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Nieuw Statendam
Nieuw Statendam near Hook of Holland, May 2020
History
Netherlands
NameNieuw Statendam
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
OperatorHolland America Line
Port of registryRotterdam,  Netherlands
Ordered19 December 2014
BuilderFincantieri (Marghera, Italy)
Yard number6244
Laid down20 March 2017[1]
Launched6 December 2017[2]
Sponsored byOprah Winfrey
Christened2 February 2019[3]
CompletedNovember 2018
Acquired29 November 2018[4]
In service5 December 2018—present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePinnacle-class cruise ship
Tonnage99,902 GT[5]
Length299.75 m (983.4 ft)[5]
Beam35 m (115 ft)[5]
Draught8 m (26 ft)[5]
Decks12 passenger decks
Installed power4 × MaK 12V43C Diesel generators producing 12,600 kW (16,900 hp) each[5]
Propulsion2 × 14,000 kW (19,000 hp)[5] ABB Azipod units
Speed
  • Service speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[5]
  • Maximum: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[5]
Capacity
  • 2,666
  • 4,173 max persons on board[5]
Crew1,053

MS Nieuw Statendam is a Pinnacle-class cruise ship currently operated by Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. Debuting in December 2018, she is the second of HAL's Pinnacle-class, making her the sister ship to MS Koningsdam and the forthcoming MS Ryndam. Her name, Nieuw Statendam, alludes to the five previous HAL ships named Statendam.[6][7][8]

History

Planning

On 19 December 2014, Carnival Corporation announced it had ordered two new ships for their brands, with one being the second Pinnacle-class ship for HAL. The ship would be designed as the sister ship to MS Koningsdam, with similar dimensions and similar features that were introduced on Koningsdam.[9]

On 20 May 2016, the day Koningsdam was christened, HAL announced that the second Pinnacle-class ship would be named Nieuw Statendam, in honor of the name's history within the company.[10][11]

Construction

Nieuw Statendam under construction in Marghera, September 2017

On 12 July 2016, HAL celebrated the steel cutting of Nieuw Statendam, marking the beginning of her construction.[12] The ceremony was performed in Fincantieri's Palermo shipyard, but the block being built there was subsequently re-located to the Marghera shipyard, where the rest of the ship would be constructed.[12]

On 20 March 2017, the keel was laid for Nieuw Statendam in Marghera.[13] The first block of the ship to be built, it measured 11.3 m (37 ft) long, 34.8 m (114 ft) wide, and weighed approximately 260 t (570,000 lb).[13]

On 6 December 2017, the coin ceremony was performed.[14] Anne Marie Bartels served as the Madrina for the event, in which she welded an 1898 Dutch guilder to the ship's forward mast.[14] The dry dock's gates were also briefly opened, allowing the hull to touch water for the first time.[14] Shortly after, on 21 December 2017, the ship was floated out from the shipyard, where she would begin final outfitting.[14]

Nieuw Statendam successfully completed her two sets of sea trials in August 2018.[15] She first left Marghera on 10 August for two days before arriving at Fincantieri's Trieste shipyard to review the sea trial's data and perform hull maintenance.[15] She left for her second set on 18 August and arrived in Marghera on 22 August for continued work prior to her delivery.[15]

Delivery and christening

On 29 November 2018, Nieuw Statendam was delivered to HAL in Marghera.[4] She was christened by Oprah Winfrey on 2 February 2019 at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after performing a three-night sailing to Half Moon Cay hosted by Winfrey and Gayle King.[16]

Design and specifications

Nieuw Statendam has 12 passenger decks, a length of 299.75 metres (983.4 ft), a draft of 8 metres (26 ft), and a beam of 35 metres (115 ft).[5] She is powered by a diesel-electric genset system, with four MaK engines, each producing 12.6 MW (16,900 hp) to produce a total output of 50.4 megawatts (67,600 hp).[17] Main propulsion is via two ABB Azipods, each driven by a 14 megawatts (19,000 hp) electric motor. The system gives the vessel a service speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) and a maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). On two of the four engines, open loop exhaust gas cleaning systems are installed.[17] The ship also carries 14 lifeboats and six tender boats built by Hatecke, each with a capacity of 150 passengers.[17] All infrastructure and IT systems were provided by Lufthansa Systems.[17]

Though Nieuw Statendam carries over many of the facilities featured on Koningsdam, she also includes several changes, including an expanded theater,[4] expanded dining establishments,[17] several new restaurants,[4] a new music venue dedicated to rock music,[18] a new observation lounge and excursions center,[18][17] and an additional eight passenger cabins.[18][17]

Service history

Deployments

Following her delivery, Nieuw Statendam sailed from Marghera to Rome, with a visit to Venice, to perform her inaugural voyage on 5 December 2018, a transatlantic crossing from Rome to Fort Lauderdale.[19] The voyage called in Cartagena, Málaga, and Funchal.[20]

Nieuw Statendam currently sails Caribbean itineraries from Fort Lauderdale during the winter seasons and re-positions in the spring to Europe to cruise from Amsterdam to Northern Europe and from Rome for a short season around the Mediterranean in the summer.[21][22][23]

Currently the Nieuw Statendam is anchored near Katwijk (Netherlands) due to the corona pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "FINCANTIERI: DRY DOCK WORKS START ON "NIEUW STATENDAM"". 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Nieuw Statendam launched in Marghera". Fincantieri.
  3. ^ "Holland America Line Replays Live Stream for New Ship Christening". 4 February 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Kramer, Gina (29 November 2018). "Nieuw Statendam Cruise Ship Delivered to Holland America Line". Cruise Critic.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nieuw Statendam" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ Knego, Peter (19 December 2014). "Doubling The DAM and Adding A Vista!". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ Knego, Peter (27 April 2016). "KONINGSDAM Christened! NIEUW STATENDAM Declared!". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ^ Stone, Deborah (24 May 2016). "Holland America Line announces second new ship". Sunday Express. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Carnival Corporation Announces Two New Ship Orders with Fincantieri". Carnival Corporation. 19 December 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Leppert, Jason (20 May 2016). "Holland America Line Christens Koningsdam, Names Next Ship Nieuw Statendam". TravelPulse.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Holland America Line Looks to the Future and Honors the Past by Naming Next Pinnacle Class Ship ms Nieuw Statendam". MarketWatch. 20 May 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b "First Steel Cut for Nieuw Statendam". Cruise Industry News. 12 July 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b "Keel Laid for Nieuw Statendam at Fincantieri". Cruise Industry News. 20 March 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b c d "Holland America's Nieuw Statendam Celebrates Coin Ceremony". Travel Agent Central. 11 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ a b c Kalosh, Anne (28 August 2018). "Nieuw Statendam completes sea trials". Seatrade Cruise News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Kramer, Gina (2 February 2019). "Oprah Winfrey Christens Holland America's Nieuw Statendam Cruise Ship". Cruise Critic.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b c d e f g Moore, Rebecca (5 February 2019). "How Nieuw Statendam topped the EEDI index". Riviera Maritime Media.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ a b c Figueroa, Ana (20 December 2018). "New Options Abound on Nieuw Statendam". TravelPulse.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ McCarthy, Daniel (30 November 2018). "Holland America Line Takes Delivery of Nieuw Statendam". Travel Market Report.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Bookings Open for ms Nieuw Statendam's Premiere Voyage and Inaugural Season of Caribbean Cruises". Carnival Corporation. 17 May 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Nieuw Statendam to Europe for 2019 Season". Cruise Industry News. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (4 December 2018). "Holland America prepares Nieuw Statendam for her maiden cruise". CruiseandFerry.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Seven Holland America Line Ships Explore The Caribbean's Tropical Jewels And Cruise Line's Award-Winning Private Island On 2019-20 Cruises". Holland America Line. 12 August 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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