In less than a month, Holland America Line will take delivery of Koningsdam. The ship is being built at Fincantier’s Marghera shipyard in Italy, and with each passing day it looks more and more complete. Toward the end of construction things start to happen very rapidly, where one day a room has no furnishings, and then next carpet is down and art is on the walls!
Ed van Weijen, the ship’s electrical project manager at the yard, sent in more fun photos that show the ship’s progression. Note that some of the photos are a a week or two old, so the rooms will have changed a great deal between then and now. Enjoy!
Set Sail for the Med on Koningsdam
If you’ve not already booked a cruise on Koningsdam and these photos make you want to come aboard, it’s not too late to get in on the inaugural season.
Departing May 22, the ship makes way to the gorgeous fjord of Norway. Calling at Flam, Stavanger, Oslo and Kristiansand, the roundtrip from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, cruise also explores Sognefjord and Oslofjord.
Set sail for Norway on Koningsdam and view the stunning vistas at North Cape, Flam and Geiranger.
If you’ve been dreaming of crossing the Arctic Circle into the land of the Midnight Sun, depart May 29 on a 14-day adventure to where the sun shines at night. Call at Eidfjord, Bergen, Geiranger, Trondheim, Honningsvag, Alesund, Flam and Stavanger, all in Norway, during the voyage. The ship also explores the North Cape at the top of the earth, as well as Hardangerfjord, Geirangerfjord, Trondheimsfjord and Sognefjord.
If the Baltic beckons, a 14-day Jewels of the Baltic cruise departing June 19 is the perfect itinerary. Seven countries are visited during the voyage, with calls at Copenhagen, Denmark; Rostock (Berlin) and Kiel (Hamburg), Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; and Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden; An overnight at St. Petersburg, Russia, highlights the itinerary.
The Baltic features some of the most impressive and significant architecture in the world.
The ship spends the summer in northern Europe and the Mediterranean before heading off to the Caribbean for the winter. Join us to experience the newest member of the fleet and our first Pinnacle-class ship! We hope to see you onboard.
Wow, what a lovely photos. Wish we could join this magnificent ship someday.
See the blog of Captain Albert Schoonderbeek for up to date information. Inside stories and new pictures.
My husband and I are booked for the maiden voyage and I can’t wait. We remember the maiden voyage of the Eurodam in fjords for our honeymoon and it was wonderful
My generous mother is taking all 5 of her children and spouses on the maiden voyage. We are grateful and excited for this trip of a lifetime on this beautiful ship.
I booked on this ship for 28th August for Norwegian fjords. Waiting for this first time cruise experience.
Great looking ship. Is pricing available and is it all inclusive ?
Pricing is available online or by calling a travel agent or Holland America Line. It is not all-inclusive.
What a wonderful boat!
We’re booked on the cruise to the Norwegian fjord in May!
Cannot wait!!