MS Zaandam

MS Zaandam is a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line, named for the city of Zaandam, Netherlands near Amsterdam. She was built by Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy and delivered in 2000. Zaandam is part of the Rotterdam class and a sister ship to Volendam, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.

Zaandam in Glacier Bay, Alaska
History
NameZaandam
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorHolland America Line
Port of registry Rotterdam
BuilderFincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiana SpA, Marghera, Italy
Yard number6036
Laid down26 June 1998
Launched29 April 1999
ChristenedMay 2000
Completed6 April 2000
Identification
StatusOperating
General characteristics
Class and typeRotterdam-class (R-class) cruise ship
Tonnage
Length237 m (778 ft)
Beam32.28 m (105.9 ft)
Draught8.1 m (27 ft)
Decks10 decks
Installed power42,000 kW
Propulsion
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity1,432 passengers
Crew615

The ship was denied access to the Panama Canal and then to Fort Lauderdale after an outbreak of COVID-19 early in the 2020 pandemic. Four passengers and crew died of COVID-19 during or after that voyage.

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