MS Veendam
Veendam sailing outside Gloucester, Massachusetts | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | Veendam |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Holland America Line (1996-2020) |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Yard number | 5954 |
| Laid down | 20 September 1994 |
| Launched | 24 June 1995 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Maiden voyage | 1996 |
| In service | 1996 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Refit | 2016 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Laid up in Aigio, Greece since 2020 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | S-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Beam | 31 m (101 ft) |
| Decks | 13 |
| Installed power | 2 × 12-cylinder 8640 kW, 3 × 8-cylinder 5760 kW diesel generators |
| Speed | 20.9 knots (38.7 km/h; 24.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,350 passengers |
| Crew | 568 |
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MS Veendam is a cruise ship operated by Holland America Line from 1996 to 2020 and named after the municipality of Veendam in the Netherlands. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vessel was sold to Seajets, Greece, renamed Aegean Majesty, and has remained laid up.