The latest deals from Holland America Line, which just came across our desk, will make any seafarer jump for joy and want to hop on board. The semi-premium cruise provider has a couple of nice promotions going for anyone who books a select 2016 and 2017 cruise by Feb. 29, 2016.

It’s called the “View and Veranda” and offers onboard spending credit on more than 400 cruises (that means you have money to burn at the spa, boutique, on wine, etc.). Plus, HAL is tossing in an opportunity for guests to receive two free shore excursions on cruises calling at select ports in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

Details of the Holland America offer: Multiple options

• Book a cabin on ms Noordam or ms Maasdam in Australia and New Zealand on select departures between September 2016 and March 2017 and score two free shore excursions when the itinerary visits Melbourne, Australia; or Auckland, Picton or Wellington, New Zealand.
• Pick select voyages from Octover 2016 through April 2017 aboard ms Volendam and earn two free tours when calling at Kagoshima, Japan; Halong Bay, Vietnam; Jeju City, South Korea; or Nathon, Ko Samui, Thailand.
• Go on a South America cruise from Oct. 2016 through March 2017 aboard ms Zaandam and rack up two complimentary tours when calling at Puerto Montt, Chile, and Montevideo, Uruguay.
• Book a select voyage by February 29 receive an onboard spending credit of up to $300 to $500 per stateroom depending on length of the voyage, in addition to stateroom upgrades, shore excursion discounts and Collectors’ Voyages savings.

In addition to the onboard credit, depending on departure and ship, guests who book an inside stateroom will be upgraded to an outside stateroom, and those booking an ocean-view stateroom will upgrade to a veranda — a value of up to $1,000 per stateroom. Deposits also have been lowered to as little as $100 to reserve a stateroom on cruises up to 21 days.

Select Collectors’ Voyages also are eligible for up to 25 percent off — a savings of as much as $3,198 per stateroom — under the View and Veranda promotion. Collectors’ Voyages combine back-to-back cruises to form a nonrepeating longer itinerary that provides a more in-depth exploration of a region.

Guests who reserve select shore excursions prior to cruising can take advantage of up to 10 percent savings if booked by March 15, 2016. This date is extended beyond the View and Veranda deadline. More than 1,500 tours will be eligible for the savings.

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