Romantika arriving in Tallinn 12 August 2014

Holland Norway Lines is a Dutch startup ferry operator which operates a passenger and car ferry service between

Eemshaven Eemshaven (; en, Ems Harbor) is a seaport in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. In 1968, the Dutch government declared the Ems estuary ( Eemsmond) to be an economic key region. One of the key developments for the regi ...

, The Netherlands and

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

, Norway three times a week since 7 April 2022.The Local. ''New ferry route to connect Norway and Netherlands from 2022.''
/ref>CruiseMapper. ''Holland Norway Lines to launch new ferry service Netherlands-Norway from April 2022.''
/ref>DutchNews.nl. ''New shipping firm plans Eemshaven to Norway ferry service.''
/ref> The company has chartered the cruise ferry from the Estonian company Tallink Grupp for an initial period of three years. The ship has a maximum capacity of 1500 passengers and 350 cars. A trip takes about 18 hours from one way to another. The Company is founded by Bart Cunnen, and Patrick America.FreeShippingNews.com ''Interview with CEO Bart Cunnen from April 2022.''
/ref> In the same interview, it is also stated that by 2027 the company aims to operate emissions-free ships.

Fleet

Current fleet

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