Holland America Line

Holland America Line
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Holland America Line, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. Founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company, the company ran regular trans-Atlantic service between the Netherlands and the United States, and later to the Dutch East Indies as well. The company's naming scheme for its ships, where the names of cargo vessels ended in -dyk or -dijk and the names of passenger ships ended in -dam, has survived to the present and even given rise to the company's "Dam Ships" merchandise line. Holland America was acquired by Carnival Corporation in 1989.