ABC's Smash Hit 'Dancing with the Stars' Sizzles On Board Holland
America Line
SEATTLE, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland
America Line announced today that an exciting new "Dancing with the
Stars" experience will be featured on board the premium cruise
ships of Holland America Line next year. Whether you like to Tango,
Quickstep, Paso Doble, or sit back
and enjoy watching the sizzling performances, the new program
offers guests an entirely unique experience on the seas.
Six theme cruises in 2013 and early 2014 will feature "Dancing
with the Stars" events including dance lessons; a chance to meet
the dancers, ask questions and take photos; and a dazzling
production starring celebrities and the famed dance pros, complete
with glamorous costumes and routines from the TV show. Currently
scheduled to appear on select sailings are two-time champion pro
dancers Mark Ballas and Kym Johnson; pros Tristan MacManus and Lacey Schwimmer; and some of your favorite
celebrity competitors.* More dance pros and celebrities to be
announced.
In addition to the theme cruises, every sailing on all 15
ships in the Holland America Line fleet will feature an exclusive
"Dancing with the Stars" program including dance lessons and an
opportunity for some lucky guests to dance center stage in an
exciting dance-off performance. These activities will feature the
ships' professional dancers and will be developed in collaboration
with the show's dancers and choreographers.
"'Dancing with the Stars' is an international phenomenon and we
know this exciting new addition to our entertainment line-up will
be very popular with our global guests," said Richard Meadows, executive vice president,
marketing, sales and guest programs for Holland America Line. "The
theme cruises offer a unique opportunity to interact with dance
pros and stars from the show, learn the moves and even take center
stage."
The "Dancing with the Stars" theme cruises are: Feb. 16, 2013 ms Eurodam 7-day
Eastern Caribbean; Jun. 22, 2013 ms Veendam 7-day
Canada & New England;
Jun. 30 and Jul. 7, 2013 ms Oosterdam 7-day
Alaska; Jan. 5, 2014 Nieuw Amsterdam 7-day
Eastern Caribbean; and
Jan. 12, 2014 ms Nieuw
Amsterdam 7-day Western
Caribbean.
For more information about the "Dancing with the Stars" theme
cruises and Holland America Line's cruises and CruiseTours, consult
a professional travel seller, call 1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425),
visit www.hollandamerica.com or the Plan a Cruise tab at
www.Facebook.com/HALcruises.
Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars currently airs Mondays,
8:00 p.m. (ET) and Tuesdays,
8:00 p.m. (ET) on ABC.
*Performers are subject to change.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland
America Blog. Access all social media outlets via the Online
Communities quick link on the home page at
www.hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland
America Line's fleet of 15 ships
offers more than 500 cruises to 415 ports in 98 countries,
territories or dependencies. One- to 110-day itineraries visit
all seven continents and highlights include Antarctica, South
America, Australia/New
Zealand and Asia voyages; a
Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the
Caribbean, Bermuda, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal.
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence
enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $500 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts
Center presented by Food & Wine magazine — a state-of-the-art
onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and
culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes —
Explorations Café powered by The New York
Times, Digital Workshop powered by Windows, teens-only
activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by
flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.
World's Leading Cruise Lines
Holland America Line is a proud member of World's
Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Carnival
Cruise Lines, Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, Costa Cruises and
Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each guest and a commitment
to quality and value, World's Leading Cruise Lines inspires people
to discover their best vacation experience. Together, we offer a
variety of exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's
most desirable destinations. Visit us at
www.worldsleadingcruiselines.com.
About Dancing with the Stars
The Dancing
with the Stars format launched as Strictly Come Dancing
in the UK in 2004. Dancing with the Stars, produced by BBC
Worldwide Productions, premiered on ABC in 2005 as the U.S. version
of the smash hit series. Both Strictly Come Dancing and
Dancing with the Stars continue to attract mass audiences on
both sides of the pond. Additionally, the DWTS format has
been licensed to more than 40 countries across six continents and
has been broadcast in over 75 countries around the world. The
Guinness Book of World Records named Dancing with the
Stars/Strictly Come Dancing officially the world's most
successful reality TV format in 2010 based on format sales, viewing
figures and spin-off shows. The format was also named the
most-watched entertainment show in the world by trade publication
TBI in 2008. The show has been lauded by viewers and critics alike
and has won countless awards. In 2009, DWTS made Emmy®
history, garnering 10 nominations, the most for any non-fiction
programming in a single award year. Since 2006, the show
has won 10 Emmys® and has been nominated 55 times. DWTS
has also been the recipient of two People's Choice Awards (2008 and
2009), the first ever Game Show Award (2009) and in 2012, the NAACP
Image Award for Outstanding Reality Series, the GLAAD Media Award
for Outstanding Reality Program and the Critic's Choice Award for
Tom Bergeron as Best Reality Show
Host.
About BBC Worldwide Productions
BBC Worldwide
Productions is one of five core businesses under BBC Worldwide
America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and
wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC), BBC Worldwide. Led by Jane
Tranter, BBC Worldwide Productions is based in Los Angeles and develops and produces scripted
and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks, as
well as digital platforms. The production company is responsible
for various titles currently on air and in production including
Da Vinci's Demon (Starz), Criminal Justice
(HBO), Getting On (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY),
Torchwood: Miracle Day
(Starz) Breaking Pointe (CW), Richard Hammond's Crash Course (BBC
AMERICA), What Not to Wear (TLC), The Week the Women
Went (Lifetime) and the cultural phenomenon, Dancing with
the Stars (ABC).
About BBC Worldwide Ltd.
BBC Worldwide Limited is the
main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists to exploit the
value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence fee payer
and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The
company has five core businesses: Channels, Content &
Production, Sales & Distribution, Consumer Products and Global
Brands. In 2011/12, BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of
£155 million on headline sales of £1085 million and returned £216
million to the BBC. For more detailed performance information
please see our Annual Review website:
http://www.bbcworldwide.com/annualreview.
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