Holland America Line has made the call to redeploy its MS Noordam to operate in the central and western Mediterranean for the northern spring and summer seasons in 2014 due to ongoing concerns about safety in Egypt. Passengers already booked on HAL voyages in the region may amend their booking...
Holland America Line has made the call
to redeploy its MS Noordam to operate in the
central and western Mediterranean for the
northern spring and summer seasons in 2014
due to ongoing concerns about safety in Egypt.
Passengers already booked on HAL voyages
in the region may amend their booking to any
11-14 day itinerary in the same category at no
extra charge, while a comparable voyage will
be offered to those sailing for longer periods.
“We sincerely regret impacting the travel
plans of those guests already booked and are
committed to making the process of rebooking
to another sailing as smooth as possible. All
guests may choose to receive a full refund if
they elect not to rebook,” HAL said.
MEANWHILE, the ongoing bushfires in the
NSW Blue Mountains this week forced HAL
to cancel its planned shore excursion to the
region for passengers aboard the Volendam.
Alternative tours were arranged, with
Carnival Australia and Royal Caribbean Int’l
saying they will be assessing the situation as to
how it may affect other ships visiting Sydney.
