{"id":21810,"date":"2014-09-17T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=21810"},"modified":"2014-09-17T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T08:00:20","slug":"wednesday-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=21810","title":{"rendered":"Holland America Crowns 'King' Of Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kudos to Holland America<\/a> for moving into the 21st century\u2026make that the 20th century. For the first time since 1873, a Holland America ship is getting an original name.<\/p>\n

It’s the ms Koningsdam.<\/p>\n

The ship will arrive in 2016 and be the biggest in Holland America’s aging fleet. Of the 15 ships currently still part of the fleet, four are at least 20 years old and all but three are at least 10 years old. The last new ship will be age six by the time the Koningsdam arrives. \"ms<\/a>The comparable in people years would be about age 33\u2026so imagine being 33 and getting a new sister!<\/p>\n

Koningsdam?<\/p>\n

The name means “king” in Dutch. The timing is ideal because it pays tribute to King Willem-Alexander<\/a>, who last year became the first king of the Netherlands in more than 100 years. The last male Dutch male baby was Prince Alexander, who was born in 1851\u2026and that’s today’s history lesson.<\/p>\n

Clearly, Holland America was waiting for another king to come up with another original name for a ship. Hmm, wonder if this ship will have a “godfather” when its name becomes official?<\/p>\n

The Koningsdam will carry 2,650 passengers. The average Holland America ship carries 1,650 and the Nieuw Amsterdam<\/a> \u2014 the last new ship in 2010 \u2014 has a capacity of 2,106. By today’s standards, all are far from being classified as “mega ships.” In advance of the Koningdam’s arrival, two other Holland America ships \u2014 the Ryndam<\/a> and the Statendam<\/a> \u2014 will be departing (in 2015) for Australia to sail under the P&O<\/a> flag.<\/p>\n

The familiar three-letter suffix at the end of all Holland America ships remains intact. One thing nobody’s been able to say about this cruise line for a long time is that it’s adding another “dam” ship.<\/p>\n

Today at\u00a0portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: The latest in cruise news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas
\n<\/a>7 nights
\nNovember 30, 2014
\nPort Canaveral<\/a> (return): Coco Cay<\/a>, St. Thomas<\/a>, St. Maarten
\n<\/a>Inside: $499
\nCost per day: $71
\n<\/strong><\/span>www.royalcaribbean.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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