Holland America Line Announces Exclusive Tulip at World-Famous
Keukenhof Spring Gardens in Honor of 140th Anniversary
SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland
America Line is partnering with the world-famous Keukenhof Spring
gardens in the Netherlands to
develop an exclusive tulip for Holland America Line in celebration
of their 140th anniversary in 2013. Master grower Jan
Pennings, exhibitor at Keukenhof Gardens, chose a white-petaled
variety to honor the company that was originally founded in
Rotterdam on April 18, 1873, as a trans-Atlantic cargo and
passenger company.
To launch the planting of the new tulip, which will be harvested
next spring, Jan Pennings will hand over the first bulbs to Holland
America Line Captain Edward van Zaane; Nico
Bleichrodt, Senior Director of Sales, North and Central Europe; and Martin Schroder, loyal Mariner and member of the
Holland America Dutch advisory board. The event took place on
Nov. 16, 2012 by a windmill that was
donated to Keukenhof Gardens by Holland America Line in 1957. The
tulips are scheduled to bloom in spring, 2013. An
official christening and naming of the new tulip will be held in
April, 2013 at Keukenhof.
Known as the Garden of Europe,
Keukenhof is the world's largest flower gardens, situated near
Amsterdam, in the
Netherlands. Approximately seven million flower bulbs of
1,600 varieties are planted annually at the park. The
Keukenhof is only open for two months per year, from March 21 through May 20, and attracts more than
800,000 visitors from around the world. For more information
visit: http://www.keukenhof.nl.
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culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes —
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