Princess Margriet of the Netherlands participated in a commemorative bell presentation at the Hotel New York that, in a prior life, was HAL’s headquarters from 1901 to 1977. Holland America, or HAL for short, commemorated its sesquicentennial with reverence by having the fleet’s current flagship, the 2-year-old, 2,650-passenger MS Rotterdam, arrive in its namesake city 150 years to the day of the company’s founding. The third-oldest major cruise line (after P&O and Cunard) was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on April 18, 1873. (Photo by David Dickstein)Īs for this year’s anniversaries ending in 0 or 5, the grandest has to be Holland America Line’s 150th. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Holland America President Gus Antorcha dedicate a commemorative 150th anniversary bell at the line’s former HQ in Rotterdam. Poor Sir Samuel Cunard, who established the first regularly scheduled transatlantic mail and passenger service with the maiden voyage of Britannia that departed on July 4, 1840. Not as fortunate was one esteemed cruise line Cunard missed a boatload of pomp and circumstance having its 180th anniversary come about in the fourth month of what became a 15-month industry shutdown. Even sweeter, their dates are beyond the dark cloud of COVID-19. In what sounds like something straight out of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not,” Carnival, Disney, Celebrity, Holland America, MSC, Oceania, Paul Gauguin, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Viking and Windstar all have major milestones on the calendar. As cruise companies navigate around the revenue-hitting remnants of a pandemic, nearly a dozen with well-timed milestones have a natural tie-in for limited-time deals, merchandise and itineraries, and for their pleasure-seeking passengers and smiling crews, another reason to make merry. For an industry that fears catastrophic weather, this perfect storm is quite welcome. Memorial contributions may be made to the Back to God Hour or Hospice of Holland.įuneral arrangements are under the auspices of the Mulder Chapel.It’s high season for milestones on the high seas.Ī flood of coinciding historical dates has many cruise lines riding a two-year wave of round-numbered anniversaries. Interment will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland. A funeral ceremony will be held on Monday, May 22, at 11:00am, at Providence Christian Reformed Church, 821 Ottawa Avenue, Holland. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, May 21, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Dykstra Funeral Home - Mulder Chapel, 188 West 32nd Street, Holland. and Cindy Vogelzang, of Holland, MI sister in-law, Helen Vender Weide of Drenthe, MI 8 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 12 step grandchildren, 18 step-great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. and Cheryl Swierenga of Holland, MI and Catherine Van Liere of Zeeland, MI step children, Mary and Don Swierenga of Grand Rapids, MI, Kris and Max Michmerhuizen of Holland, MI, John C. Jacquelyn is survived by her children, Dr/Col Donald J. Swierenga in 2016 sister, Pearl Heerspink in 2016 son in-law, Roger Van Liere in 2018. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Swierenga in 1990 second husband, John Vogelzang in 2004 brother, David Vander Weide in 2005 sister, Catherine Prince in 2011 son, John B. ![]() She was a member of Providence Christian Reformed Church, a Realtor/Broker for 21 years, a designer for Ebelink's Floral, a member of Women's Literary Club, a Calvinette leader and a Sunday School teacher at Maple Avenue Christian Reformed Church. ![]() Vogelzang was born in Chicago, Illinois, November, 1928 and moved to Holland in 1957. Jacquelyn Swierenga Vogelzang, age 94, of Holland, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
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