MS Ryndam (2021)

MS Ryndam is a Pinnacle-class cruise ship currently under construction for Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation. She will be the third of HAL's Pinnacle class in the fleet and is scheduled to be delivered in May 2021.[1] MS Ryndam shares her name with three previous Holland America ships; the first served in the fleet from 1901 to 1929, the second from 1951 to 1973, and the third from 1993 to 2015.[2]

This article is about a cruise ship launching in 2021. For the cruise ship previously named MS Ryndam, see Pacific Aria.

History
Name: MS Ryndam
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Holland America Line
Ordered: 19 January 2017
Builder: Fincantieri (Marghera, Palermo, Italy)
Yard number: 6278
Completed: May 2021
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type: Pinnacle-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 99,500 GT
Length: 975 ft (297 m)
Beam: 114.8 ft (35.0 m)
Decks: 12 passenger decks
Capacity: 2,650 passengers

History

Planning and construction

On 19 January 2017, Carnival Corporation announced that it had signed a memorandum with Fincantieri for the third Pinnacle-class vessel for HAL.[3] The vessel was planned to be designed in line with the features and dimensions offered on her sister ships, MS Koningsdam and MS Nieuw Statendam, at 99,500 GT and with a guest capacity of approximately 2,660 passengers.[2][3]

Construction for the then-unnamed ship inaugurated with the steel-cutting on 13 March 2019 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Marghera.[1][2] On 7 April 2019, HAL announced the name of the third Pinnacle-class ship as MS Ryndam in honor of the name's history with the cruise line.[2] On 3 October 2019, HAL marked a milestone in the construction of Ryndam, when the first hull block was floated out to sea from Fincantieri's shipyard in Palermo.[4] She had her keel laid on 21 November 2019 in Marghera.[5] A troncone section was built af the yard in Palermo and was launches on 3 October 2019.[6][7]

The rest of the ship's hull blocks are being constructed in Marghera, and the ship's steel superstructure is scheduled to be completed in July 2020, with an official float-out happening shortly thereafter.[4]

Service history

Deployments

MS Ryndam is scheduled to set sail for her maiden voyage, from Trieste to Civitavecchia, on 21 May 2021, calling in Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Taormina, and Naples.[8] She will then re-position to Amsterdam, where she will be homeported the rest of her inaugural season, cruising to Northern Europe, including Norway, Iceland, and the Baltic region.[8] She will then re-position to Fort Lauderdale in October 2021 for her North American debut.[8]

References
  1. Staff, C. I. N. (7 April 2019). "Holland America Line to Name New Ship Ryndam". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Holland America's Next New Ship is Ryndam -- What to Expect". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. Reiser, Emon (19 January 2017). "Carnival Corp. orders ships for Holland America, Princess Cruises". www.bizjournals.com.
  4. Saunders, Aaron (11 October 2019). "Holland America Launches First Hull Block for New Ryndam Cruise Ship". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. Staff, C. I. N. (21 November 2019). "Keel Laid for New Ryndam at Fincantieri". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/holland-america-line-launches-section-of-ryndam
  7. https://www.cubbyscruises.com/major-section-of-ryndam-launched-in-palermo
  8. Golden, Fran (30 January 2020). "Holland America Line Opens Bookings for Ryndam Cruises". Cruise Critic.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.