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Founded in 1873- the Holland America Line provided services carrying passengers and freight between the Netherlands and North America. When the Second World War ended- only nine of Holland America Lines twenty-five ships had survived and the company set about rebuilding. The pride of HALs post-war fleet was SS Rotterdam- completed in 1959- which was one of the first ships on the North Atlantic equipped to offer two-class transatlantic crossings and single-class luxury cruising. However- competition from the airlines meant that in the early 1970s Holland America ended their transatlantic passenger services; in 1973 the company sold its cargo-shipping division.Now owned by the American cruise line Carnival- Holland America offers round-the-world voyages and cruises in the Mediterranean- the Caribbean and Asia. In this book- renowned ocean liner historian and author William H. Miller takes a look at the Holland America Line and its post-war fleet up to 2015....