Holland American Line has announced a competition on its Facebook page that will award a lucky cruise lover with a seven-day cruise to Alaska for four people. They will stay in luxurious veranda staterooms. The closing date is the 30th November 2011 and the name of the winner will be announced in December.

All you have to do to enter the competition is to visit the company’s Facebook page, become a fan and answer a couple of questions. If you are already a fan then all you have to do is to fill out the form. The contest is limited to those who legally reside in the USA, the District of Columbia in Canada or the UK.

The executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Guest Programmes at Holland America Line, Richard Meadows, said “With a rapidly growing fan base, Holland America Line’s Facebook page has become an engaging way for cruise enthusiasts to interact with the company.”

He added that fans can also use the page to connect with each other and to read more about the company’s worldwide cruise offerings.

Apart from the competition the company has also launched a number of other Facebook initiatives recently. The Plan a Cruise, Roll Call and Connect tabs allow fans to locate fellow guests travelling with them on the same cruise liner, plan a cruise holiday and to access the company’s other social media pages such as YouTube, Twitter and the company blog, and to view a large number of photo albums.