WESTERDAM
imo 9226891
Registered Owner: HAL - Antillen N.V - Operator: Holland - America Line - USA a Carnival Corp.& Plc Company.
Third ship bear this name and also the third of HAL's new Vista -class ships. Her predecessors the Westerdam II now sailing as Costa Europa. The Westerdam I was a cargo-passengership on the route Rotterdam-New York vv.left HAL fleet in 1965.
Entered service: 2004 - Converted: 2007 - Gross tonnage: 82.348 - Pass. cap. lower beds: 1918 - All berths: 2457 - Passenger decks: 11 - Length: 285,40 m.- Beam: 32,25 m. - Drive: diesel/electric/gasturbine: 5 dieselengines make Wärtsilä NSD 3x type 16ZAV40S and 2x type 12ZAV40S total output 51.940 kW. - 1 GE gasturbine type: LM2500PE output 15.400 kW.for electric board supply - Ship has two independent enginrooms - Propulsion: 2 ABB/Azipods drives 17.600 kW. each - Service speed: 22 knots - Max speed 24,2 knots - Built: Fincantieri - Italy - Yard no: 6077 - Classification: Lloyds Register - Flag: The Netherlands - Homeport: Rotterdam
Sisterships: Zuiderdam - Oosterdam and Noordam.
| At the end of the building phase, a fire broke out at one of the public rooms. The official delivery date has not been postponed. |
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During drydock in April 2007
at Palermo the Westerdam get the same lay-out and capacity as the
Noordam. All remaining Vista-ships get the same modification Zuiderdam 2008-Oosterdam 2009. |
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| The design theme reminds of the
great history that both Holland and America share.The Dutch were some of the
earliest settlers of America and such names as Hoboken, Brooklyn, and New
Amsterdam, which became New York, reflect Dutch heritage in America. Today the Dutch are one of the biggest investors in the USA. |
| Images before conversion with original aftdecks |
| Images after conversion with extended aftdecks |
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 Vista diningroom |
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