The Amsterdam has a children s play area and an Internet area for web surfers, two facilities that passengers don t find on the sister ship Rotterdam, the answer to the drop of the average age of passengers. For many years Holland America has employed dance hosts on the longer cruises, but executives are now considering using gentleman hosts on some of the shorter cruises. Since many solo women cruise, we believe hosts would add an excellent reason for them to choose Holland America ships. Amsterdam passengers will usually find a dentist on board for emergencies. This is most unusual on cruise ships.
Medical doctors are always available to attend to passengers.
Also, she was the first Italian built ship to use that system. In the case of the Amsterdam a 15.5 MW electric motor is incorporated inside the propeller pod, that directly drives a fixed-pitch propeller. The Amsterdam was cruising Panama last winter. This summer, she will reposition to Europe for Mediterranean and Baltic cruise itineraries. Later she will spend the fall in New England and Canada and then will resume her Panama Canal duties until her first round the world cruise in January 2002.