Winners representing each ship in the fleet selected to
compete for coveted Mirrorball Trophy
SEATTLE, Nov. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland
America Line has announced the 15 winning guest finalists who will
compete on the "Dancing with the Stars: At Sea" Champions Cruise
Dec. 6, 2014, aboard ms
Westerdam. Each winner will represent one of the 15 ships in
Holland America Line's fleet and
was selected via the onboard "Dancing with the Stars: At Sea" dance
competitions held throughout the past year on every
sailing.
The 15 guests and their professional shipboard dance partners
will perform and compete in the main show lounge for guests, as
well as dance pros and celebrities from the hit ABC television show
"Dancing with the Stars," who will be onboard the Champions Cruise.
The winning couple will walk away with the coveted Holland America
Line "Dancing with the Stars: At Sea Mirrorball Trophy" and title
of Holland America Line's "Dancing with the Stars: At Sea"
Champion.
"The talent we've seen this year during the 'Dancing with the
Stars: At Sea' guest competitions has been incredible and the
Champions Cruise is going to be a week filled with intense and
exciting competitions," said Richard
Meadows, Holland America Line's executive vice president,
sales, marketing and guest programs. "The Champions Cruise is the
perfect finale that allows us to showcase the hard work and
dedication of everyone involved with the 'Dancing with the Stars:
At Sea' program over the past year, and we look forward to crowning
the next champion."
The finalists who will compete on the "Dancing with the Stars:
At Sea" Champions Cruise Dec. 6, 2014
are:
- Simona Tsives of San Carlos,
Calif., representing ms Amsterdam.
- Matthew McGloin of New York, N.Y., representing ms
Eurodam.
- Elaine Jordan of Meeker, Colo., representing ms
Maasdam.
- Brenton Mitchell of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, representing
ms Nieuw Amsterdam.
- Maurice Van Melick of Arnhem,
Netherlands, representing ms
Noordam.
- Kelly Cooper of Concord, Calif., representing ms
Oosterdam.
- Jacoba Wendrich of Barendrecht,
Netherlands, representing ms
Prinsendam.
- Jamie Freedman of Boca Raton, Fla., representing ms
Rotterdam.
- Marie Liza Rodriguez of
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico,
representing ms Ryndam.
- LeeAnn Valero of Bulingbrook,
Ill., representing ms Statendam.
- Summer Knowlden of Lehi, Utah, representing ms
Veendam.
- Frances Manzo of Woodlands,
Texas, representing ms
Volendam.
- Ritchie Valenzuela of
San Diego, Calif., representing
ms Westerdam.
- Caroline Chan of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
representing ms Zaandam.
- Ian Alldritt of Nepean, Ontario, Canada, representing ms
Zuiderdam.
Joining the Champions Cruise to perform in a special production
show are two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion Kym Johnson and pro dancers Sharna Burgess and Artem Chigvintsev.
Celebrities set to perform include actress Sabrina Bryan and television personality
Carson Kressley.
The "Dancing with the Stars" talent will dazzle the audience
with dance numbers from the television series performed in the main
show lounge. Additional events on the cruise include a special
fashion show featuring the glamorous show costumes and a chance to
meet the dance pros and celebrities, ask questions and take photos
with them.
The Dec. 6 Champions Cruise visits
the eastern Caribbean sailing
roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., with calls at Half Moon Cay, the line's award-winning
private island in the Bahamas;
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Grand Turk, Turks
& Caicos.
Holland America Line's
partnership with "Dancing with the Stars" features the shipboard
program through the 2015-16 sailing season, culminating with
another Champions Cruise guest dance-off competition on the
Jan. 10, 2016, western Caribbean sailing of ms
Westerdam.
The 2015 schedule also will continue to feature "Dancing with
the Stars: At Sea" programming on every cruise throughout the year,
in addition to six special "Dancing with the Stars" theme cruises
featuring the show's professional dancers and
celebrities. Celebrities and professional dancers for 2015-16
will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information about the "Dancing with the Stars: At Sea"
theme cruises, consult a professional travel seller, call
1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit www.hollandamerica.com or
the Plan a Cruise tab at www.Facebook.com/HALcruises.
Editor's note: Photos from previous theme cruises that
featured Tristan MacManus,
Sabrina Bryan, two-time Mirrorball
trophy winners Kym Johnson and
Mark Ballas, Olympian Shawn Johnson
and television personality Carson
Kressley are available at
https://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/WNdb-fFX-cwW.
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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;
four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to ports in the
Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. The line currently
has a new 2,650-guest ship, ms Koningsdam, on order for
delivery in February 2016 from
Fincantieri shipyard.
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.
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