MS ''Eurodam'' is a for
Holland America Line
Holland America Line is an American-owned cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operate ...
. ''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 Signature-class ship, along with her
sister ship .
She also has dynamic positioning abilities using three
bow thruster
Manoeuvering thruster (bow thruster or stern thruster) is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, either the bow or stern, of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow th ...
s and two aft mounted
Azipod
Azipod is a trademark azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod") containing the electric motor driving the propeller, allowing ships to be more maneuverabl ...
s. Total electrical power generation is 64 MW by six
diesel generator
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s.
Service history
''Eurodam'' was christened by
Queen Beatrix
Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013.
Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husban ...
of the Netherlands at
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
, Netherlands on 1 July 2008 before embarking on its official 10-day maiden voyage from
Copenhagen
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on 5 July.
In April and May, the ship operated in the
Mediterranean
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and in
Western Europe
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The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...
. From May to August, the ship visited the
Baltic
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Peoples and languages
* Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian
*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...
,
Norway
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and the
British Isles
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before embarking to
Canada
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and
New England
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in September and October. From late October to early April the ship traveled on alternating western and eastern
Caribbean cruises.
Beginning in 2017, from May to September, the ship began operating
Alaska
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inside passage cruises out of
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
; from late October to early April, she travels on alternating western and eastern Caribbean out of
Fort Lauderdale
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
. ''Eurodam'' is scheduled to reposition in October 2018 and operate out of
San Diego
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, from late October to early April, and visit Mexico,
Hawaii
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, and the
French Polynesia.
Drydock
On 4 April 2011, ''Eurodam'' was
drydock
A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...
ed for ten days in
Freeport, Bahamas
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, this was the first time she had been refitted since construction in 2008.
On 20 December 2015 ''Eurodam'' re-entered service after a 14-day dry dock in the Bahamas.
Amenities
Similar in appearance to Holland America's
Vista-class vessels, ''Eurodam'' features one additional deck and several interior layout differences.
On board the vessel are five dining rooms, including The Pinnacle Grill in partnership with
Le Cirque
Le Cirque is a French restaurant that has had several locations throughout the New York City borough of Manhattan for more than forty years. It is currently closed, with its future status unknown.
New York City history
Le Cirque was establish ...
.
The main atrium features artwork designed by
Vincent Jansen and throughout the ship are reproductions of famous Dutch artists.
The mainstage and theater seat 890 in the audience.
On 15 July 2017
Oprah Winfrey launched the inaugural "Share the adventure cruise" aboard ''Eurodam'', an exclusive Holland America partnership with the ''Oprah Magazine O'', with ''O Magazine''-inspired activities including
tai chi
Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called " shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. ...
, meditation, an onboard O's book club, and healthy cooking demonstrations.
''Eurodam'' set a cruise industry record by earning its 11th consecutive perfect score of 100 on a routine United States Public Health (USPH) inspection conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during its last unannounced CDC inspection on 14 January 2017 at homeport Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US).
References
External links
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MS ''Eurodam'' accidents & incidentsfrom Cruise Mapper
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2007 ships
Panamax cruise ships
Ships built by Fincantieri
Ships built in Venice
Ships of the Holland America Line