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ms Prinsendam
Ship Facts
- Built 1987-1988 as Royal Viking Sun
- Entered service with Royal Viking Line on December 16, 1988
- Cunard Line bought Royal Viking Line in June 1994 - Cunard operated Royal Viking Sun until 1999
- Carnival Corp. took over Cunard in 1999, transferred the ship to their Seabourn Cruise Line division as Seabourn Sun late that year
- Ship transferred to Holland America Lines (HAL) on April 23, 2002, entered service with HAL on June 3, 2002
- A previous HAL ship by this name burned and sank off the Alaska coast in 1980 -
click here to read about it.
Technical Facts and Figures
Built at |
Wärtsilä Marine Industries Inc., Turku, Finland |
Ship's Registry |
The Netherlands |
Gross tonnage |
38,000 grt. |
Length extreme |
669' 3" (204.00 m) |
Beam waterline |
94'10" (28.90 m) |
Beam extreme |
106' 0" (32.32 m) |
Draft |
22' 11" (7.00 m) |
Top of mast above keel |
147' (45.50 m) |
Lateral projected area |
48,593 sq. feet (5,115 sq. m) |
Engines |
H.P. 4 x 7180.8 H.P - Medium speed diesel 530 RPM (4 x Wartsila
Sulzer type 8 ZAL 40 S)
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Propellers |
2 x 4-bladed CP System |
Bow thruster |
2 x 4-bladed CP Liaaen |
Stern thruster |
1 stern compass thruster 360 degrees rotateable |
Rudders |
2 semi-balanced (separately/combined) |
Passenger capacity |
793 (Lower berths) |
Crew |
443 |
Maximum passenger capacity |
837 |
Service speed |
18.5 knots |
Maximum speed |
21.8 knots |
Passenger Accommodations (2004)
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Penthouse Verandah Suite |
1 |
Deluxe Verandah Suite |
18 |
Superior Verandah Suite |
50 |
Deluxe Verandah Outside |
82 |
Large Outside |
220 |
Single Outside |
2 |
Standard Inside |
25 |
Total Number of Staterooms |
398 |
Public Rooms/Capacity (2004)
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La Fontaine Dining Room |
418 |
Odyssey Restaurant |
48 |
Wajang Theatre |
100 |
Queen's Lounge |
424 |
Crow's Nest Lounge |
100 |
Explorer's Lounge |
36 |
The Lido Restaurant |
171 |
Erasmus Library |
6 |
Oak Room |
20 |
Ocean Bar |
90 |
Java Bar/Café |
24 |
Meeting Rooms |
48/16 |
Internet Center |
11 |
Casino |
Blackjack tables; slot machines; dice table; roulette table; stud
poker.
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Spa Facilities |
Fitness center; dual saunas; massage rooms; beauty salon/barber shop;
tennis practice courts.
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