MS Amsterdam

History
MS Amsterdam passing Lei Yue Mun
Name:	Amsterdam
Owner:	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator:	Holland America
Port of registry:	Netherlands, Rotterdam
Builder:	Fincantieri (Italy)
Cost:	US$400 million
Yard number:	Venice 6052
Maiden voyage:	30 October 2000
In service:	October 2000
Identification:	Callsign PBAD IMO number: 9188037 MMSI number: 244370000
Status:	Operational
Notes:	^[1]^[2]^[3]
General characteristics
Class and type:	R class cruise ship
Tonnage:	62,735 GT 30,766 NT 7,327 DWT
Length:	237.0 m (777.6 ft)
Beam:	32.25 m (105.8 ft)
Draught:	8.1 m (27 ft)
Decks:	12 decks
Deck clearance:	26.7 m (88 ft)
Ramps:	1
Installed power:	37,500 kW
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units (15.5 MW each)
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity:	1,380
Crew:	647
Notes:	^[2]^[3]

MS Amsterdam is a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line, named for the northern Holland city of Amsterdam. She is the line's Pacific flagship and is a sister ship to MS Rotterdam. She is the co-flagship of Holland America Line along with Rotterdam.

As with Rotterdam, Amsterdam features a multi-million dollar art collection. This includes a three-story, fully functional Astrolabe in the main atrium which took over 15 years to design.^[4]

During the summer, Amsterdam sails around Alaska; during the winter, she makes grand voyages around Asia, Australia/New Zealand & South Pacific. She also sails an around-the-world grand voyage round-trip from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Fuel consumption of 140 tons (39,500 gallons) of fuel per day at 21 knots speed.^[5]

References

↑ "Vessel details: MS Amsterdam". FleetMon. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
1 2 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
1 2 "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel MS Amsterdam". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
↑ "Sealetter New Cruise Ship Information". Sealetter Cruise Magazine. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
↑ "Ship's fuel consumption per mile". Cruise Critic forum. September 4, 2008.

External links

Official website
Professional photographs from shipspotting.com
"MS Amsterdam (9188037)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-06-26. (registration required (help)).
Current position at MarineTraffic

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List of ships built by Fincantieri

Ships	MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 HSC Almudaina Dos MS Amsterdam Italian destroyer Andrea Doria (D 553) MV Arcadia (2004) Assad-class corvette L'Austral MS Azura Le Boreal MV Britannia (2015) Britannia Seaways Italian destroyer Caio Duilio (D 554) MV Cape Victory (T-AKR-9701) MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) Caribbean Princess Carnival Breeze Carnival Conquest Carnival Dream Carnival Freedom Carnival Glory Carnival Liberty Carnival Magic Carnival Splendor Carnival Sunshine Carnival Triumph Carnival Valor Carnival Victory Carnival Vista BAP Carvajal (FM-51) Cassiopea-class patrol vessel Castoro Sei Italian aircraft carrier Cavour (CVH 550) Concordia-class cruise ship Costa Concordia Costa Deliziosa Costa Diadema Costa Fascinosa Costa Fortuna Costa Luminosa Costa Magica Costa neoClassica Costa neoRomantica Costa Pacifica Costa Serena Crown Princess (ship) Dawn Princess INS Deepak (A50) Destiny-class cruise ship Destriero Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel Disney Magic Disney Wonder Durand de la Penne-class destroyer Emerald Princess Italian ship Etna (A5326) MS Eurodam Falaj 2-class patrol vessel MS Fram Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) Golden Princess HSC Gotlandia II Grand Princess HSF Knossos Palace HSF Festos Palace HSC Hellenic Wind MV Karadeniz Powership İrem Sultan MS Koningsdam Laksamana-class corvette Le Lyrial MS Maasdam Maestrale-class frigate Majestic Princess MS Marina MDV1200-class fast ferry Minerva-class corvette MS Nieuw Amsterdam MS Noordam MV Oceana MS Oosterdam Pacific Aria Pacific Dawn (ship) Pacific Eden Pacific Jewel Petrobras 36 MS Pride of Hull MS Pride of Rotterdam MS Queen Elizabeth MS Queen Victoria Regal Princess (2014) MS Riviera MS Rotterdam Royal Princess (2013) Royal-class cruise ship Ruby Princess ORV Sagar Nidhi Saipem 7000 San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock Italian ship San Giusto Sauro-class submarine Scarabeo 8 Italian submarine Scirè (S527) Sea Princess MV Seabourn Encore MSC Seaside Serene (yacht) Seven Seas Explorer INS Shakti (A57) Silver Spirit (ship) Le Soléal Star Princess Star-class ferry Sun Princess Sun-class cruise ship HSC Speedrunner III HSC Speedrunner IV MS Superstar MS The Calypso Toti-class submarine MS Veendam MV Ventura Victory (yacht) MV Viking Sea (2016) MV Viking Sky (2016) MV Viking Star BAP Villavisencio (FM-52) Vista-class cruise ship Italian cruiser Vittorio Veneto (550) MS Volendam MS Westerdam MS Zaandam MS Zuiderdam

Related	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Fincantieri

Ships of the Holland America Line Fleet

Pinnacle class	Koningsdam Nieuw Statendam (due 2018)

Signature class	Eurodam Nieuw Amsterdam (2010)

Vista class	Noordam Oosterdam Westerdam Zuiderdam

Rotterdam class	Amsterdam Rotterdam Volendam Zaandam

Statendam class	Maasdam Veendam

Explorer vessel	Prinsendam

Former ships	Nieuw Amsterdam (1937) SS Rotterdam Nieuw Amsterdam (1984) Noordam (1984) Westerdam (1986) Ryndam Statendam

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