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Oosterdam
is one of the well known and very ninteresting and beautiful designed
ships of Holland America Cruise Line. The vessel was built on 16th
January 2002 in the famoust ship-yard of Fincantieri Marghera shipyard,
Italy. The cruise ship is good, not like the most luxury and beautiful
ships, but mostly in the middle class. The ship has length of 289.90
meters, which is equals to 951 feet and 32.2 meters, or 105.8 feet.
The cruise ship has deadweight of 82,000 metric tons. Oosterdam
has 11 passenger decks, which allows the full capacity of the ship
of 1,848 guests, who are served by 800 crew members. The cruise
ship is designed to be useful, and to be reliable. The ship has
propulsion system of 17.6 MW ABB Azipod, which is consisted of five
Sulzer ZAV40S diesel engines and a GE LM2500 Gas Turbine. The propulsion
system is very strong and very reliable. It gives enough power for
the whole ship, and also the emergency diesel generators are providing
electricity for the bridge and engine parties. The full power of
the vessel is enough for Oosterdam to reach the maximum speed of
24 knots, which
is about 44 km/h.
And
the presentation of one cruise ship cannot stop with only explanations
of mesurements and propulsion system. The cruise ship Oosterdam
is much more than one ship. This is cruise ship, which is made to
be beautiful, comfortable and not so luxury to be payable for almost
all kind of people. The ship has 4 specialized restaurants, which
different kitchen and dishes, which can satisfy the most whimsical
taste of the guests on board. And together with this you can get
some beauty procedures in some of the spa centers or swin in one
of the 2 pools on board. And when you want to just spend some time
you can get a coffe, chat with your friends in the internet cafe
on board, watch a movie or visit the museum. And for the ladies,
the ship has own mall, where they can find almost everything from
clothes and jellewry. And all passengers will find the best friends
in the night clubs, lounges and bars. The cruise ship Oosterdam
is designed to be comfortable on middle price, which attracts many
people to join these cruises. The summer cruise line is in the Mediterranean
sea, while the winter cruise line is in the Mexican Riviera. I'm
sure that if you join to the party of Oosterdam and Holland America
Cruise Line you will make on of the best vacations of your life.
date: 14th November, 2008 |
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