about Koningsdam. This one is a conversation with the ship’s interior designer Adam Tihan...

As Koningsdam’s April delivery draws closer, Holland America is showing us more and more of the ship. In the fifth installment of their vide...

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A sure since that delivery is nearing, Fincantieri took Holland America's Koningsdam out on its second set of sea trials in the Adriatic...

One of the features of Holland America’s new Koningsdam will be a greatly expanded Culinary Arts Center. This will be so big that not only d...

Holland America today issued the third video in their “Countdown to Koningsdam” series. This on focuses on the ship’s main theater, the Worl...

This is the second video in a series about Holland America Line's MS Koningsdam which is currently under construction at the Fincantieri...

This is the first video in a series about Holland America Line's MS Koningsdam which is currently under construction at the Fincantieri...

Imagine sitting down to dinner in the dining room on your cruise and enjoying a bottle of wine created just for you, one that you will find ...