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Exclusive ‘BBC Earth Experiences’ Rolling Out Across Holland America Line Fleet

Captivating live high-def multi-mediashows and feature cruises highlight collaboration

Seattle,Wash., Nov. 29, 2016– Guests on Holland America Line ships can now experience more ofthe world's natural wonders, test their knowledge of our planet and participatein some family-friendly competition through the cruise line's exclusivepartnership with BBC Earth. These unique performances and interactiveprograms currently are available on ms Koningsdam, ms Noordam,ms Rotterdam, ms Oosterdam, ms Zuiderdam and ms Eurodam andwill be rolled out to the rest of the fleet (except ms Prinsendam) byMarch 2017.

Thenew offerings immerse guests in BBC Earth's award-winning, world-classcaptivating experiences. A highlight is "Frozen Planet Live," a groundbreakingconcert based on the BBC Earth "Frozen Planet" television series. "FrozenPlanet Live," on each ship's main stage, features live musicians playing aspecially orchestrated musical score by award-winning composer George Fenton asthe images unfold on screen. Guests are taken on an emotional and evocativejourney into the wilderness of the polar regions, where life thrives in themost extraordinary conditions. Additional activities include "Inside Earth"documentary films, gameshows, trivia, children's activities and BBC Earthfeature cruises.

"Sinceannouncing the BBC Earth partnership, we have been looking forward to launchingthe programming on board; and now that it's rolling out across the fleet it'seven more engaging and visually powerful than we imagined," said OrlandoAshford, Holland America Line's president. "Our guests are destination seekerswith a desire to learn more and know more when they are cruising with us. ‘BBCEarth Experiences' bring them to the most remote corners of the world in anincredibly innovative way."

Guests wanting to test theirknowledge can participate in the fun and entertaining "What on Earth!" familygame show, bringing the entire world of BBC Earth to life in a new format. Thisshow uncovers all that's weird, wonderful and obscure in our natural world.Teams compete against each other on the main stage, guessing the location in"Where on Earth!", uncovering content hidden beneath puzzles in "What onEarth!", and working out which animal makes that sound in "Who on Earth!""Trivia from Earth" is an informal, team-based competitive quiz that allowsguests to show off their natural history knowledge and provides guests withentertaining new facts.

Juniorcruisers can get in on the adventure as well with BBC Earth's countdown factshows, specially developed "BBC Earth for Club HAL Tweens." Kids willdiscover amazing facts about animals, dinosaurs and sea creatures.

CelebrateHolland America Line's 70^th Anniversary of Exploring Alaska with anew BBC Earth Alaska show

Tocelebrate Holland America Line 70^th anniversary of exploring Alaska,a new BBC Earth Alaska show will be developed for the 2017 Alaska cruiseseason. Show details will be revealed in early 2017.

Sailwith BBC Earth Experts on Feature Cruises

Guestswho want a deeper BBC Earth experience can join select feature cruises eachyear. Guests will discover what happens behind the scenes on BBC Earth'sgroundbreaking documentaries by sailing with producers, cameramen andpresenters. These BBC Earth experts will host master classes and question-and-answersessions in their field so guests can learn directly from the show's creators.

In2017 four BBC Earth feature cruises have been scheduled. Featured guest talentwill be announced at a later date. Feature cruises include:

• January29, ms Koningsdam — 7-day eastern Caribbean departure roundtrip fromFort Lauderdale.

• April7, ms Oosterdam — 18-day Panama Canal transit from Tampa to San Diego.

• July8, ms Maasdam — 7-day Canada and New England cruise from Montréal toBoston.

• October27, ms Volendam — 14-day Taiwan and Japan sailing from Shanghai to HongKong.

  AboutBBC Earth

  BBCEarth is a global factual brand which seeks to inspire audiences in the U.K.and worldwide with the most incredible sights, stories and characters from thenatural world. Commercially and internationally the brand is managed by BBCWorldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Sinceits launch the brand has grown across multiple platforms including brandedblocks on television, live events, social media, visitor attractions,theatrical releases for cinema and giant-screen films and online at BBC.com. From 2015 the BBC Earth brand launched newchannels internationally that are dedicated to bringing audiences premium factualcontent.

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