The Vintage Room, a unique dining experience offered on both Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, was created as a venue for promoting wine appreciation and the vast range of wine selections offered on board. This unique enrichment experience focuses on wine, with food specially prepared and paired to complement the specific fine wines selected for the evening.

The QE2 Destined for Dubai

As everybody knows, Dubai is investing billions of dollars in tourist attractions with property development being at the top of the list.

Now add to that investment the retirement of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II.

For $100-million, the Dubai authorities aim to convert the ship into a hotel to be moored beside the emirate's Palm Island.

Marking its 130th anniversary in 2003, Holland America Line offers premium cruising, with virtually unlimited cruise and cruise tour options that span the globe and satisfy every traveler's appetite for exploration. During the company's rich history - first as a shipping and passenger line and subsequently as a cruise line -- Holland America's fleet has carried nearly 10 million passengers.

Holland America Line ms Rotterdam

North Sea Jazz Cruise is a unique "three vacations in one" cruise and music experience.

First, the cruise (July 5-17, 2007) is a luxurious journey to some of the most desirable ports of call in northern Europe: Copenhagen, Berlin, Gotenburg, Oslo, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Costa Sernena

The Costa Serena is the latest addition to the Costa Cruises fleet. Europe’s largest and most innovative liner, the Costa Serena is inspired by the gods of Classical Mythology.

Liberty of the Seas

In less than a year, Royal Caribbean International Freedom of the Seas, the cruise ship holding the title, worlds largest, will have to share her designation with her new younger sister, Liberty of the Seas. On the 19th May, Liberty of the Seas set sail from New York with its first paying passengers.