First Impressions
Holland America may have bucked tradition when it picked a non-Dutch term for the name of its last ship, Eurodam, but with Nieuw Amsterdam, it's back to its roots in a big way. The line's newest ship, a nearly identical sibling to Eurodam and the second in the Signature class, is the fourth in the company's history to carry the name.
The ship’s design is centered thematically on Manhattan’s wonders -- a perfect fit when you consider that the Netherlands and the "Big Apple" have a long relationship. The city was originally named Nieuw Amsterdam by the Dutch and, oddly enough, in the great port city of Rotterdam there are two major hotels that have New York in their names.
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