Engineering:MS Ryndam (2021)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Ryndam |
| Owner: |
 Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Holland America Line |
| Ordered: | 19 January 2017 |
| Builder: |
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| Yard number: | 6278 |
| Completed: | May 2021 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pinnacle-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 99,500 GT |
| Length: | 975 ft (297 m) |
| Beam: | 114.8 ft (35.0 m) |
| Decks: | 12 passenger decks |
| Capacity: | 2,650 passengers |
MS Ryndam is a Pinnacle-class cruise ship currently under construction for Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation. She will be the third of HAL's Pinnacle class in the fleet and is scheduled to be delivered in May 2021.[1] MS Ryndam shares her name with three previous Holland America ships; the first served in the fleet from 1901 to 1929, the second from 1951 to 1973, and the third from 1993 to 2015.[2]
History
Planning and construction
On 19 January 2017, Carnival Corporation announced that it had signed a memorandum with Fincantieri for the third Pinnacle-class vessel for HAL.[3] The vessel was planned to be designed in line with the features and dimensions offered on her sister ships, MS Koningsdam and MS Nieuw Statendam, at 99,500 GT and with a guest capacity of approximately 2,660 passengers.[2][3]
Construction for the then-unnamed ship inaugurated with the steel-cutting on 13 March 2019 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Marghera.[1][2] On 7 April 2019, HAL announced the name of the third Pinnacle-class ship as MS Ryndam in honor of the name's history with the cruise line.[2] On 3 October 2019, HAL marked a milestone in the construction of Ryndam, when the first hull block was floated out to sea from Fincantieri's shipyard in Palermo.[4] She had her keel laid on 21 November 2019 in Marghera.[5]
The rest of the ship's hull blocks are being constructed in Marghera, and the ship's steel superstructure is scheduled to be completed in July 2020, with an official float-out happening shortly thereafter.[4]
Operational career
MS Ryndam is scheduled to set sail for her maiden voyage, from Trieste to Civitavecchia, on 21 May 2021, calling in Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Taormina, and Naples.[6] She will then re-position to Amsterdam, where she will be homeported the rest of her inaugural season, cruising to Northern Europe, including Norway , Iceland, and the Baltic region.[6] She will then re-position to Fort Lauderdale in October 2021 for her North American debut.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff, C. I. N. (2019-04-07). "Holland America Line to Name New Ship Ryndam" (in en-gb). https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/20655-holland-america-line-to-name-new-ship-ryndam.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Holland America's Next New Ship is Ryndam -- What to Expect" (in en). https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/holland-america-s-next-new-ship-ryndam-what-to-expect.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reiser, Emon (2017-01-19). "Carnival Corp. orders ships for Holland America, Princess Cruises". https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2017/01/19/carnival-corp-orders-ships-for-holland-america.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Saunders, Aaron (2019-10-11). "Holland America Launches First Hull Block for New Ryndam Cruise Ship" (in en-us). https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/4594/.
- ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (2019-11-21). "Keel Laid for New Ryndam at Fincantieri" (in en-gb). https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21971-keel-laid-for-new-ryndam-at-fincantieri.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Golden, Fran (2020-01-30). "Holland America Line Opens Bookings for Ryndam Cruises". https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5046/.
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