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                                                             EXHIBIT 4(II)(g)(2)

                                    EXHIBIT A

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

US$84,500,000.00                                          Date: October 18, 2000

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, OCEANIC SHIP CO., a Delaware
corporation (the "Maker") hereby promises to pay to the order of HAL ANTILLEN
N.V., a Netherlands Antilles corporation (the "Holder") the principal amount of
Eighty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars (US$84,500,000.00),
together with interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate per
annum equal from time to time to the Reference Rate (as hereafter defined) and,
if default shall occur in the payment when due (whether by acceleration or
otherwise) of any principal or interest amount hereunder, from the maturity of
that amount until it is paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Reference
Rate plus two percent (2.0%) per annum. As used herein, "Reference Rate" means,
on any date, the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by U.S.
Bank, National Association ("Bank") in Seattle, Washington, as its "reference
rate" or any similar successor rate announced from time to time by Bank or its
successor (the "Reference Rate"). Any change in the Reference Rate shall take
effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of a change in the Bank's reference rate or any similar successor
rate announced from time to time by Bank or its successor. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, interest shall not accrue at a rate in excess
of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. Holder shall provide notice to
Maker of each change in the Reference Rate. Interest shall be calculated based
on a 360 day year, for actual days elapsed.

         1.       Maker shall repay to Holder the principal amount of the loan
evidenced by this Note in equal consecutive semi-annual installments commencing
on March 31, 2001, and continuing on each September 30th and March 31st
thereafter in an amount equal to Five Million, Seventy Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($5,070,000.00), and shall repay the balance of the principal
outstanding hereunder on or before January 18, 2007.

         2.       Maker shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
this Note from the date hereof until all amounts due hereunder are fully paid,
in arrears on the first business day of each calendar month, commencing on
November 1, 2000, except that interest shall be payable on demand after and
during the continuance of a default in the payment of any amount when due
hereunder.

         3.       All payments of principal and of interest on this Note shall
be made to Holder in United States Dollars in immediately available funds at c/o
Holland America Line-Westours Inc., 300 Elliott Ave. West, Seattle, WA 98119, or
at such other address as Holder shall from time to time designate. Holder may
require all payments hereunder to be made by wire transfer to such account as
Holder may designate.

         4.       Maker shall have the right to prepay this Note or any portion
hereof at any time,

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without premium or penalty. Prepayments of principal shall be applied in inverse
order of maturity.

         5.       Payments made hereunder shall be applied: first, against fees
and expenses due hereunder; second, against interest due on amounts in default,
if any; third, against interest due hereunder; and fourth, against principal due
hereunder.

         6.       Each maker, surety, guarantor and endorser of this Note
expressly waives all notices, demands for payment, presentations for payment,
notices of intention to accelerate the maturity, protest and notice of protest
as to this Note, except for notices expressly provided for in this Note, the
Preferred Ship Mortgage referred to below and any other document securing this
Note, if any.

         7.       It is expressly provided that upon

                  (a) default in the payment of principal hereunder, as the same
         shall become due and payable, or

                  (b) default in the payment of interest hereunder, as the same
         shall become due and payable, which default shall continue for five (5)
         or more business days,

the entire remaining unpaid balance of the principal and interest may, at the
option of Holder, be declared to be immediately due and payable.

         8.       If a default shall occur in the payment when due of any amount
hereunder, and this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection,
or suit is brought on the same, or the same is collected through bankruptcy or
other judicial proceedings, then Maker agrees and promises to reimburse Holder
for actual costs incurred in connection therewith, including reasonable
attorney's fee, collection costs and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
Holder.

         9.       Maker's obligations under this Note are secured by that
certain Preferred Ship Mortgage executed and delivered on the date of this Note
by Maker to Holder with respect to the United States flag vessel ms PATRIOT,
Official Number 1103207 and an Assignment of Insurances executed and delivered
on the date of this Note by Maker to Holder with respect to said vessel.

         10.      Maker will keep a register of this note wherein the name of
HAL Antillen N.V., a Netherlands Antilles corporation, will be entered as the
holder of the Note. Only the registered holder of the Note on a payment date
shall be entitled to receive payment of principal and/or interest on the Note. A
holder of the Note can transfer the right to receive payments of principal
and/or interest on the Note only by providing notice of the intended transfer to
the Maker and such transfer shall become effective only upon entry by the Maker
of the transferee's name in the register as the holder of the Note. Any transfer
shall only be made to or for the benefit of an affiliate of Holder except that
if a default shall be continuing in the payment when due of any amount hereunder
and Holder shall reasonably determine that it is necessary or desirable to

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transfer its rights under this Note to a citizen of the United States as defined
in the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, it may do so even if such citizen is not
an affiliate of Holder.

         11.      This Note has been executed and delivered in and shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Washington, without regard to its conflicts of law rules, it being the intent
that the substantive laws of Washington shall always apply. Maker hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal
court sitting in Seattle, King County, Washington, in any action or proceeding
brought to enforce or otherwise arising out of or relating to this Note and
irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue in any such action or
proceeding in any such forum, and hereby further irrevocably waives any claim
that any such forum is an inconvenient forum.

         NOTICE TO MAKER: ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL
         COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT
         OR TO FOREBEAR FROM COLLECTION OF A DEBT
         ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON
         LAW.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed this Note the day and year first
above written.

                             OCEANIC SHIP CO.,
                             a Delaware Corporation

                             By       /s/ JORDAN B. ALLEN
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                                                           EXHIBIT 10(a)(iv)(10)

                                  AMENDMENT "1"
                  TO MAY 1, 1999 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BETWEEN
              COASTAL QUEEN HOLDINGS LLC AND ATLANTIC MARINE, INC.

         Coastal Queen Holdings, L.L.C. ("Coastal") and Atlantic Marine, Inc.
("AMI") agree to settle and resolve the following:

         1. Coastal will pay AMI the amounts set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3
below in exchange for settlement of all known or unknown Regulatory and design
development changes to the Contract documents, Specifications, Guidance Drawings
and/or Working Drawings, and/or all issues known or unknown concerning design of
the ships through completion.

         2. In payment for the above, Coastal will pay the following to AMI:

            $250,000 for Ship 1 within three (3) business days after this
            Amendment is signed and $250,000 for Ship 2 on August 1, 2000

         3. It is agreed by Coastal and AMI that the revised completion date for
Ship 1 is March 4, 2001 and the revised completion date for Ship 2 is June 25,
2001 ("Revised Completion Dates"). In addition to the payments in Paragraph 2,
Coastal will make the balance of the payments set forth in Paragraph 1 to AMI
conditioned on the following terms:

A payment of $250,000 for Ship 1 if Ship 1 is delivered and the punch list for
Ship 1 is completed within 30 days after March 4, 2001. This payment will be
made upon the completion of the punchlist items by AMI.

A payment of $250,000 for Ship 2 if Ship 2 is delivered and the punch list for
Ship 2 is completed within 30 days after June 25, 2001. This payment will be
made upon the completion of the punchlist items by AMI.

         3.1 AMI has the 30 day punch list period to obtain Regulatory
certificates for Ship 1 (except that the Incline Test which shall be performed
per Specification Section 843 shall occur prior to the Revised Completion Date).
If there is a configuration change to Ship 2 which requires an incline test,
Coastal will allow AMI to perform that incline test up to the beginning of the
Owner Outfitting Period per Section 9.1 of the Contract and obtain Regulatory
certificates relating specifically to the inclining test concurrent to 30 day
punch list period for Ship 2. If necessary, AMI may utilize as much of the Owner
Outfitting Period as is utilized by Coastal to obtain Regulatory certificates
for Ship 2 as long as such Regulatory certificates do not require physical work
on Ship 2. In no event shall the obtaining of Regulatory certificates by AMI
impair Coastal's ability to sail Ship 2 from AMI's dock once Coastal has
completed its outfitting work.

         4. AMI will earn the payment referred to in Paragraph 3 above only if
the dates as specified in Paragraph 3 are met. Except as set forth below, AMI
will have no claim for excusable delay (i.e. extension of time for
subcontractors, suppliers, regulatory issues, design

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development, etc.) for purposes of the Paragraph 3 payments. The only excusable
delays to AMI's work for purposes of the Paragraph 3 payments are delays by
Coastal in timely furnishing to AMI of Owner Furnished Materials pursuant to
Section 10.2(iii) of the Contract and Owner directed Changes pursuant to Section
11.3 of the Contract. An Owner Furnished Material Schedule mutually agreed to by
the parties that identifies all the delivery dates for the Owner Furnished
Materials pursuant to the Project Schedule for Ship 1 is attached and will be
incorporated into AMI's 5-26-2000 construction schedule. AMI and Coastal also
agree that the Owner Furnished Materials Schedule for Ship 2 will be prepared by
mutual agreement of the parties and will be incorporated into AMI's 5-26-2000
construction schedule for Ship 2.

         5. In conformance with the Revised Completion Dates, all claims or
potential claims for excusable delay to date (May 3, 2000) are withdrawn and
released by AMI.

         6. AMI will reasonably cooperate with Coastal or its consultant Jim
Wilson on matters concerning the Project Schedule.

         7. Except as stated in this amendment, the Contract is in full force.

         8. Precedence. If any discrepancy, difference or conflict exists
between the provisions of this Amendment and the Contract, than to the extent of
such discrepancy, difference or conflict only, this Amendment shall prevail.
However, in all other respects the Contract, including the Precedence provisions
contained in Section 1.2, shall be in full force and effect.

         9. All terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in
the Contract unless otherwise defined herein.

         10. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
one of which shall be an original and all together shall constitute one
instrument.

  /s/ Jordan B. Allen                           /s/ Edward P. Doherty
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For Coastal Queen Holdings, LLC                 For Atlantic Marine, Inc.
and The Delta Queen Steamboat Co.

June 13, 2000

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