New Wave Season Promotion from Holland America

Holland America Line has launched the "View & Verandah" sales promotion for the 2007 Wave Season, offering savings on outside and verandah staterooms. Home based travel agents will get a chance to win a share of more than $55,000 worth of indulgences prizes.

"Wave season is a busy period for home based travel agents, so this year we're giving our travel selling partners a chance to recharge their batteries through our View & Verandah promotion," said Richard Meadows, executive vice president, marketing, sales and guest programs. "Not only does View & Verandah reward those who sell the most with greater opportunities to win, but the View & Verandah promotion brings exceptional savings directly to guests, making it even more compelling to book a Holland America Line cruise."

From Dec. 8, 2006, through Feb. 28, home based travel agents can offer their clients a verandah stateroom for the price of an outside stateroom or an outside stateroom for the price of an inside stateroom on select sailings. With each booking made, agents will be entered into a contest to win prizes. The grand prize is the "Year of Signature Indulgences" worth more than $20,000.

The package features a five-night trip for two to New York City including hotel, airfare, a visit to the Greenhouse Spa, gourmet meals and a Broadway play; dry cleaning service for a year; fresh flower delivery for a year; housekeeping service for a year (twice per month); a hot tub or Jacuzzi for their home; a Sealy Posturpedic Euro-top Mariner's Dream Bed; a wine club membership for one year; an agency wine and cheese party; local massage/spa services for one year; New York Times Sunday subscription; Food & Wine magazine subscription; two Holland America Line robes; and a gourmet night out.

Additional weekly drawings will award flat-screen TVs, iPod nanos and "A Taste of Excellence" cookbooks by Holland America's Master Chef Rudi Sodamin. Monthly prizes will include seven-day cruises to the Caribbean or Mexico. View & Verandah savings are available on most cruises and cruise-tours with a savings of up to $450 per person.

Each week through the end of February, Holland America will post and update the list of applicable sailings for these savings on its website. Agents should register at www.hollandamerica.com/vandv. Registered agents receive one contest entry for every booking made with Holland America Line. Electronic bookings count for two entries. Agents are encouraged to take advantage of sales tools online including e-postcards, personalized PDFs, View & Verandah letterhead, ad slicks, and more at www.hollandamerica.com/vandv.