Several Cruise Ship Passengers Infected With Stomach Virus
What started as a tropical escape aboard Holland America Line’s Rotterdam turned into a floating sick ward, after a brutal outbreak of norovirus left dozens of passengers and crew violently ill — and some with symptoms…
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About Holland America Line
Holland America Line N.V. (HAL) is an American cruise line operating as a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Founded in 1873 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), the company operated regular transatlantic passenger and cargo services between Rotterdam and North America until 1971. As a dedicated cruise line, the company expanded through multiple acquisitions including Westours in 1971, Windstar Cruises in 1988, and Home Lines in 1988. In 1989, the company was acquired by Carnival Corporation.
Everything about Holland America Line →- Country
- United States, Netherlands
- Headquarters
- Seattle
- Inception
- 1873
- Website
- https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US.html