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Holland America Line Sponsors Hometown Golfer Landon Jackson in the Boeing Classic PGA TOUR Champions Event at Snoqualmie Ridge

Golferwho grew up in Seattle sets his sights on 2018 Champions Tour

Seattle,Wash., Aug. 22, 2017—Holland AmericaLine, Seattle's Hometown Cruise Line, is sponsoring golf professional LandonJackson at the Boeing Classic, a PGA Tour Champions Event. A Seattle native,Jackson is participating in the event with an eye on the 2018 PGA TOURChampions Tour. Holland America Line also has sponsored Jackson as he competedin several other tournaments this summer throughout Arizona, finishing in thetop 20 in every tournament this season.

In addition to sponsoring Jackson, Holland America Line is a sponsor of theBoeing Classic taking place Aug. 21-27 at the Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Jacksonwill be competing against 73 other PGA TOUR Champions professionals and willlead a team in the Pro-Am two-day tournament during the week and provideinstruction to aspiring junior golfers at the Youth Clinic Aug. 22.

"As Seattle's Hometown Cruise Line, it's exciting to have Holland AmericaLine's first-ever sponsored golfer be a local talent like Landon as he pursuesmaking it on to the PGA TOUR Champions," said Orlando Ashford, president ofHolland America Line. "Our mission every day is to fulfill the vacation dreamsof our guests, and supporting Landon on his path to realizing his dreams is gratifying,and we're eager to see the great things that Landon has waiting for him in hisgolfing future."

A graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle, Jackson was the firstAfrican-American pro at Pebble Beach Golf Links, where he was an assistant golfpro. He then moved to another Pebble Beach property, Del Monte GolfCourse, on California's Monterey Peninsula before returning to Pebble Beach.During his career, Jackson has conducted clinics that teach not only golfskills but also golf etiquette, and he co-founded the Monterey Junior GolfSummer Clinics for the Monterey Boys and Girls Club.

Jackson played on the golf team at Southern University in Baton Rouge,Louisiana, winning a Southwestern Athletic Conference championship. Among thehighlights of his career were instructing during the first Fir State Golf ClubClinics, where he played with a then 16-year-old Tiger Woods; qualifying forthe Ben Hogan tour; and meeting presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, GeraldFord and Jimmy Carter.

For more information, contact a travel professional, call 1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425)or visit hollandamerica.com.

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AboutHolland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE:CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line's fleet of 14 ships offers more than 500 cruises to morethan 400 ports in 98 countries, territories or dependencies around the world.From shorter getaways to 113-day itineraries, the company's cruises visit allseven continents with highlights including Antarctica explorations, SouthAmerica circumnavigations and exotic Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages;four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to the Caribbean, Cuba, Alaska,Mexico, Canada & New England, Bermuda, Europe and the Panama Canal. Theline welcomed msKoningsdam in 2016 and has a second Pinnacle-class ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, is tobe delivered in December 2018. A third Pinnacle-class ship, due for delivery in2021, recently was announced.

The company is undergoing $300 million in brand enhancements to secure itsposition as the leader in premium cruising. Fleetwide, the ships featureinnovative initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused ondestination immersion and personalized travel. Guests can expand theirknowledge through an exclusive partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine; during anAmerica's Test Kitchen show; at Explorations Café presented by The New YorkTimes; and by taking a Digital Workshop powered by Windows. Outstandingentertainment fills each evening at venues including Lincoln Center Stage,Billboard Onboard and B.B. King's Blues Club. The dining experience can besavored at a variety of restaurants with menus that feature selections fromHolland America Line's esteemed Culinary Council that comprises world-famouschefs who design dishes exclusively for our guests.

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