Holland America Line (HAL) has announced that the name of the next Pinnacle Class ship set for delivery in fall 2018 will be ms Nieuw Statendam.
Honoring the company’s past while keeping its eyes on the future, Nieuw Statendam will be the sixth ship in HAL’s history to bear the name Statendam. It will be built at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy, and construction will begin this summer.
99,500 GT
Like sister-ship ms Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam represents a new class of ship for the cruise line. Carrying 2650 guests, the 99,500-gross-ton ship will feature several of the innovative venues that were introduced on Koningsdam as well as new concepts that will debut on the newbuild.
Interior Design
Renowned hospitality designer Adam D. Tihany’s designs will be featured on Nieuw Statendam, bringing his vision to this latest vessel as he did with Koningsdam. Furthermore, several public areas will be designed by Bjorn Storbraaten, who successfully worked with HAL on the Koningsdam, Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam in designing the ship’s public rooms.
The History of the Statendam Ships
The first Statendam launched in 1898 and was just 10,491 gross tons. It served the fleet until 1911. The second Statendam was built in the 1910s, but was sold to White Star Line as Justicia before it entered service. The next Statendam served the line from 1929 until 1940, when it was scrapped after a fire.
The fourth Statendam launched in 1957 and was christened by an 18-year-old Dutch Crown Princess Beatrix, who would later become Queen and name Eurodam as well. On 7 January 1958, the ship departed on a 110-day World Cruise, the first for HAL. Statendam remained in the fleet until 1982, when it was sold to Paquet Cruises.
The fifth ship to carry the Statendam name launched in 1993 and served the line until 2015, when it was transferred to sister cruise line P&O Cruises Australia, where it sails today as Pacific Eden.
