The MS Amsterdam is a cruise ship named for the City of Amsterdam in northern Holland that sails for Holland America Line, a division of Carnival Corporation. It the line's "Pacific Flagship" and is sister to the MS Volendam and MS Zaandam. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°89E - 52°37N Website www. ... Holland is the name of a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... HAL logo Holland America Line, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. ... Carnival Corporation & PLC (NYSE: CCL) is the worlds largest cruise operator, comprising 13 cruise brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P & O Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village and Swan Hellenic in the United Kingdom; AIDA and...

Amsterdam facts

• Built: 2000, Fincantieri shipyard, Venice (Marghera), Italy
• Registry: Netherlands
• Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT): 61,000 tonnes
• Length: 238 metres (780 ft)
• Beam (width at widest point): 32.25 m (105.8 ft)
• Draft: 7.75 m (25.74 ft)
• Speed: 20 knots cruising, 22.5 kt max
• Passengers: 1,380
• Crew: 647

Location within Italy Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Tonnage refers to several methods of calculating the carrying capacity, or the weight, of ships. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... Ft is an abbreviation that may refer to the following: The foot, a unit of length, see foot (unit of length) The Hungarian Forint A fort, especially when used as a placename, for example Ft. ... A knot is a non SI unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. ...

External links

• ms Amsterdam official webpage