Category Archives: Holland America Line

Technology – It’s a Thing!

by Don McCann

Last week we received a preview video of Holland America Line’s new Koningsdam, which will be introduced next Spring. The ship is, as you might expect, quite impressive and I’m sure it will be a wonderful addition to the Holland America fleet. However, equally as impressive to me is the technology of the video itself! We see many of this type of ‘preview’ videos these days, but I continue to be amazed at the ability of the digital ‘renderings’ to come to life in such a way that it’s difficult to remember that this is not ‘real’ just yet!

Take a look at this short 3minute video and see if you agree that this visual technology is quite a ‘thing’! ……

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J D Power Goes “Cruising”

by Don McCann

For the first time, J D Power & Associates has published a report on major cruise lines and guest satisfaction.  Disney Cruise LineDisney Cruise Line ranked highest with a score of 871 from a possible 1000.  My first reaction was “well they outta rank high for what they charge”.  Then I realized that this simply reinforces what we have told our clients for years, “Disney is noticeably higher than others, but we have never had anyone come back and say that they felt it was overpriced; in other words: they deliver”.  Nice to see that a respected firm like J D Power agrees!

(by the way, Royal Caribbean and Holland America came in second and third, respectively)

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