MS PRINSENDAM
Holland America Line's
"Elegant Explorer" made a splashy arrival in the Big
Apple on
Saturday, June 1st
The ms Prinsendam, newest vessel in Holland America Line's fleet of 11
premium cruise ships, arrived in New York accompanied by the retired
New York City fireboat John J. Harvey. Holland America has nicknamed
the 794-passenger, 38,000-ton Prinsendam the "Elegant
Explorer" and has refitted the former Seabourn Sun to match the
rest of the HAL fleet.
Registered in The
Netherlands, the 673-foot-long Prinsendam has 344 staterooms,
including one penthouse suite, 18 suites, 82 deluxe suites and eight
wheelchair-accessible staterooms. Its nine passenger decks encompass
15 public rooms and boutiques as well as a spa and gymnasium, and an
alternative restaurant.
The ship's inaugural
season commences with a trans-Atlantic crossing June 3, followed by
northern Europe, west and east Africa, Southeast Asia and
Australia/New Zealand cruises ranging in length from 10 to 22 days.
Take a walk through
the
Prinsendam
with Joyce Rachelson
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