HAL expands Pacific-Asia coverage
Holland America Line is to base a ship in the Asia Pacific region for the first time in 2009.
MS Volendam will cover areas such as China, Southeast Asia, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Russia on nine voyages.
The ship’s two new Indonesian Islands and Great Barrier Reef itineraries are claimed to be firsts of their kind among major cruise lines in the region.
The 19-day itinerary from Auckland to Singapore departs March 16, 2009, and the 15-day Singapore to Sydney cruise departs November 21, 2009.
HAL also features a further nine adventurous voyages Down Under in 2009 with 14-day cruises and a special 16-day sailing between Australia and New Zealand.
The company’s first Hong Kong itinerary is a 14-day journey departing on October 26, 2009 featuring an overnight stay in Shanghai and a maiden call at Sanya, Hainan, a popular resort area in China.
Other new ports of call are Puerto Princesa, Philippines; Otaru, Japan; and Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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