OlsSalt Posted October 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2018 From the Swiss-based duty free shopping organizaion Dufrey website: not known which 8 HAL ships Expanding the portfolio by adding vessels of the Holland America Line The new agreement with Holland America Line covers a total of 1,744 m2 of retail space distributed across eight ships for a period of five years. The shops will offer a wide range of products including all core categories such as liquor, tobacco, perfumes and cosmetics and confectionery but also categories like sundries, souvenirs, apparel, leather and fashion accessories, sunglasses, electronics, souvenirs as well as fashion & custom jewelry. Moreover, Dufry and Holland America will develop a new souvenirs and logo program that will elevate the on-board retail experience and reflect the premium cruise-line brand. The Holland America Line is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, based in Seattle, United States. It has a fleet of 14 ships covering the main routes in Alaska, the US West- and East Coast, the Caribbean, North- and South Pacific and South America. ................. “We are reimagining the on-board shopping experience at Holland America Line by bringing on more regional items, premium products and quality logo gear”, said Orlando Ashford, president, Holland America Line. “Just as we have elevated many areas of our cruise product over the past few years, we anticipate that the retail enhancements will be popular with our guests and establish us as a retail leader in our industry”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted October 24, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 24, 2018 They were definitely on the Zuiderdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted October 24, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, *Miss G* said: They were definitely on the Zuiderdam. Was it an improvement? They were not on the recent Maasdam. I suspect they will go on the higher passenge number ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted October 24, 2018 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, OlsSalt said: Was it an improvement? They were not on the recent Maasdam. I suspect they will go on the higher passenge number ships. They were better than their last partnership but could still be improved upon. I bought Clinique and L’Occitane products because they were cheaper than on land, however they fell short in their other products like clothing and souvenirs. Edited October 24, 2018 by *Miss G* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammu2 Posted October 24, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I wouldn't mind spending a few bucks if there was some quality goods aboard. I'm a failure as a shopper though. You have to hook me and reel me in! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 24, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2018 It has been years since we bought anything from the shops -- just never saw anything we liked. Hopefully they will improve what they are selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted October 24, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I should add that the shops were full whenever I went by so they definitely appealed to the tastes of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 24, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Yea...... I love to shop but have failed to find anything I wanted in ghe shops on board for a very long time. Good t o read HAL is trying to improve the merchandise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted October 24, 2018 #9 Share Posted October 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Jammu2 said: I wouldn't mind spending a few bucks if there was some quality goods aboard. I'm a failure as a shopper though. You have to hook me and reel me in! Good luck! I'm with you, Jammu. HAL has missed out on revenue from me because they just don't carry the type of merchandise they did when I first started to cruise. Roz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 24, 2018 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I hope that there will be a selection of ship specific logo items and not all of the generic "dam ships" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRFBQN Posted October 25, 2018 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Just finished our 11-day cruise on the Zuiderdam this morning and we liked what we saw in the shops. It was freezing cold in Canada at the beginning of our trip and I was able to find a reasonably priced jacket that kept me warm. Mine just said Canada and New England on it, but my husband's was Holland America. Both we nice and just what we needed. They had new style totes and wristlets that had Zuiderdam on them, plus a good selection of Zuiderdam souvenirs - magnets, pens, keyrings, etc. They did have some generic things that said Holland America 2018 season - those weren't too exciting. The Oprah stuff that was left (some books) were on deep discount and the rest of the items were gone. Overall, we enjoyed the shops and spent more than we had on our last cruise (Oosterdam in January) when it looked like they were emptying the shelves and not restocking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekerstef Posted October 25, 2018 #12 Share Posted October 25, 2018 13 hours ago, rkacruiser said: I hope that there will be a selection of ship specific logo items and not all of the generic "dam ships" stuff. Agree about the ship-specific stuff but I really missed the dam ships merch earlier this year. Glad to hear that Zuidy seems to have some of the products that were very much lacking in Maasdam's shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted October 25, 2018 Author #13 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Recent Maasdam (first post-dry dock EXC InDepth) did have more Maasdam logo items in the HAL logo shop. Things are changing. But main shops were fairly unappealing. When will they realize that many in the HAL's female demographics are no longer into very short shirts and sleeveless items? Edited October 25, 2018 by OlsSalt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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