07 APR 2017: The ancient glacial ice suddenly begins to churn. Vast fissures burst open and house-sized chunks slide into the sea. Yet nearby, playful penguins live remarkably placid lives.
It’s Antarctica as intriguingly captured on film over months of hardship by teams of explorers from BBC Earth for a dramatic show called Frozen Planet that comes vividly alive on wraparound screens aboard Holland America Line’s Koningsdam.
Being that up close with nature may not be your cup of tea, but it’s a powerful introduction to the kind of unique explorations still possible on our planet.
An upgrade of HAL’s ships will offer guests unprecedented opportunities to personalize their experiences in history, culture and cuisine no matter where they are on the world.
The fleet-wide rethink is the opening of a new chapter of the story of Holland America, says the line’s president Orlando Ashford.
Here’s a look at what’s coming: