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Holland America Line is offering special savings for consumers and special incentives and sales support for travel sellers during its Sail & Save sale that begins today with a variety of enticing specials. Agents booking a Holland America Line cruise can offer their clients savings of up to 50 percent off select cruise fares, complimentary ocean-view and verandah stateroom upgrades, free or reduced third and fourth fares, reduced airfare for some gateways and sailings, and savings of up to $2,000 on Collectors’ Voyages. “With Wave Season approaching, we want to make sure that our travel partners have the best tools

Travel Weekly Magazine has announced the recipients of its 2011 Magellan Awards, and Holland America Line has received four of the prestigious honors. The line won gold awards in the Entertainment Category for its popular male singing quartet Cantaré and in the Web Marketing/Advertising Category for its online advertising program. The silver awards were in the Cabin Design (Non-Suite) Category for its Lanai Staterooms and the Eco-Friendly “Green” Cruise Ship Award for ms Amsterdam. Since 2008, Travel Weekly has been recognizing excellence in travel with the annual Magellan Awards, and Holland America Line has received 22 awards in various categories

(BBC)Former crew members of ocean liner, the Queen Mary have revisited the transatlantic passenger ship 75 years after its maiden voyage from Southampton. The retired ocean liner which once held the title for the fastest Atlantic crossing, is now a floating hotel in California. Former waiter Keith Lloyd said: “She’s still got the feel of a ship, but her heart has been ripped out, if you take an engine out you’ve got nothing.” Crossing the Atlantic weekly between Southampton and New York for 31 years, the ship became one of the most famous and fastest ocean liners in the world.