MS Eurodam

Promenade deck and tender

MS Eurodam passing Hoek van Holland on 2 July 2008
Career
Name:	MS Eurodam
Owner:	Carnival Corporation & PLC
Operator:	Holland America Line
Port of registry:	Netherlands, Rotterdam
Builder:	Fincantieri Marghera, Italy
Yard number:	6149
Laid down:	February 9, 2007
Launched:	September 28 2007
Christened:	1 July 2008 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Completed:	June 16 2008
Maiden voyage:	July 5 2008
Status:	In service
Notes:	[1][2][3]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Signature class cruise ship
Tonnage:	86,700 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	935 ft (285.0 m)
Beam:	105.8 ft (32.2 m)
Draft:	8 m (26 ft)
Decks:	11 passenger decks
Installed power:	64 MW MaK M43C diesel-electric
Propulsion:	Azipod
Speed:	23.9 kn (44.3 km/h; 27.5 mph) (max) (22 kn (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph) (service)
Capacity:	2,104 passengers
Crew:	929 crew
Notes:	[4]

MS Eurodam is a Signature class cruise ship for Holland America Line. Following a christening ceremony by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on 1 July 2008.^[3] she entered service on July 5 2008 on her maiden voyage from Copenhagen. Eurodam is the 80th ship to enter Holland America's service and, at 86,700 tons and carrying 2,104 passengers, she is the largest Holland America ship to date, along with her new sister MS Nieuw Amsterdam.^[3] She also has dynamic positioning abilities using three 1.9 MW bow thrusters and two 17.6 MW aft mounted Azipods. Total electrical power generation is 64 MW by six diesel generators.^[5][6]

In April and May, the ship operates in the Mediterranean and in Western Europe. From May to August, the ship visits the Baltic, Norway and the British Isles before Eurodam is going to Canada and New England in September and October. From late October to early April the ship goes on Caribbean cruises.^[7]

Drydock

On 4 April 2011, the Eurodam was put into drydock for ten days in Freeport, Bahamas for the first time since construction in 2008.^[8] During this time the ship had new paint applied to the hull, the thrusters, azipods, stabilizers and hull fittings were serviced, and new teak decking was installed on the Lido deck.^[9][10]

Amenities

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  The Pinnacle Grill

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  The Explorer's bar

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  Atrium stairs

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  The mainstage

The Eurodam has ten cabins with floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows. Eighty-six percent of the cabins are on the outside, and 67% have balconies. Throughout the ship are touchscreens with navigation information for passengers.^[11] On board the vessel are five dining rooms, including The Pinnacle Grill in partnership with Le Cirque.^[12] Exclusive to the Signature ships are the pan- Asian themed restaurant, Tamarind, and the African-themed Explorer's Bar.^[13] The main atrium features artwork designed by Vincent Jansen and throughout the ship are reproductions of famous Dutch artists.^[14] The mainstage and theater seat 890 in the audience.^[11]

References

1. ^ "launch of MS Eurodam". Holland America Lines. http://www.eurodamnews.com/2007/09/28/eurodam-floated-out-in-marghera-today/. 
2. ^ "List of MS Eurodam milestones". Holland America Lines. http://www.eurodamnews.com/construction-milestones/. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Queen Beatrix to name Eurodam". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 2008-03-12. http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080312005429. Retrieved 2008-03-12. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "List of MS Eurodam stats". Holland America Lines. http://www.eurodamnews.com/eurodam-stats/. 
5. ^ "MS Eurodam". Holland America Line. http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruiseships/Eurodam. 
6. ^ "Captains Log - Eurodam Azipods". 2008-11-13. http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2008/11/13/captains-log-eurodams-azipods/. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
7. ^ "Cruises to Alaska, Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the world on Holland America, one of the best cruise lines:". Holland America Line. 2010. http://www.hollandamerica.com/find-cruise-vacation/FindCruises.action?shipCodeSearch=ED. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
8. ^ Captain Darin Bowland (2011-04-04). "Captains Log - Eurodam in dry dock at Granda Bahama shipyard". http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2011/04/04/eurodam-in-dry-dock-at-grand-bahama-shipyard/. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
9. ^ Captain Darin Bowland (2011-04-12). "Captains Log - Final Hull Inspection". http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2011/04/12/captains-log-eurodams-final-hull-inspection/. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
10. ^ Captain Darin Bowland (2011-04-08). "Captains Log - More photos of Eurodam in dry dock". http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2011/04/08/captain%E2%80%99s-log-more-photos-of-eurodam-in-dry-dock/. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Holland America Eurodam!". cruisereport.com. 2008-07. http://www.cruisereport.com/CruiseReview.aspx?cr=2002. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
12. ^ "Holland America Line partners with legendary Le Cirque restaurant". http://www.hollandamerica.com/pageByName/Simple.action?requestPage=LeCirque. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
13. ^ "Holland America - Onboard our ships - Dining". http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-onboard/Dining.action. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
14. ^ "Art on Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Amsterdam Celebrates New York’s Dutch Heritage" (Press release). 2010-06-24. http://www.hollandamerica.com/news/NewsRelease.action?newsReleaseId=894. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 

External links

• HAL Official site
• Official MS Eurodam construction news blog
• Official ms Eurodam Site