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The Nieuw Amsterdam, the new ship of Holland America Line, was christened on July 4th at Venice, by Princess Maxima of the Netherlands. The ship had been delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera July 2sd, 2010. Sistership of the Eurodam, which entered service in 2008, the Nieuw Amsterdam is 285 meters long with a tonnage of 87,000 tons. The ship has 1,053 cabins, a double base capacity of 2106 passengers. This summer it will operate from Venice for sailings 7 to 12 nights to Croatia, the Greek Islands and Turkey, and the Italian ports of the west coast. Next winter, the Nieuw Amsterdam will sail for the United States and propose, from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) 7-night cruises to the western and eastern Caribbean. |