HER Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has been announced as the official godmother of Holland America Line’s newest flagship Rotterdam, which will be be named in a ceremony in its namesake city on 30 May. The event will be part of a special seven-day Rotterdam Naming Ceremony cruise...
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HER Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has been announced as the official godmother of Holland America Line’s newest flagship Rotterdam, which will be be named in a ceremony in its namesake city on 30 May.
The event will be part of a special seven-day Rotterdam Naming Ceremony cruise which will sail roundtrip from Amsterdam on 29 May, also visiting Kristiansand, Stavanger and Flam in Norway.
HAL’s connection to the Dutch Royal Family goes back almost 100 years to 1929 when Prince Hendrik launched Statendam III, and since then members of the House of Orange have christened 11 more Holland America Line ships, with Rotterdam to be Princess Margriet’s fifth vessel.
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