MS Volendam: Cruise Ship With a Floral Theme

Owned and operated by the Holland America Cruise Shipping Line, the MS Volendam is a spectacular cruise vessel specimen gaining immense popularity because of its unique designing and presentation attributes.

Pervading the entirety of the vessel, the designing composition veers towards a flowered display of architecture, wall hangings and curtains and even sculpts. These in addition to the presence and beauty of actual flowers, thoroughly accentuate the overall appeal and the allure of the Volendam.

MS Volendam
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Put into operation in the year 1999, the Volendam cruise ship bears the distinctive creative style of the Holland America Cruise Shipping Line. The cruise shipping line has a fleet of several awe-inspiring vessels, though the magnificence of the Volendam transcends every other vessel in the Holland American fleet.

MS Volendam Specifications

–          The Volendam measures 781 feet lengthwise with a beam of slightly over 105 feet and a speed of about 23 knots

–          The cruising vessel is registered to the Dutch port of registry, flying under the Netherlands flag

–          The vessel has a GRT of over 61,000 tonnes with a crew of 615 members

–          The maximum voyager carrying capacitance of the vessel is around 1,800 people

MS Volendam is classified as an R-category cruise ship and was built in the Italian shipbuilding yard of Fincantieri in Venice. At present, there is only one other vessel apart from MS Volendam, operating under this categorisation – the MS Zaandam. Just like her sister vessel, the MS Zaandam too has been designed singularly. The noteworthy facet however is that, the designing aspects of both the sister ships Volendam and Zaandam bear no similarity to each other.

Volendam Cruise Ship Features

As distinguishable the vessel’s construction and designing is, its facilities and amenities are equally worth boasting. Patrons aboard the Volendam cruise ship get to experience:

–          Restaurants offering amazing and choicest food options

–          Entertainment arenas providing the best onboard entertainment facilities

–          Internet feasibilities and Gallerias

–          Lounge bars, saloons and coffee houses offering unique ambiences of reposing

–          Spa and other recreational amenities for relaxation and unwinding

Volendam Review

A Volendam review cannot be presented without describing the designing attributions of the vessel, both on its interior and exterior. But though the designing and constructional aspects start out as the vessel’s primary appeal, the tours and voyages undertaken by the vessel are equally worth marvelling about.

MS Volendam undertakes cruising journeys to various exotic geographies like New Zealand, Hawaii and Alaska and to various other loci in Europe. Apart from these jaunts, patrons can also visit the various Caribbean Islands in the Atlantic.

In the year 2011, the Volendam cruise ship underwent comprehensive renovations and presently, after these renovations, its attraction to the tourist communities has been enhanced quite substantially.

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