Date each entered service, SOE and upgrades - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

Krazy Kruizers · 01-13-2008, 12:11 PM

Thought we all might like to know when HAL ships entered service, when the ships got their SOE's and other upgrades:

S-Class Ships:
ms Statendam - 1993 - Signature of Excellence (SOE) upgrades occurred in May 2005
ms Maasdam - 1993 - SOE Upgrades occurred in April 2006
ms Ryndam - 1994 - SOE Upgrades occurred in October 2004
ms Veendam - 1996 - SOE Upgrades occurred in January 2006

R-Class Ships:
ms Rotterdam - 1997 - SOE Upgrades occurred in April 2005
ms Volendam - 1999 - SOE Upgrades occurred in December 2005
ms Zaandam - 2000 - SOE Upgrades occurred in January 2005
ms Amsterdam - 2000 - SOE Upgrades occurred in October 2005

Vista Class Ships:
ms Zuiderdam - 2002 - SOE Upgrades occurred in December 2005 - Aft expansion will take place in April 2008.
ms Oosterdam - 2003 - SOE Upgrades occurred in October 2006 - Aft expansion will take place in 2009.
ms Westerdam - 2004 - SOE Upgrades occurred in April 2005 - Aft expansion took place in May 2007.
ms Noordam - 2006 - Built with SOE standards already in place - Aft expansion on other Vista class ships is designed to mimic the Noordam.

Signature Class Ship:
ms Eurodam - Under construction, first voyage in July 2008.
A second Signature Class ship was announced on 6/11/07. Slated for a 2010 delivery.

"The Elegant Explorer"
ms Prinsendam - 1988 - Obtained by Holland America Line in 2002 - SOE Upgrades occurred in January 2005
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Char · 01-13-2008, 12:55 PM

Thanks for the info Yonnie. Everyone who is planning a cruise wants to know about the ships. I am going to make this a sticky so it will be readily available.

MD11F · 01-13-2008, 01:22 PM

Great info. Yonnie. Thank you very much. I saw the Volendam depart Ft Lauderdale yesterday evening.

Excellent Sticky idea Char.

Krazy Kruizers · 01-13-2008, 01:29 PM

Thank you - I hope others will benfit from the information.

gayla · 06-24-2008, 09:59 AM

I don't know how I missed this prior to now, but what great info. Thanks again!

Krazy Kruizers · 06-28-2008, 01:13 PM

And it appears that the S class ships will be getting some additional cabins as the Maasdam will be getting stretched in Jan 2009 on one deck.

I strted a thread about this.