ms Veendam
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ms Veendam
Luxury cruise aboard MS Veendam by Holland America Line, an S-Class vessel offering a classic and elegant cruise experience. The ship features onboard art collections and refined public spaces. Amenities include balcony suites on the Verandah Deck, the Greenhouse Spa, a fitness center, the Lido Pool, and the Ocean Bar. Dining is centered in the Rotterdam Dining Room, with entertainment at the Showroom at Sea. Itineraries include Alaska, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Mediterranean.
Itineraries of the ms Veendam
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decks plans
Deck - 13
Sky
Deck - 12
Sports
Deck - 11
Lido
Deck - 10
Navigation
Deck - 9
Verandah
Deck - 8
Upper Promenade
Deck - 7
Promenade
Deck - 6
Lower Promenade
Deck - 5
Main
Deck - 4
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Technical specifications
- Classe: Statendam Class
- Tonnage: 57092
- Speed: 22.0 knots
- Passengers: 1350
- Decks: 13
- Length: 219 m
- Width: 31 m
History
- 25 mai 1996: Voyage inaugural
Frequently Asked Questions
She measured 57,092 gross tons, 219.21 metres by 30.80 metres, with 675 cabins spread over 10 guest decks. Those figures come from the register and from the notice Holland America published in 2020 confirming the departure of four ships. Cruise Industry News printed 55,819 tons in July 2026: that predates the 2009 dry dock, which added verandah cabins and lifted her tonnage. Veendam was the largest of the four Statendam-class ships, ahead of Maasdam at 55,575.
No, and this is the most stubborn confusion on the fleet. Veendam became Aegean Majesty in August 2020 and still carries that name, without interruption. Aegean Myth was Maasdam, bought by Seajets at the same time and later renamed Renaissance. A second error travels with it: several pages list "Victoria Majestic" among her names, from a charter Victoria Cruises Line announced in 2023 and never carried out; the ship has never sailed under it.
She was the last of the four Statendam-class ships, delivered on 1 May 1996, three years after Maasdam, which gave her a more refined interior plan. Her 57,092 gross tons and 1,350 guests at double occupancy put her above Maasdam's 55,575 tons and 1,258 guests, on identical exterior dimensions. Holland America used her mainly in the Caribbean, on Bermuda runs out of Boston and in Europe, while Maasdam took Alaska and the South Pacific. She is also the only one of the four no longer sailing.
Tied up at the Greek port of Aigio, in the Gulf of Corinth, laid up for roughly two years now as Aegean Majesty. She turned thirty in July 2026 alongside, with no guests aboard. Seajets holds three laid-up cruise ships in Greece, this one at Aigio, Majesty of the Oceans in Elefsis Bay and Queen of the Oceans at Astakos, all awaiting a commercial decision. The hull is intact and maintained: no scrapping has been announced or begun.
Nowhere, and that is the honest answer: Seajets sells no cruises and has announced no return to service. A client who wanted Veendam has to move to the current fleet, and the most interesting window is Mediterranean: Oosterdam comes out of refit on 2 December 2027 on seven-day cruises out of Barcelona. Air Transat makes Montreal-Barcelona year-round at two flights a week from 27 October 2026, which covers exactly that season. Zuiderdam follows on 2 April 2028 on a Rome to Barcelona run, an open-jaw sailing that needs an open-jaw air ticket.
The verandah cabins added in the 2009 dry dock were the most sought after, because the 1996 plan carried few of them. Neptune Suites gave access to the Neptune Lounge, a private room with a concierge, a real advantage on a two-week cruise. Outside cabins without a balcony offered the best space-for-position value, particularly low down and amidships. Inside cabins stayed narrow, better kept for short Bermuda runs than for European crossings.
The Rotterdam dining room seated 696 over two levels, the Pinnacle Grill 62 and the Lido buffet 372, with Canaletto for Italian and Slice for poolside pizza. The panoramic Crow's Nest held 250 seats and the Showroom at Sea 600, filled out by the Ocean Bar, the Explorer's Lounge, the MIX, a wine-tasting bar and the suite-only Neptune Lounge. The Explorations Café served as library and coffee house. For younger guests she carried a Club HAL and a teen room, The Loft.
The balcony count, thin until the 2009 dry dock and still modest afterwards, on a plan drawn in 1994. Inside cabins were narrow and the furnishings showed their age in the final years, despite successive refreshes. She had none of the entertainment of the recent big classes: one theatre, one specialty restaurant, no shopping promenade. Her last season was cut short by the pandemic, and many clients booked in 2020 never sailed at all.
No, she left the fleet in August 2020 and cannot be booked. On the eleven remaining Holland America ships, Have It All bundles meals at Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto, a shore excursion, a beverage package and internet access into one fare, with amounts left off this page. Veendam already carried both Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto, so the package would have suited her well. For the closest match on size, look at Zaandam.
Yes, on the same principle as fleetwide: a daily per-person amount charged to the cabin account, adjustable at the front desk, plus a service charge on bar purchases. On Veendam that contribution was shared among roughly 580 crew serving 1,350 guests at double occupancy. Her seven-day Bermuda runs out of Boston, heavily booked by repeat guests, generated plenty of personal gestures at the end of the week. No amounts appear here, and there is no cabin account left to settle: the ship is laid up.
Yes, Holland America's beverage packages applied to her as to the rest of the fleet, bought separately from the cruise fare. They were used in the Ocean Bar, the Explorer's Lounge, the MIX and the wine-tasting bar, four service points for 1,350 guests, which made for queues at peak hours. The Crow's Nest doubled as an observation lounge before dinner and a nightclub afterwards. On current ships the package still exists and also sits inside the Have It All bundle.
Modest, and nothing like what the fleet offers today. She left Holland America in August 2020, before low-earth-orbit connectivity reached the fleet. Her Caribbean and Bermuda routes stayed well covered, but European crossings and full days at sea quickly showed the limits of the satellite service of the time. Comparing her to a Vista-class ship on this point no longer means anything: 2020 and 2026 are not comparable.
Better than Prinsendam, without reaching the level of the recent ships. She carried a Club HAL for children and The Loft for teenagers, two dedicated rooms Prinsendam never had. Her seven-day Bermuda runs out of Boston drew New England families during school holidays. Her maximum capacity of roughly 1,620 against 1,350 at double occupancy points to a more generous reserve of upper berths than the small ships in the fleet offered.
Yes, every day sailed before August 2020 stays on the record and keeps counting towards the Star tiers up to 5 Star. Plenty of Montreal and Boston accounts were built on this ship's Bermuda runs, seven days at a time, repeated year after year. With the ship laid up and out of commercial service, no further days have been added since 2020. A client who wants to keep progressing has to book one of the eleven ships still sailing.
At 57,092 gross tons she moved more than a Vista-class ship, and her most exposed route was also her best seller: the seven-day Boston to Bermuda run crosses the Gulf Stream, known for its cross swell. Her stabilisers worked well under way, and the full promenade deck let guests walk outdoors, still the best remedy there is. Low, central cabins moved noticeably less than high forward ones. The same advice applies today on Zaandam, a ship of comparable size.
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