February 15: First Day of Five-Day Passage to Hawai'i
Holland America photo
After traveling southwest overnight, the ship pointed its bow at Hawaii, a heading 15° south of west (165°). The initial, more southerly course, was accompanied by an increase in speed to 22 knots with all five engines online. (Normally, the ship cruises at about 16 knots, running on three of its five engines.)
During his noontime briefing, the captain explained that he wanted to put distance between the ship and a massive storm bearing down on the West Coast. The captain added that even with these actions, it could be a bit lumpy overnight and into tomorrow.
Sea days are not known for generating blog content. If the weather does fuss up, maybe it will provide an interesting picture or two tomorrow. For today, if you are not interested in statistics about Nieuw Amsterdam, this is a good place to stop reading and do something more productive with your time.
from the pages of Wikipedia
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History |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder |
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Yard
number |
6181 |
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Laid
down |
15
July 2008 |
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Launched |
30
October 2009 |
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Christened |
4 July
2010 |
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In
service |
5 July
2010 |
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Identification |
·Call sign PBWQ |
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Status |
In
service |
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General characteristics |
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Class
& type |
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Tonnage |
86,700 GT |
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Length |
285.3 m
(936 ft) |
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Beam |
32.3 m
(106 ft) |
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Draught |
7.9 m
(26 ft) |
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Decks |
11
passenger decks |
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Installed
power |
64 MW
MaK M43C diesel-electric |
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Propulsion |
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Speed |
·23.9 knots (44.3 km/h;
27.5 mph) max ·21.8
knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph) (service) |
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Capacity |
2,106 |
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Crew |
929 |
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Nieuw Amsterdam was laid down on 15 July 2008, launched on 30 October 2009 and completed on 30 June 2010.
The ship was christened by Princess Maxima of the Netherlands in Venice, Italy on 4 July 2010 before embarking on its maiden voyage from Venice on 5 July 2010.
On 10 October 2017, Nieuw Amsterdam was driven ashore at Santa Cruz Huatulco, Mexico. Strong winds blew her from her mooring, snapping her lines. She was freed and returned to her berth, but required an extra night of examination for hull damage. She was cleared to sail safely the next day.
On 4 May 2019, Nieuw Amsterdam was struck by fleet-mate MS Oosterdam while docking stern-to-stern in Vancouver, British Columbia. No injuries were reported, and disembarkation on both ships proceeded as usual.
On 15 May 2020, Nieuw Amsterdam aided a sailing vessel in distress in waters off of Cape Town, South Africa. The vessel had lost its mast and was in need of fuel, and Nieuw Amsterdam was directed to its aid by the Cape Town Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre. Following a successful rendezvous, she continued on to Jakarta, Indonesia on a crew repatriation effort due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 24 March 2024, while on a cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nieuw Amsterdam suffered a steam release in an engineering space. Two crew members died and Carnival Cruises is investigating the incident.
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