The 30th annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibition opens today at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The show runs through Thursday, March 13.

Holland America Line announced the addition of Australian Chef Mark Best as the newest member of the line’s esteemed Culinary Council.

Holland America Line celebrated a significant construction milestone today as the first steel was cut for the as-yet-unnamed Pinnacle Class ship that is due for delivery in February 2016.

Carnival Cruise Lines today announced it is the national cruise line advertiser of NBC’s telecast of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, debuting a new marketing campaign featuring a tailored TV spot along with cinema and digital elements.

As a part of its ongoing cancer research fundraising and awareness program, Holland America Line will hold On Deck for a Cause events this week across its fleet of 15 ships in support of World Cancer Day.

World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society (WOCLS) members named Holland America Line the Best Overall Cruise Value 2013 for the 21st consecutive year in the publication’s annual Best Cruise Value Awards.

Carnival Cruise Lines and the Port of Baltimore today announced that the cruise line will resume year-round departures from Baltimore when the 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride begins seven-day cruises in spring 2015.

During the Jan. 12 Champions Cruise aboard ms Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line crowned guest Allyse Ishino of Santa Ana, Calif. the line’s first “Dancing with the Stars: At Sea” Champion.

Holland America Line is expanding its support of international travel agents by launching POLAR online in Dutch, German and Spanish. Travel agents can now select their language when logging in to the booking tool, which previously was offered only in English.