MS Eurodam passing Hoek van Holland on 2 July 2008 |
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| 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]
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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]
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]
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