Holland America Line is now offering multilingual European shore excursions and enhanced hundreds of existing tours to cater to Spanish-, Dutch- and German-speaking guests.
The new tours were developed for European travelers who may be more familiar with these ports and already visited key monuments and sights such as the Colosseum in Rome or Acropolis in Athens. Now multilingual guests looking for something new have the option of booking a less traditional tour — offered in their own language — like a hiking adventure, biking through town or visiting the countryside. For guests who still want to visit popular landmarks, tours also will be available in the three languages to those destinations. Foreign language tours are offered when 30 guests who speak a common language are booked on a voyage.
“We have a multicultural mix of clientele and adding these tours in three languages ensures that all of our guests have an enriching and fulfilling cruise, both on board and ashore," said Richard Meadows, executive vice president, marketing, sales and guest programs for Holland America Line. “These tours are not just translations of our English-language tours; they were developed while thinking about the preferences of our international guests."
Tours offered in Dutch include Hiking Ft. Floien in Bergen; an excursion from Monaco to the city of Villefranche-sur-Mer or kayaking along the Aurlandsfjord in Flam. German-speaking tours include a visit to the ancient city of Iliada from the port of Katákolon, Greece or a beer cruise on the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Spanish-speaking guests can enjoy a 4x4 expedition to the village of Cámara de Lobos in Portugal or a beach tour in Valencia, Spain.
The program is expanding and select excursions are offered in German and Spanish throughout South America.
The international tours are part of Holland America Line’s signature shore excursion experience. When in port, guests can choose from various tours including Overland Adventures, out-of-the-way explorations, Signature Collection private-car touring and exclusive Medallion Collection excursions.
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