MS Eurodam

	MS Eurodam in Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
History
Name	Eurodam
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Holland America Line
Port of registry	Netherlands, Rotterdam
Builder	Fincantieri; Marghera, Italy;
Yard number	6149
Laid down	9 February 2007
Launched	28 September 2007
Christened	1 July 2008; by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands;
Completed	16 June 2008
Maiden voyage	5 July 2008
Identification	Call sign PHOS; IMO number: 9378448; MMSI number: 245206000;
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Signature-class cruise ship
Tonnage	86,273 GT
Length	935 ft (285.0 m)
Beam	105.8 ft (32.2 m)
Draft	8 m (26 ft)
Decks	11 passenger decks
Installed power	MaK M43C diesel engines; 64,000 kW (86,000 hp) (combined);
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units
Speed	23.9 knots (44.3 km/h; 27.5 mph) (max); (22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (service);
Capacity	2,104 passengers
Crew	929
Notes

MS Eurodam is a Signature-class cruise ship for Holland America Line. Eurodam is the 80th ship to enter Holland America's service and, at 86,700 tons and carrying 2,104 passengers, she is the largest Holland America Signature-class ship, along with her sister ship MS Nieuw Amsterdam. She also has dynamic positioning abilities using three 1.9 MW (2,500 hp) bow thrusters and two 17.6 MW (23,600 hp) aft mounted Azipods. Total electrical power generation is 64 MW by six diesel generators.

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