Holland America Line

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other Template:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} Holland America Line N.V. (HAL) is an American cruise line operating as a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Founded in 1873 in Rotterdam, Netherlands as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), the company operated regular transatlantic passenger and cargo services between Rotterdam and North America until 1971.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a dedicated cruise line, the company expanded through multiple acquisitions including Westours in 1971, Windstar Cruises in 1988, and Home Lines in 1988.<ref name=":1" /> In 1989, the company was acquired by Carnival Corporation.<ref name="maritime">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the line's cruise ships carry the names of former transatlantic ocean liners operated by the company. Its current flagship, Rotterdam (2020), is the seventh ship to bear such a name. As a major operator of cruises and overland tours in Alaska, the company owns multiple hotels and two railroads throughout the state.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The line also offers an annual world cruise and cruises throughout the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica.

HistoryEdit

Early decadesEdit

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The first Holland America headquarters in Rotterdam, now the Hotel New York.

Holland America Line was founded in 1873 as the Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (NASM).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Known colloquially and advertised as Holland-Amerika Lijn (HAL), the company was founded after Rotterdam (I) operated its first crossing from Rotterdam to Hoboken in October of 1872.<ref name=":1" /> Rotterdam (I) operated regular fifteen-day crossings with intermediate stops in Boulogne, France and Plymouth, United Kingdom until she sank in 1883.<ref name="Larsson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By that time, the line's fleet had grown to include the combination liners SS W.A. Scholten, SS P. Caland, SS Leerdam, and SS Edam. In 1885, Rotterdam (II) was acquired to replace the original. HAL's first house flag was introduced at around this time, featuring a tri-band of green-white-green derived from the flag of Rotterdam.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This design, which was also replicated on ships' funnels, remained unchanged until 1971.<ref name=":3" />Rotterdam (II) operated the line's first pleasure cruise in 1885, transiting the Kiel Canal to Copenhagen.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rotterdam (III) followed in 1897 as the company expanded rapidly.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Statendam (I) of 1898 was HAL's first ship of greater than 10,000 gross register tons (GRT) and by the line's 25th anniversary that year, the company had successfully carried over 400,000 immigrants from Europe to North America.<ref name="maritime" /><ref name="Statendam-I">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

File:House flag of Holland America Line (1873-1971).svg

Holland America Line's first house flag, based on the flag of Rotterdam.

Larger shipsEdit

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A painting of Rotterdam (III), launched by Harland & Wolff in 1897.

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Statendam (III) became troopship Justicia in 1914, and was sunk in 1918.

A trio of large ships built at Blohm+Voss entered service starting with SS Postdam in 1899, Rijndam (I) in 1901, and Noordam (I) in 1902.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Each ship measured at greater than 12,000 GRT, increasing the line's capacity significantly. In 1902, the independent line was acquired by the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM). Owned by American industrialist J.P. Morgan as a price-fixing cartel, Holland America was approached by Harland & Wolff shipyard chairman William Pirrie in a transaction that did not disclose his IMM connections.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As an unwitting member of IMM, the line introduced ever-larger ships including the 16,967 GRT Nieuw Amsterdam (I) of 1905 and the 24,129 GRT Rotterdam (IV) of 1908.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both ships were built by Harland & Wolff.

First World WarEdit

Statendam (II) launched in July of 1914 and was due to be HAL's largest-ever ship at 32,120 GRT. However, World War I ignited one month later and the ship was requisitioned by the United Kingdom during outfitting at Harland & Wolff. Reconfigured as the Justicia, she became the largest troopship to serve in the war and was torpedoed by a U-boat in 1918. NASM eventually accepted compensation in the form of 60,000 tons of steel from the UK Government.<ref name=Justicia>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dutch neutrality throughout the war did not spare multiple HAL ships, and the line lost five ships totalling over 30,000 GRT. Two German mines sank SS Eemdijk in 1915,<ref name="Eemdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in 1916 Template:SMU sank SS Blommersdijk.<ref name="Blommersdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February of 1917, Template:SMU sank an entire Dutch convoy including the SS Noorderdijk and SS Zaandijk.<ref name="Noorderdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Zaandijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the war, Dutch capitalists progressively purchased large shares of HAL from IMM and its subsidiaries. By 1917, these investors had successfully acquired half of IMM's shares in Holland America Line for over $3.5 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1918, American president Woodrow Wilson issued authorization to sieze 89 Dutch ships under angary. Nine of the line's ships were seized by the United States Shipping Board, including Rijndam (I) who survived the war as a troopship under the name USS Rijndam.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Of these nine ships, only SS Ossterdijk did not return after sinking due to a collision.<ref name="Oosterdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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A painting of Volendam (I), completed in 1922.

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Statendam (III) was laid down in 1921 but was not completed until 1929.

Between the World WarsEdit

Maasdam (I) and Edam (III) introduced steam turbine power to the Holland America fleet in 1921, entering service as 8,800 GRT ships serving ports including Antwerp, Bilbao, Santander, Gijón, Vigo, and Havana en route to Tampico.<ref name="Larsson" />Template:Sfn Volendam (I) and Veendam (I) followed in 1922, both of which served the flagship transatlantic route to Hoboken via Southampton, Halifax, and Boulogne.<ref name="Larsson" />

Also in 1921, the line introduced its first motor ships with MV Dinteldijk and MV Drechtdijk.<ref name="Dinteldijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Drechtdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 9,350 GRT refrigerated cargo ships had berths for up to 19 first class passengers and were followed by the larger MV Delftdijk and MV Damsterdijk in 1929 and 1930.<ref name="Delftdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Damsterdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Statendam (III) was commissioned at Harland & Wolff for completion in 1924, but Holland America Line ordered work to stop due to a lack of funds. After being laid up in an incomplete state for three years, the Dutch government issued NASM a loan for the ship's completion. After being towed to Wilton's Dok- en Werf Maatschappij in Schiedam, work was finally completed in 1929. Despite the onset of the Great Depression, Statendam (III) proved economical to run and served on the transatlantic run coupled with cruises to the Caribbean throughout the 1930s.<ref name=Statendam-III>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

By 1930 Holland America had expanded as far as the West Coast of the United States via the Panama Canal.Template:Sfn In collaboration with Royal Mail Lines, HAL's refrigerated cargo ships (as indicated by the -dijk suffix) ran tandem routes with RML ships including the Lochmonar and Lochgoil. New destinations for the line on these services included London, Vancouver, Guayaquil, and Bermuda.<ref name="Larsson" />

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Nieuw Amsterdam (II) entered service in 1938. She is the line's modern logo.

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Statendam (III) at left and Veendam (II) at right burning during the battle for Rotterdam.

In 1937 the line introduced Nieuw Amsterdam (II) as its new flagship. The 36,287 GRT liner cost the line 20 million guilders and immediately became the largest ship in the Dutch merchant fleet.<ref name="Nieuw-Amsterdam-II">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Variously hailed as the 'Darling of the Dutch' and a 'Ship of Tomorrow', Nieuw Amsterdam (II) earned prestige as the new Dutch ship of state, rivaling contemporaries such as the RMS Queen Mary, SS Normandie, and SS Rex. The line's modern logo, in use from 1983 to present day, is an artistic depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam (II) at sea.<ref name=":3" />

Second World WarEdit

In World War II, Holland America lost thirteen ships totaling over 140,000 GRT. Early in the war MV Binnendijk and SS Spaarndam were lost to mines,<ref name=Binnendijk>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Spaarndam>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and MV Burgerdijk was sunk by U-48 in 1940.<ref name="Burgerdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the German invasion of the Netherlands, multiple HAL ships were burnt out during the battle for Rotterdam. Statendam (III), MV Boschdijk, and MV Dinteldijk were lost in the initial battle,<ref name="Statendam-III" /> with MV Boschdijk later towed to the Baltic Sea as target practice for the Luftwaffe.<ref name="Boschdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> MV Dinteldijk was eventually scuttled in Rotterdam harbor as a blockship.<ref name="Dinteldijk" />

After the establishment of the Dutch government-in-exile, Holland America announced its intention to charter all of its transatlantic ships to the UK Government with the exception of Nieuw Amsterdam (II).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> SS Pennland and SS Westernland were quickly recquisitioned as troopships,<ref name="Pennland">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Westernland">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Nieuw Amsterdam (II) eventually joined the war effort in October of 1940. She survived the war, sailing over half a million miles and transporting over 400,000 military personnel for the allied forces as a troopship.

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Holland America's World War II memorial in Katendrecht, Netherlands.

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Rotterdam (V) was introduced as HAL's new flagship in 1958.

It is estimated that nearly 200 people were killed in wartime sinkings of HAL ships. The largest loss of life occurred in November of 1942 when Template:GS sank Zaandam (II), taking 135 souls.<ref name="Zaandam">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In January of 1941, 39 souls were lost when MV Beemsterdijk struck a mine.<ref name="Beemsterdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> More casualties occurred during the sinking of MV Bliderdijk by U-38 in October of 1940,<ref name="Bilderdijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> U-564's sinking of Maasdam (III) in 1941,<ref name="Maasdam">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the sinking of SS Pennland during the German invasion of Greece. Another U-boat sinking occurred in September of 1942, when MS Breedijk was sunk by U-34.<ref name="Breedijk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Allied forces inflicted losses on board MV Drechtdijk during an air raid after she had been captured by German forces.<ref name="Drechtdijk" />

Post-war eraEdit

After the war, HAL transported a large wave of immigrants from the Netherlands to Canada and elsewhere.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> The Rotterdam to Hoboken route continued to serve Southampton, but by 1948 the port of Boulogne was still unable to resume handling large ocean liners. Instead, from February 1948 Nieuw Amsterdam (II) started calling at Le Havre. At first she was the only HAL ship to do so. Veendam (II) made intermediate calls at Southampton only, and Noordam (II) and Westerdam (I) ran direct between Rotterdam and Hoboken.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By 1959, Holland America ships were also calling at Cobh, Quebec and Montreal. By 1963, they also served Bremerhaven.<ref name=Larsson/>

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Holland America's second house flag, in use from 1971 to 1988.

In 1958 Holland America launched Rotterdam (V), who quickly replaced Nieuw Amsterdam (II) as the new Dutch ship of state. Equipped for both two-class transatlantic service and one-class luxury cruising, her distinctive architecture and modern interior design placed her among the most innovative ships of the era. However, by the late 1960s, air travel began to displace transatlantic liner crossings. Nieuw Amsterdam (II) operated the line's final scheduled transatlantic service in 1971 as the line pivoted to cruising exclusively.<ref name=":1" /> To coincide with this change, the line introduced a new dark blue hull color for the entire fleet and rebranded the line's house flag for the first time in its history.<ref name=":2" />

In 1973, the line introduced its first purpose-built cruise ship with Prinsendam (I) and retired Nieuw Amsterdam (II). Through the line's 1971 acquisition of Westours, an Alaskan tour group, HAL's cruise schedule increasingly prioritized sailings throughout the Pacific Northwest. Rebranded as Holland America Line-Westours,<ref name=":3" /> the company built multiple hotels throughout Alaska and acquired the Rocky Mountaineer train line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1978, the line reincorporated in the United States and moved its headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut.<ref name=":2" /> New purpose-built cruise ships followed in the 1980s, including running mates Nieuw Amsterdam (III) and Noordam (III). In the late 1980s, the line introduced a new house flag and logo featuring a depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam (II) with Henry Hudson's Halve Maen.<ref name=":3" /> An iteration of this logo still exists today as the line's modern logo.

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Statendam (V) was the first ship built under Carnival Corporation ownership.

After relocating to Seattle, Washington, the company diversified into luxury cruising through an acquisition of Windstar Cruises in 1988.<ref name=":1" /> In that same year, Holland America purchased the struggling Home Lines and renamed the MS Homeric to Westerdam (II). In 1989, Carnival Corporation purchased the entire organization for 1.2 billion guilders. The former Dutch owners used the proceeds of the sale to establish the HAL Trust and HAL Investments, both of which are owned by the van Der Vorm family. The logo for these organizations is the line's original tri-band NASM house flag.<ref name=":3" />

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Rotterdam (VI) and Eurodam (I) docked alongside in Tallinn, Estonia in 2014.

US-based cruise line (1989–present)Edit

After being acquired by Carnival Corporation, HAL received a significant cash injection to overhaul and lengthen the newly-acquired Westerdam (II).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A quartet of new purpose-built ships was ordered from Fincantieri in Italy, the first of which entered service in 1993 as the 55,000 GRT Statendam (V). To much surprise, Carnival Corporation chose not to invest in the popular flagship Rotterdam (V), selling her to Premier Cruise Lines in 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Another quartet of new-build ships soon followed, dramatically increasing HAL's overall capacity. The first ship in the class was the 61,000 GRT Rotterdam (VI), who enjoyed co-flagship status with running mate Amsterdam (I). Both ships were distinguished by unique twin-uptake funnels designed to evoke Rotterdam (V).

In 1996, the line acquired Little San Salvador Island in the The Bahamas for $6 million from Norwegian Cruise Line.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> After spending over $16 million in renovations and renaming the island to Half Moon Cay, the island opened to HAL and Carnival passengers as a private destination island.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At the turn of the century, the line began to sell older tonnage including Nieuw Amsterdam (III) in 2000 and Westerdam (II) in 2001. Noordam (II) was bareboat chartered to Thomson Cruises in 2002 but remained under Holland America ownership until being sold in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At around this time, the company's name reverted back to Holland America Line.<ref name=":2" />

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The Pinnacle class, introduced with Koningsdam (I) in 2016, are HAL's largest-ever ships.

The Vista-class quartet of ships entered service starting with Zuiderdam (II) in 2002. Each of the four ships features a verandah stateroom ratio of 67% and twin funnels.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The slightly-enlarged Signature class entered service with Eurodam (I) in 2008 and Nieuw Amsterdam (IV) in 2010.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, one year before the introduction of the Pinnacle class, the first Carnival-commissioned ships left the fleet starting with Statendam (V) and Ryndam (III). In 2018, HAL acquired another rail line, the White Pass and Yukon Route between Skagway and Whitehorse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019, the line's smallest ship Prinsendam (II) was sold to German tour group Phoenix Reisen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zaandam (III) and Rotterdam (VI) made international headlines due to large numbers of infected passengers, causing them both to be denied passage through the Panama Canal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both ships were eventually granted passage, returning to Port Everglades, Florida after conducting ship-to-ship transfers of healthy passengers to isolate infected guests.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In July of 2020, HAL announced that four ships would leave the fleet, amongst which included co-flagships Rotterdam (VI) and Amsterdam (I), Maasdam (V), and Veendam (IV).<ref name="Sold">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This reduction in force left the Zaandam (III) and Volendam (III) as the only remaining small ships in the fleet. Due to the sale of the sixth Rotterdam, the in-progress Ryndam (IV) was renamed to Rotterdam (VII), eventually entering service in 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FleetEdit

Current fleetEdit

Ship name	In HAL service	Gross tonnage	Maximum speed	Passenger complement	Enclosed passenger decks	Flag	Image
Rotterdam class (R class)
Template:MS	1999	61,214	23 knots	1,432	9	Template:Flag	File:Kobe MS Volendam01n4272.jpg
Template:MS	2000	61,396	23 knots	1,432	9	Template:Flag	File:MS Zaandam.JPG
Vista class (V class)
The four Vista class ships are named for the points of the compass in Dutch.
Template:MS	2002	82,305	24 knots	1,916	10	Template:Flag	File:20080921-Piraeus-MS Zuiderdam.JPG
Template:MS	2003	82,305	24 knots	1,916	10	Template:Flag	File:MS Oosterdam, Princes Wharf, 2013 (cropped).JPG
Template:MS	2004	82,305	24 knots	1,916	10	Template:Flag	File:Westerdam Nov 24 2015.png
Template:MS	2006	82,318	24 knots	1,924	10	Template:Flag	File:Noordam.jpg
Signature class
The Signature class ships are an enlarged Vista class design.
Template:MS	2008	86,273	23.9 knots	2,104	11	Template:Flag	File:Eurodam.JPG
Template:MS	2010	86,700	23.9 knots	2,106	11	Template:Flag	File:Nieuw Amsterdam Jan 28 2025.jpg
Pinnacle class
The Pinnacle class ships are the largest in the line's history.
Template:MS	2016	99,863	22.2 knots	2,650	12	Template:Flag	File:Koningsdam (ship, 2016) 004.jpg
Template:MS	2018	99,863	22.2 knots	2,650	12	Template:Flag	File:NIEUW STATENDAM (49895575701).jpg
Template:MS	2021	99,863	22.2 knots	2,650	12	Template:Flag	File:MS Rotterdam in Rotterdam 2021-10-14.jpg

Former fleetEdit

Ship name	Built	In HAL service	Gross tonnage	Current flag	Notes	Image
Template:MS	2000	2000–2020	62,735 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Line in 2020 and renamed Bolette.	File:Amsterdam at Kobe07s3872.jpg
Template:MS	1997	1997–2020	61,849 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Line in 2020 and renamed Borealis.	File:Rotterdam at Pier Tallinn 31 May 2013.JPG
Template:MS	1996	1996–2020	57,092 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to Seajets in 2020 and renamed Aegean Majesty.<ref name="Sold"/>	File:MS Veendam Near Gloucester (recropped).jpg
Ryndam	1994	1994–2015	55,819 tons	Template:Flag	Transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in 2015 and renamed Pacific Aria.	File:Ryndam near Flåm 4.JPG
Template:MS	1993	1993–2020	55,575 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to Seajets in 2020 and renamed Aegean Myth.<ref name="Sold" />	File:Charlottetown Waterfront, Prince Edward Island (471303) (9450771460).jpg
Statendam	1993	1993–2015	55,819 tons	Template:Flag	Transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in 2015 and renamed Pacific Eden.	File:MS Statendam(js)02.jpg
Template:MS	1988	2002–2019	38,848 tons	Template:Flagicon Bahamas	Sold to Phoenix Reisen in 2019 renamed Amera.	File:Prinsendam arriving at Tallinn 6 July 2015.JPG
Westerdam	1986	1988–2002	54,763 tons	Template:Flag	Transferred to Costa Cruises in 2002 and renamed Costa Europa.	File:"Westerdam" - Québec City, 1997 (cropped).jpg
Noordam	1984	1984–2005	33,960 tons	Template:Flag	Bareboat chartered to Thomson Cruises and renamed Thomson Celebration; sold in 2018.	File:Noordam in Vancouver.jpg
Nieuw Amsterdam	1983	1984–2000	33,930 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to American Classic Voyages in 2000 and renamed Patriot; reacquired in 2002 and sold to Louis Cruises and renamed Spirit.	File:Nieuw Amsterdam at Vancouver (cropped).jpg
Template:SS	1959	1959–1997	38,645 tons	Template:Flag	Sold to Premier Cruise Lines in 1997 and renamed Rembrandt; now a museum and hotel in Rotterdam.	File:Valdez - SS Rotterdam (3847789627).jpg
Veendam	1958	1972-1984	14,984 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Volendam	1957	1972-1984	14,208 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Statendam	1956	1956-1982	24,294 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Prinsendam	1973	1973-1980	8,566 tons		Caught fire and sank off Yakutat, Alaska in 1980.
Ryndam	1950	1950-1973	15,015 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Nieuw Amsterdam	1937	1937-1973	36,982 tons		Sold to Nan Fung Steel Enterprise for scrap in 1973.<ref name=":4" />
Maasdam	1952	1952-1968	15,015 tons		Sold to Polish Ocean Lines in 1968 and renamed Stefan Batory.<ref name="Maasdam" />
Westerdam	1940	1946-1965	12,149 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Noordam	1938	1938-1963	10,726 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Aagtedijk	1945	1950-1963	7,646 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Groote Beer	1944	1952-1963	9,190 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Waterman	1945	1951-1963	9,176 tons		Sold to the Latsis Group in 1963 and renamed Margareta.<ref name="autogenerated3" />
Zuiderkruis	1944	1951-1963	9,178 tons		Sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1963.<ref name="autogenerated3" />
Dongedyk	1929	1929-1963	10,220 tons		Sold to Toshing Trading Co. Ltd. for scrap in 1963.<ref name="Delftdijk" />
Damsterdyk	1930	1930-1963	10,155 tons		Sold to Belvientes Compañia Naviera S.A. for scrap in 1963.<ref name="Damsterdijk" />
Veendam	1923	1923-1953	15,450 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Volendam	1922	1922-1951	15,434 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Breedijk	1922	1922-1942	6,861 tons		Sunk by U-34 in 1942.<ref name="Breedijk" />
Zaandam	1938	1938-1942	10,909 tons		Sunk by U-174 in 1942.<ref name="Zaandam" />
Maasdam	1921	1921-1941	8,812 tons		Sunk by U564 in 1941.<ref name="Maasdam" />
Beemsterdijk	1922	1922-1941	6,869 tons		Struck a mine and sank in 1941.<ref name="Beemsterdijk" />
Westernland	1918	1939-1940	16,479 tons		Transferred to the UK Ministry of War Transport in 1940.<ref name="Westernland" />
Pennland	1922	1939-1940	16,381 tons		Destroyed during the German Invasion of Greece.<ref name="Pennland" />
Bilderdijk	1922	1922-1940	6,856 tons		Sunk by U-38 in 1940.<ref name="Bilderdijk" />
Drechtdijk	1923	1932-1940	9,338 tons		Captured by Nazi Germany in 1940; sunk by Allied shelling in 1945.<ref name="Drechtdijk" />
Burgerdijk	1921	1921-1940	6,853 tons		Sunk by U-48 in 1940.<ref name="Burgerdijk" />
Boschdijk	1922	1922-1940	6,872 tons		Captured by Nazi Germany in 1940; sunk as a target ship in 1942.<ref name="Boschdijk" />
Dinteldijk	1922	1922-1940	9,399 tons		Captured by Nazi Germany in 1940; scuttled as a block ship in 1944.<ref name="Dinteldijk" />
Statendam	1929	1929-1940	29,511 tons		Destroyed during the Battle of Rotterdam.<ref name="Statendam-III" />
Rotterdam	1908	1908-1940	24,149 tons		Sold to N.V. Frank Rijsdijk's Industrieële Ondernemingen for scrap in 1940.
Binnendijk	1921	1921-1939	6,873 tons		Struck a mine and sank in 1939.<ref name="Binnendijk" />
Spaarndam	1922	1922-1939	8,857 tons		Struck a mine and sank in 1939.<ref name="Spaarndam" />
Veendijk	1914	1914-1933	6,874 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Westerdijk	1913	1913-1933	8,261 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Nieuw Amsterdam	1905	1905-1932	16,967 tons		Sold to Torazo Hashimoto for scrap in 1932.<ref name=":4" />
Gaasterdijk	1922	1922-1931	8,373 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Grootendijk	1923	1923-1931	8,365 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rijndam	1901	1901-1929	12,527 tons		Sold to N.V. Frank Rijsdijk's Industrieële Ondernemingen for scrap in 1929.
Noordam	1902	1902-1927	12,531 tons		Sold to N.V. Frank Rijsdijk's Industrieële Ondernemingen for scrap in 1928.
Beukelsdijk	1916	1916-1923	6,749 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Maartensdijk	1909	1909-1923	6,483 tons		Sold to the Ben Line in 1923 and renamed Benvrackie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Noorderdijk	1913	1913-1917	4,546 tons		Sunk by U-21 in 1917.<ref name="Noorderdijk" />
Zaandijk	1899	1909-1917	4,546 tons		Sunk by U-21 in 1917.<ref name="Zaandijk" />
Blommersdijk	1907	1916	4,835 tons		Sunk by U-53 in 1916.<ref name="Blommersdijk" />
Potsdam	1899	1900-1915	12,606 tons		Sold to Swedish America Line in 1915 and renamed Stockholm.
Statendam	1898	1898-1911	10,475 tons		Sold to Allan Line in 1911 and renamed Scotian.<ref name="Statendam-I" />
Rotterdam	1897	1897-1906	8,139 tons		Sold to Scandinavian American Line in 1906 and renamed C.F. Tietgen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Veendam	1871	1888-1898	4,036 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
P. Caland	1874	1874-1897	2,584 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rotterdam	1886	1886-1895	3,361 tons		Sold for scrap in 1895.
Edam	1883	1883-1895	3,130 tons		Sank in a collision in 1895.
Leerdam	1881	1882-1889	2,334 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W.A. Scholten	1874	1874-1887	2,589 tons		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rotterdam	1872	1873-1883	1,694 tons		Sank near Schuowen in 1883.