MS Nieuw Statendam
{{short description|Cruise ship operated by Holland America Line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = February 2020}}
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| infobox caption = Nieuw Statendam | display title = }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = NIEUW STATENDAM (49895575701).jpg | Ship caption = Nieuw Statendam near Hook of Holland, May 2020 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Netherlands | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Netherlands|civil}} | Ship name = Nieuw Statendam | Ship namesake = | Ship owner = File:Carnival Corporation house flag.svg Carnival Corporation & plc | Ship operator = Holland America Line | Ship registry = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ship ordered = 19 December 2014 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Fincantieri (Marghera, Italy) | Ship yard number = 6244 | Ship laid down = 20 March 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/fincantieri-dry-dock-works-start-on-nieuw-statendam/|title=FINCANTIERI: DRY DOCK WORKS START ON "NIEUW STATENDAM"|date=2017-03-20|access-date=2017-03-21}} | Ship launched = 6 December 2017{{cite web|url= https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/fincantieri-nieuw-statendam-launched-in-marghera/|title=Nieuw Statendam launched in Marghera|website=Fincantieri}} | Ship sponsor = Oprah Winfrey | Ship christened = 2 February 2019{{cite web|url=https://cruiseradio.net/holland-america-line-replays-live-stream-for-new-ship-christening/|title=Holland America Line Replays Live Stream for New Ship Christening|date=2019-02-04|access-date=2019-09-10}} | Ship status = In service | Ship completed = November 2018 | Ship acquired = 29 November 2018 | Ship in service = 5 December 2018—present | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9767106}}
| Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass2|Pinnacle|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = {{GT|99,902}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|299.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship power = *4 × MaK 12V43C diesel generators producing {{convert|12,600|kW|HP|abbr=on}} each{{cite web|url= https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/prodotti-servizi/navi-da-crociera/holland-america-line/scheda-cruise_c-02-19_koningsdam-nieuwstatendam_275x225_web.pdf|title=Nieuw Statendam|website=Fincantieri|access-date=2020-02-15}} | Ship propulsion = 2 × {{convert|14,000|kW|HP|abbr=on}} ABB Azipod units | Ship speed = *Service speed: {{convert|18|kn}} | Ship capacity = *2,666 normal capicity | Ship crew = 1,053 | Ship decks = 12 passenger decks | Ship notes = }} |
MS Nieuw Statendam is a {{sclass2|Pinnacle|cruise ship}} operated by Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. Her name, Nieuw Statendam, alludes to the five previous ships in HAL's fleet named Statendam.{{cite web|last1=Knego|first1=Peter|date=December 19, 2014|title=Doubling The DAM and Adding A Vista!|url=http://maritimematters.com/2014/12/doubling-the-dam-and-adding-a-vista/|access-date=June 19, 2016|website=Maritime Matters}}{{cite web|last1=Knego|first1=Peter|date=April 27, 2016|title=KONINGSDAM Christened! NIEUW STATENDAM Declared!|url=http://maritimematters.com/2016/05/koningsdam-christened-nieuw-statendam-declared/|access-date=June 19, 2016|website=Maritime Matters}}{{cite web|last1=Stone|first1=Deborah|date=May 24, 2016|title=Holland America Line announces second new ship|url=http://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/673310/Holland-America-Line-announces-second-new-ship|access-date=June 19, 2016|website=Sunday Express}} She is the second of three Pinnacle-class ships built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri after {{MS|Koningsdam||2}} (2016) and before {{MS|Rotterdam|2020|2}} (2021). Two years after the first steel was cut in July 2016 to commence construction, she was delivered to HAL in November 2018 and began operating the following month.
Design
Nieuw Statendam has 12 passenger decks, a length of {{convert|299.75|m|ftin|abbr=}}, a draft of {{convert|8|m|ftin|abbr=}}, and a beam of {{convert|35|m|ftin|abbr=}}. She is powered by a diesel-electric genset system, with four MaK engines, each producing {{Convert|12.6|MW|hp|abbr=on}} to produce a total output of {{convert|50.4|MW|hp|abbr=}}.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Rebecca|date=2019-02-05|title=How Nieuw Statendam topped the EEDI index|url=https://www.rivieramm.com/opinion/opinion/how-inieuw-statendami-topped-the-eedi-index-21921|website=Riviera Maritime Media}} Main propulsion is via two ABB Azipods, each driven by a {{convert|14|MW|hp|abbr=}} electric motor. The system gives the vessel a service speed of {{convert|18|kn}} and a maximum speed of {{convert|22|kn}}. On two of the four engines, open loop exhaust gas cleaning systems are installed. The ship also carries 14 lifeboats and six tender boats built by Hatecke, each with a capacity of 150 passengers. All infrastructure and IT systems were provided by Lufthansa Systems.
File:Nieuw Statendam - Restaurant.jpg|Main Dining Room
File:Nieuw Statendam - Swimming pool.jpg|Lido Deck
File:Nieuw Statendam - Bridge.jpg|The bridge
File:Nieuw Statendam - MaK V12 engine.jpg|One of the four MaK V12 engines
Construction
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carnival-corporation-announces-two-new-ship-orders-fincantieri|title=Carnival Corporation Announces Two New Ship Orders with Fincantieri|date=2014-12-19|work=Carnival Corporation}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/holland-america-line-christens-koningsdam-names-next-ship-nieuw-statendam.html|title=Holland America Line Christens Koningsdam, Names Next Ship Nieuw Statendam|last=Leppert|first=Jason|date=2016-05-20|website=TravelPulse}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/holland-america-line-looks-to-the-future-and-honors-the-past-by-naming-next-pinnacle-class-ship-ms-nieuw-statendam-2016-05-20-620200|title=Holland America Line Looks to the Future and Honors the Past by Naming Next Pinnacle Class Ship ms Nieuw Statendam|date=2016-05-20|work=MarketWatch}}File:MS Nieuw Statendam under construction.jpg
On 12 July 2016, HAL celebrated the steel cutting of Nieuw Statendam, marking the beginning of her construction.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15581-first-steel-cut-for-nieuw-statendam.html|title=First Steel Cut for Nieuw Statendam|date=2016-07-12|work=Cruise Industry News}} 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. On 20 March 2017, the keel was laid for Nieuw Statendam in Marghera.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16590-keel-laid-for-nieuw-statendam-at-fincantieri.html|title=Keel Laid for Nieuw Statendam at Fincantieri|date=2017-03-20|work=Cruise Industry News}} The first block of the ship to be built, it measured {{Convert|11.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, {{Convert|34.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide, and weighed approximately {{Convert|260|t|lbs|abbr=on}}.
On 6 December 2017, the coin ceremony was performed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/holland-america-s-nieuw-statendam-celebrates-coin-ceremony|title=Holland America's Nieuw Statendam Celebrates Coin Ceremony|date=2017-12-11|work=Travel Agent Central}} Anne Marie Bartels served as the Madrina for the event, in which she welded an 1898 Dutch guilder to the ship's forward mast. The dry dock's gates were also briefly opened, allowing the hull to touch water for the first time. Shortly after, on 21 December 2017, the ship was floated out from the shipyard, where she would begin final outfitting.
Nieuw Statendam successfully completed her two sets of sea trials in August 2018.{{Cite news|last=Kalosh|first=Anne|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/nieuw-statendam-completes-sea-trials|title=Nieuw Statendam completes sea trials|date=2018-08-28|work=Seatrade Cruise News}} 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. She left for her second set on 18 August and arrived in Marghera on 22 August for continued work prior to her delivery. On 29 November 2018, Nieuw Statendam was delivered to HAL in Marghera.{{Cite news|last=Kramer|first=Gina|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/3562/|title=Nieuw Statendam Cruise Ship Delivered to Holland America Line|date=2018-11-29|work=Cruise Critic}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Kramer|first=Gina|date=2019-02-02|title=Oprah Winfrey Christens Holland America's Nieuw Statendam Cruise Ship|work=Cruise Critic|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/3717/}}
Service history
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.{{Cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Daniel|date=2018-11-30|title=Holland America Line Takes Delivery of Nieuw Statendam|work=Travel Market Report|url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Holland-America-Line-Takes-Delivery-of-Nieuw-Statendam}} The voyage called in Cartagena, Málaga, and Funchal.{{Cite news|date=2017-05-17|title=Bookings Open for ms Nieuw Statendam's Premiere Voyage and Inaugural Season of Caribbean Cruises|work=Carnival Corporation|url=https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/bookings-open-ms-nieuw-statendams-premiere-voyage-and-inaugural}} Nieuw Statendam sails Caribbean itineraries from Fort Lauderdale during the winter and re-positions in the spring to Europe to cruise from Amsterdam to Northern Europe and from Rome around the Mediterranean in the summer.{{Cite news|date=2018-02-07|title=Nieuw Statendam to Europe for 2019 Season|language=en-GB|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18498-nieuw-statendam-to-europe-for-2019-season.html|access-date=2018-02-09}}{{Cite web|last=Gibson|first=Rebecca|date=2018-12-04|title=Holland America prepares Nieuw Statendam for her maiden cruise|url=https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/holland-america-prepares-nieuw-statendam-for-her-maiden-cruise|website=CruiseandFerry.net}}{{Cite news|date=2019-08-12|title=Seven Holland America Line Ships Explore The Caribbean's Tropical Jewels And Cruise Line's Award-Winning Private Island On 2019-20 Cruises|work=Holland America Line|url=https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/news/2019-press-releases/news-20190812-Caribbean19-20.html}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|IMO 9767106}}
- [http://hollandamerica.com/ Holland America Line official site]
{{Holland America Ships}}
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Category:Ships of the Holland America Line
Category:Ships built by Fincantieri