All of HAL's ship are "Dam Ships" - Westerdam, Oosterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam. You'll get used to it.

If you are interested in seeing loads of photos of our ship since her completion, go to Dutch by Association. Also, be sure to check out the review by John Heald written during and after her maiden voyage. John is the Senior Cruise Director for Carnival Cruise Lines and he has a pretty good sense of humor.

The photo taken by Rick Duval can be seen here at the Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Blog.

Our ship is 100 Days away from her maiden voyage! She even has her very own website! You can see her progress on the Holland America Blog or here at Dutch by Association. Both sites feature some interesting facts and great photos of our ship.



I was able to find this photo of a side-facing balcony on the Eurodam, the sister ship of ours. Our stern balconies will be a bit deeper, but you get the idea.





These are photos of the Deluxe Suite on the Eurodam. I imagine the decor will be slightly different on our ship, and our 2 suites will have the wrap-around balconies, but otherwise the layout will be the same.

I found a funny Youtube video of a tour of the Eurodam corner suite equivalent to ours (it will be 6164 on our ship). The guy directs his wife and bickers, but it shows the cabin and balcony quite well.