ms Nieuw Amsterdam

Holland America Line · Signature class · 2010

ms Nieuw Amsterdam measures 86,273 gross tons, with room for 2,106 guests. ms Nieuw Amsterdam sails 7-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale and moves to Vancouver in May 2027.

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Nieuw Amsterdam in Glacier Bay among ice floes, three-quarter bow view of her dark-blue Holland America hull with her name
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Built
2010
Tonnage
86,273
Decks
12
Cabins
1,053
Guests
2,106
2,527 at full occupancy
Crew
929

ms Nieuw Amsterdam cruise schedule

41 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 41 cruises

Where ms Nieuw Amsterdam sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Alaska, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. ms Nieuw Amsterdam sails from Fort Lauderdale (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027), San Diego (from Apr 2027) and Vancouver (from May 2027).

Fort LauderdaleSan DiegoVancouverWhittierNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports ms Nieuw Amsterdam visits

60 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How ms Nieuw Amsterdam sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

40sailings

  • Up to 5 nights13%
  • 7 nights1743%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights615%
  • 10–14 nights38%
  • 15+ nights1333%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 1 – 34 h
Port days
64%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
7
staying past midnight
Late departures
70
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights9 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights8 cruises
  • 5 ports · 3 sea days9 nights2 cruises
  • 12 ports · 9 sea days21 nights2 cruises
  • 13 ports · 8 sea days21 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

ms Nieuw Amsterdam specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Holland America Line
Class
Signature class
Year built
2010
Status
In service
IMO
9378450
MMSI
246648000

Size

Gross tonnage
86,273 GT
Length
285.2 m
Beam
32.3 m
Decks
12
Cruising speed
24 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,106
Guests, full occupancy
2,527
Cabins
1,053
Crew
929
Guests per crew member
2.3
Space per guest
41.0 GT

How it compares

171st largest of 350 ships in service, shared with ms Eurodam

Gross tonnage

  • ms Nieuw Amsterdam86,273
  • Holland America Line average84,205
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • ms Nieuw Amsterdam2,106
  • Holland America Line average2,090
  • All ships in service2,189

Signature class sister ships

Same design and size as ms Nieuw Amsterdam

See the Holland America Line fleet

Also from Holland America Line: ms Rotterdam, ms Nieuw Statendam, ms Koningsdam, ms Noordam, ms Westerdam, ms Oosterdam

About ms Nieuw Amsterdam

Nieuw Amsterdam is a Signature-class Holland America ship built by Fincantieri at Marghera and delivered in 2010, the sister of Eurodam. At 86,273 GT she carries 2,106 guests at double occupancy, and her interiors draw on New York City, the former Dutch settlement of Nieuw Amsterdam. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands christened her in 2010.