MS Eurodam
MS Eurodam in Argostoli, Cephalonia on May 15th, 2016.
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| Name: | Eurodam |
| Owner: | HAL Antillen NV |
| Operator: | Holland America Line |
| Port of registry: |
 Netherlands, Rotterdam
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| Yard number: | 6149 |
| Laid down: | February 9, 2007 |
| Launched: | September 28, 2007 |
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| Completed: | June 16, 2008 |
| Maiden voyage: | July 5, 2008 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Signature class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 86,273 GT |
| Length: | 935 ft (285.0 m) |
| Beam: | 105.8 ft (32.2 m) |
| Draft: | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Decks: | 11 passenger decks |
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| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units |
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| Capacity: | 2,104 passengers |
| Crew: | 929 |
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MS Eurodam is a Signature class cruise ship for Holland America Line. Eurodam is the 80th ship to enter Holland America's service and, at 86,700 tons and carrying 2,104 passengers, she is the largest Holland America Signature class ship, along with her sister MS Nieuw Amsterdam. She also has dynamic positioning abilities using three 1.9 MW bow thrusters and two 17.6 MW aft mounted Azipods. Total electrical power generation is 64 MW by six diesel generators.
Eurodam was christened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at Rotterdam, Netherlands on July 1, 2008 before embarking on its official 10-day maiden voyage from Copenhagen on July 5.
In April and May, the ship operates in the Mediterranean and in Western Europe. From May to August, the ship visits the Baltic, Norway and the British Isles before embarking to Canada and New England in September and October. From late October to early April the ship travels on alternating western and eastern Caribbean cruises.
On 4 April 2011, the Eurodam was put into drydock for ten days in Freeport, Bahamas for the first time since construction in 2008. During this time the ship had new paint applied to the hull, the thrusters, Azipod propulsion units, stabilizers and hull fittings were serviced, and new teak decking was installed on the Lido deck.
The Eurodam re-entered service on Dec. 20, 2015 after a 14-day dry dock in the Bahamas. Notable modifications include the reconfiguration of the Lido buffet into the Lido Market Place, the conversion of the Northern Lights disco into the new Gallery Bar, while all suites were upgraded with new furniture, carpet, wall coverings and soft goods.
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