.jpg) Nieuw Statendam nearHook of Holland, May 2020 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Nieuw Statendam |
| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Holland America Line |
| Port of registry |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Ordered | 19 December 2014 |
| Builder | Fincantieri (Marghera, Italy) |
| Yard number | 6244 |
| Laid down | 20 March 2017[1] |
| Launched | 6 December 2017[2] |
| Sponsored by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Christened | 2 February 2019[3] |
| Completed | November 2018 |
| Acquired | 29 November 2018[4] |
| In service | 5 December 2018—present |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pinnacle-classcruise ship |
| Tonnage | 99,902 GT[5] |
| Length | 299.75 m (983 ft 5 in)[5] |
| Beam | 35 m (114 ft 10 in)[5] |
| Draught | 8 m (26 ft)[5] |
| Decks | 12 passenger decks |
| Installed power | 4 ×MaK 12V43C diesel generators producing 12,600 kW (16,900 hp) each[5] |
| Propulsion | 2 × 14,000 kW (19,000 hp)[5]ABBAzipod units |
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| Crew | 1,053 |
MSNieuw Statendam is aPinnacle-classcruise ship operated byHolland America Line (HAL), a division ofCarnival Corporation & plc. Her name,Nieuw Statendam, alludes to the five previous ships in HAL's fleet namedStatendam.[6][7][8] She is the second of three Pinnacle-class ships built by Italian shipbuilderFincantieri afterKoningsdam (2016) and beforeRotterdam (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.
Nieuw Statendam has 12 passenger decks, a length of 299.75 metres (983 ft 5 in), a draft of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in), and a beam of 35 metres (114 ft 10 in).[5] She is powered by a diesel-electricgenset system, with fourMaK engines, each producing 12.6 MW (16,900 hp) to produce a total output of 50.4 megawatts (67,600 hp).[9] Main propulsion is via twoABBAzipods, 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.[9] The ship also carries 14lifeboats and sixtender boats built by Hatecke, each with a capacity of 150 passengers.[9] All infrastructure andIT systems were provided byLufthansa Systems.[9]
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 MSKoningsdam, with similar dimensions and similar features that were introduced onKoningsdam.[10] On 20 May 2016, the dayKoningsdam was christened, HAL announced that the second Pinnacle-class ship would be namedNieuw Statendam, in honor of the name's history within the company.[11][12]
On 12 July 2016, HAL celebrated the steel cutting ofNieuw Statendam, marking the beginning of her construction.[13] The ceremony was performed in Fincantieri'sPalermo shipyard, but the block being built there was subsequently re-located to theMarghera shipyard, where the rest of the ship would be constructed.[13] On 20 March 2017, the keel was laid forNieuw Statendam in Marghera.[14] 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).[14]
On 6 December 2017, the coin ceremony was performed.[15] Anne Marie Bartels served as the Madrina for the event, in which she welded an 1898Dutch guilder to the ship's forward mast.[15] The dry dock's gates were also briefly opened, allowing the hull to touch water for the first time.[15] Shortly after, on 21 December 2017, the ship was floated out from the shipyard, where she would begin final outfitting.[15]
Nieuw Statendam successfully completed her two sets of sea trials in August 2018.[16] She first left Marghera on 10 August for two days before arriving at Fincantieri'sTrieste shipyard to review the sea trial's data and perform hull maintenance.[16] She left for her second set on 18 August and arrived in Marghera on 22 August for continued work prior to her delivery.[16] On 29 November 2018,Nieuw Statendam was delivered to HAL in Marghera.[4] She was christened byOprah Winfrey on 2 February 2019 atPort Everglades inFort Lauderdale, Florida, after performing a three-night sailing toHalf Moon Cay hosted by Winfrey andGayle King.[17]
Following her delivery,Nieuw Statendam sailed from Marghera to Rome, with a visit toVenice, to perform her inaugural voyage on 5 December 2018, atransatlantic crossing from Rome to Fort Lauderdale.[18] The voyage called inCartagena,Málaga, andFunchal.[19]Nieuw Statendam sailsCaribbean itineraries from Fort Lauderdale during the winter and re-positions in the spring to Europe to cruise fromAmsterdam toNorthern Europe and from Rome around theMediterranean in the summer.[20][21][22]
The ship is featured prominently in the 2025 documentary seriesSupercruising: Life at Sea, which follows Nieuw Statendam and hersister shipRotterdam on three voyages to destinations including the Caribbean, Panama Canal, and North Africa. The series offers a behind-the-scenes view of the ship's crew, operations and guest experience as they strive to deliver a high-end cruise holiday.[23]
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