ms Nieuw Amsterdam
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ms Nieuw Amsterdam
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The MS Nieuw Amsterdam is a Holland America Line ship, part of the Signature Class fleet, offering global itineraries including Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, the Panama Canal, Asia, and Antarctica. The experience is all-inclusive, focusing on gastronomy and wellness with high onboard comfort. Facilities include an outdoor pool, gym, open-air cinema, hair salon, and Wi-Fi. Excursions are included, along with bicycles for shore exploration. This ship is well suited for travelers seeking a comfortable, destination-rich cruise with a balance of culinary experiences, wellness amenities, and active exploration opportunities.
Itineraries of the ms Nieuw Amsterdam
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decks plans
Deck - 11
Observation
Deck - 10
Panorama
Deck - 9
Lido
Deck - 8
Navigation
Deck - 7
Rotterdam
Deck - 6
Upper Verandah
Deck - 5
Verandah
Deck - 4
Upper Promenade
Deck - 3
Promenade
Deck - 2
Lower Promenade
Deck - 1
Main
Ship's attributes
Services And Amenities
- Elevators
- Self-service laundry room
- Casino
- Jacuzzi
- Pool
- Beauty salon
- Spa & body care
Specific needs
- Wheelchair accessible staterooms
Technical specifications
- Classe: Signature Class
- Tonnage: 86273
- Speed: 23.9 knots
- Passengers: 2106
- Decks: 11
- Length: 285 m
- Width: 32 m
History
- 4 juillet 2010: Voyage inaugural
Frequently Asked Questions
The register gives 86,273 gross tons, 285.22 m by 32.21 m, over 12 guest decks. Count 2,106 guests on the basis of two per stateroom, roughly 2,400 if every berth is used, and a crew of around 930. She shares exactly the same tonnage as her twin Eurodam but is 21 cm shorter, a difference only the registers notice.
They are two separate ships, and the names blur easily over the phone. Nieuw Amsterdam is a 2010 Signature-class ship, 86,273 gross tons, 2,106 guests. Nieuw Statendam is a 2018 Pinnacle, 99,902 gross tons, 2,666 guests, with a Grand Dutch Café and a Rudi's Sel de Mer that Nieuw Amsterdam does not have. Always confirm the sailing number rather than the name alone.
She houses the fleet's single Morimoto by Sea dining room, inaugurated on the 16 December 2023 sailing and set on deck 11 facing Tamarind. On every other ship, Chef Masaharu Morimoto's name means a counter or an occasional evening. Against the Pinnacle ships she carries 550 fewer guests, which shows in queues and around the pool. What she lacks is a Grand Dutch Café and a proper seafood brasserie.
From April to September 2026 she runs one-way 7-day Alaska voyages between Vancouver and Whittier, taking in the Gulf of Alaska, Hubbard Glacier and College Fjord. In September she works down the Pacific coast and transits the Panama Canal. From November 2026 to April 2027 she sails Caribbean itineraries of 7, 9 and 12 days from Fort Lauderdale, including a 9-day Virgin Islands run and 12-day Panama formats.
Alaska comes back from April to September 2027, after which the ship heads south for a brand-new season running to March 2028, filling the slot Oosterdam leaves behind. The pivotal departure is 7 October 2027, 26 nights from Vancouver to San Antonio along the Peruvian and Chilean coast. Two 15-night Chilean fjords sailings follow in November, along with 22-night loops that include four days of Antarctic scenic cruising. On the air side, no nonstop links Montreal to Santiago or Buenos Aires: plan a connection and an arrival the day before, with the consolation of a near-identical time zone.
Verandah is the best compromise, avoiding forward deck 4, where balconies have solid steel railings that block the view from a chair. Spa staterooms near the Greenhouse make sense if you will actually use it, and Neptune Suites open the private lounge and concierge. For Antarctica and the Gulf of Alaska, aim for decks 5, 6 and 7 amidships. Single categories are entirely absent from this ship today.
For a fee: Morimoto by Sea and Tamarind on deck 11, Pinnacle Grill on deck 2, Canaletto on deck 9 and the seasonal Seafood Boil. Included: the Dining Room on decks 2 and 3, Lido Market, New York Pizza, Dive-In and Explorations Café on deck 11. For rooms, the Music Walk gathers Billboard Onboard, the Rolling Stone room and B.B. King's Blues Club, with a contemporary trio now in the Ocean Bar. The World Stage theatre occupies the forward end of decks 1 and 2.
The cabins show their fifteen years: shower curtains rather than glass doors, tight storage, dated decor and wallpaper lifting in places. Service can be uneven from one bar to another, especially at peak hours. The absence of single staterooms forces every solo traveller onto double occupancy. She does appear on the Holland America Evolution roster, yet no relaunch date has been made public, and the line keeps its yard calendars confidential as a matter of policy.
A shore excursion credit, the Signature beverage package, specialty dining nights and a Surf Wi-Fi package, all scaling with the length of the cruise. On a 7-day Alaska that means one dining night; on the 22-day Antarctic runs, three. Those nights are used at Pinnacle Grill, Tamarind, Canaletto or Morimoto by Sea depending on shipboard policy. Grand Voyages sit outside the most generous tier.
A daily amount per person is posted to the onboard account, children included, at a higher rate for Neptune and Pinnacle suites. It can be prepaid on the booking before departure. On the long southern voyages of 22 to 26 days the cumulative figure becomes significant, so it is better raised at deposit than discovered on the final bill. Beverage service charges remain separate.
The Signature package covers up to fifteen alcoholic drinks a day, with a per-drink value ceiling and service charges included, and both adults in the stateroom must buy it. In Alaska, with long days ashore, the payback is uncertain. On the 22-day South America and Antarctica voyages, where sea days dominate and evenings run at Billboard Onboard or B.B. King's Blues Club, it becomes far more attractive.
The ship is on Starlink satellite connectivity, with a Surf package for the basics and Premium for video. In Alaska, coverage weakens deep in the inlets and near the glaciers. For the southern season, expect longer dropouts in the Drake Passage and along the Antarctic Peninsula, where satellite coverage is structurally thinner. Warn any client who must stay reachable.
Yes in Alaska and the Caribbean, far less so in the southern season. Club HAL takes three- to twelve-year-olds in two groups with a separate teen space, and registration is free. The ship has plenty of staterooms for three or four, but no true two-bathroom family cabin like the Pinnacle ships. On the 22-day Antarctic itineraries the passenger mix is almost entirely adult.
It is the five-tier loyalty programme, Star Mariner to Five-Star Mariner, fed by cruise days and onboard spending, with double days in a suite. On a 2,106-guest ship the most concrete benefit is priority access to Morimoto by Sea and Tamarind, two small rooms that sell out on day one. Long southern voyages push tiers up quickly, since a single sailing can count 26 days.
Two stretches of her programme deserve an honest warning: the Gulf of Alaska crossing between Whittier and Vancouver, and above all the Drake Passage on the Antarctic itineraries, among the roughest waters anywhere. She measures 285.22 m and carries stabilisers, which helps without erasing the motion. Book amidships on decks 5, 6 or 7, and start medication before departure rather than after. The winter Caribbean, by contrast, stays very calm.
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