SEATTLE, Jan. 19 -- Holland America Line is offering travelers
the opportunity to experience one of the most spectacular and treasured
cruising destinations -- the Panama Canal -- and save up to $2,000 (CDN$3,100)
per couple.

Depending on sailing date selected, Holland America Line's special "Five
Star Bonus Dollars Off" promotion offers bonus savings of $300 to $1,000 (CDN:
$500 to $1,550) per person over and above Holland America Line's Early Savings
and Alumni Discounts on selected sailings.

The bonus savings apply to March and April Panama Canal Cruises ranging in
length from 10 to 21 days. The special promotion is available to travelers who
book by Feb. 29, 2000.

With the additional savings, cruise fares start at just $1,389 (CDN$2,099)
per person, double occupancy, for a 10-day cruise on board the ms Maasdam
between Ft. Lauderdale and Holland America Line's new homeport of Puerto
Caldera, Costa Rica.

Holland America Line guests spend a full day in the Canal transit, marveling
at one of man's most remarkable engineering feats and learning its epic story
from a Canal historian.

On either side of the canal await the mystique of foreign ports, historic
whispers from Mayan ruins to the Spanish Main, fascinating eco-tours and shore
excursion adventures. A day-long call at Holland America's popular private
island paradise, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, highlights most Canal cruises.

Holland America's special "Five Star Bonus Dollars Off" promotion applies to
the following cruises:

-- The Maasdam's 10-day trans-Canal cruises between Ft. Lauderdal and Puerto
Caldera departing on March 2, 12 and 22; April 1 and 11. With Early Savings
of 44 to 51 percent, plus $300 (CDN$500) bonus savings, starting cruise fares
range from $1,389 (CDN$2,099) to $1,599 (CDN$2,419) per person, double
occupancy.

-- A 17- to 21-day trans-Canal cruise April 9 on board the ms Nieuw
Amsterdam from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles, Victoria or Vancouver, B.C. With
Early Savings of 37 to 40 percent, plus $600 (CDN$950) bonus savings, starting
cruise fares range from $2,199 (CDN$3,369) to $2,529 (CDN$4,349) per person,
double occupancy.

-- A 14- or 16-day trans-Canal cruise April 11 on board the ms Rotterdam
from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale or New York. With Early Savings of 30 or 31
percent, plus $500 (CDN$800) bonus savings, starting cruise fares range from
$2,529 (CDN$3,869) to $2,819 (CDN$4,319) per person, double occupancy.

-- A 16- to 21-day trans-Canal cruise April 15 board the ms Westerdam from
Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego, San Francisco, Victoria or Vancouver, B.C. With
Early Savings of 37 to 40 percent, plus $600 (CDN$950) or $1,000 (CDN$1,550)
bonus savings (depending on stateroom category), starting cruise fares range
from $2,089 (CDN$3,179) to $3,442 (CDN$5,285) per person, double occupancy.

-- A 16- to 20-day trans-Canal cruise April 15 on board the ms Ryndam from
Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles, Seattle or Vancouver, B.C. With Early Savings
of 36 to 39 percent, plus $500 (CDN$950) bonus savings, starting cruise fares
range from $2,499 (CDN$3,829) to $2,889 (CDN$4,424) per person, double
occupancy.

-- A 14-day trans-Canal cruise April 21 on board the ms Volendam from Ft.
Lauderdale to San Diego. With Early Savings of 35 percent, plus $500 (CDN$800)
bonus savings, cruise fares start at just $2,339 (CDN$3,569) per person,
double occupancy.

-- A 14-day trans-Canal cruise April 23 on board the ms Veendam from Ft.
Lauderdale to Los Angeles. With Early Savings of 38 percent, plus $500
(CDN$800) bonus savings, cruise fares start at just $2,199 (CDN$3,389) per
person, double occupancy.

Holland America Line is a member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise
Lines alliance which also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Cunard Line,
Seabourn Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, and Windstar Cruises. Together, these
member lines share a commitment to quality and value, offering cruise
vacations that appeal to the widest range of lifestyles and budgets and sail
to some of the world's most exciting destinations.

Holland America Line has won the "Best Value in Cruising" award from the
World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society for the last eight years.

CONTACT: Erik Elvejord, CTC, or Julianne Chase, APR, 206-281-3535, or fax,
206-281-0351, both of Holland America Line-Westours Inc.