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Holland America's ms Oosterdam Ship Facts

Holland America cruise lines ship the Oosterdam facts.

Year Introduced: 2003
Gross Tonnage: 85,000 grt.
Length: 951 feet
Beam: 105.8 feet
Maximum Speed: 24 knots (service at 22 knots)
Ship's Registry: The Netherlands
Passenger capacity: 1,848


Passenger Accommodations:

Penthouse Verandah Suite: 2
Deluxe Verandah Suite: 60
Superior Verandah Suite: 100
Deluxe Verandah Outside: 461
Standard Outside: 165
Standard Inside: 136
Total Number of Staterooms: 924


Public Rooms: Capacity:
Crow's Nest: 270
Smokers Room: 26
Golf Simulator Room: 8
Children's Playroom: 61
Lido Restaurant: 446
Concierge Lounge: 25
Main Show Lounge: 867
Meeting Rooms: 90
Internet Cafe: 24
Coffee Corner: 28
Piano Bar: 70
Sports Bar: 42
Casino: 200
Disco: 80
Alternative Theater: 170
Alternative Restaurant: 130
16-Hour Café: 62
Explorers Lounge: 74
Main Dining Room: 1,045
Casino: Blackjack tables; slot machines; dice table; roulette table; stud poker
Spa Facilities: Gymnasium fitness center; dual saunas; loofa scrub room; massage rooms; beauty salon/barber shop; tennis practice courts.

VISTA-CLASS FEATURES:
  • Premium cruise ships offering the ambience and greater intimacy not found on megaships.
  • Space ratio of 46, even greater than spacious existing ships of the fleet.
  • Exterior elevators, vertically transversing 10 decks and providing panoramic views from either side of the ship.
  • Spacious staterooms, nearly 85% of which will feature an ocean view.
  • 67% of all staterooms have verandahs.
  • Wide variety of accommodation categories, with more categories featuring verandahs.
  • A new "cabaret-style" show lounge, complementing a three-level main show lounge.
  • Expanded spa facilities.
  • Internet café and coffee corner.
  • Internet/e-mail dataports in all staterooms.
  • Extensive Club HAL children's facility, with indoor and outdoor areas.
  • Concierge lounge for the exclusive use of suite guests.
  • Dining options, including a two-level main dining room, a casual "round-the-clock" cafe, and an alternative restaurant.
  • Two interior promenade decks.
  • A covered exterior promenade deck encircling the ship.
  • Large Lido swimming pool beneath a retractable magradome.
  • Azipod propulsion system.
  • A new disco and the signature "Crow's Nest" observation lounge/nightclub.
  • Extensive multi-million-dollar art collection.
  • New facilities for the physically challenged:
     
    -- A total of 28 wheelchair-accessible staterooms in various categories.
     
    -- Dedicated elevator for wheelchair users, to assist with tender embarkation.
     
    -- 2 tenders equipped with wheelchair-accessible platforms
     
    -- Accessible areas at the bar counter and other public desks, wherever possible.
     
    -- All public rooms accessible.

 

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