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Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
On 10 June 1596, Barentsz and Dutchman Jacob van Heemskerk discovered Bear Island, [1] [2] [3] a week before their discovery of Spitsbergen Island. [1] [2] [3] Portion of 1599 map of Arctic exploration by Willem Barentsz. Spitsbergen, here mapped for the first time, is indicated as "Het Nieuwe Land" (Dutch for "the New Land"), center-left.
SS Veendam was a Dutch-owned transatlantic liner, launched in Scotland in 1922 and scrapped in the United States in 1953. She was part of the first generation of turbine-powered steamships in the Holland America Line (Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij, or NASM) fleet.
SS Maasdam was a Dutch turbine steamship that was launched in 1920 and sunk in 1941. She was the third Holland America Line (Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij, or NASM) ship to be named after the village of Maasdam in South Holland.
When is the 42-day Ultimate Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage cruise? The sailing on the line’s 1,432-passenger Volendam ship will sail between Nov. 9 and Dec. 21, 2024.
Holland America Line has introduced onboard cooking shows to give cruise passengers a taste of the region they are visiting. Cruisers can learn cooking techniques and the culinary history of the ...
Holland America Line N.V. (HAL) is an American-owned cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operated as a Dutch shipping line, a passenger line, a cargo line and a cruise line operating primarily between the Netherlands and North America.
When it comes to booking a cruise with Holland America Line, it pays to be flexible. The cruise launched a new standby program offering fares of $49 per person, per day, if passengers don’t mind ...