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Seattle, WA, June 1, 2009
New Enhancements
• Creation of a resort-styled aft pool concept called The Retreat,
where guests can enjoy a new pool bar, upscale pizzeria called
Slice and a giant LED screen for evening movies.
• Addition of a large LED screen for movies on the aft deck.
• Mix, a new bar concept with three separate bars--Martinis, Champagne
and Spirits & Ales--as well as a piano.
• Showroom at Sea--a glamorous nightclub.
• Addition of Canaletto, a popular and complimentary casual Italian restaurant.
• Creation of Lanai category staterooms on Deck 6 with dedicated
teak lounge chairs.
• Merabella luxury goods boutique added.
• Ocean Bar refurbished.
• Stateroom upgrades including carpets, soft goods, bathroom
enhancements and more.
• Aft end of ship lengthened to accommodate the addition of 32 verandah
staterooms, and a varying number of inside staterooms.
• Addition of canopy and windscreens to create additional covered seating
for Lido Restaurant.
• Addition of verandahs to 12 staterooms on Deck 9 forward (already exist
on Rotterdam).
• Creation of 15 new Spa Staterooms (23 on Rotterdam).
Dry Dock Timeline & Sailing Schedule
• Veendam: March 29-May 1, 2009
First Cruise: 20-day Panama Canal from Tampa to Vancouver, May 1, 2009
• Rotterdam: Nov. 18-Dec. 16, 2009
First Cruise: 19-day Panama Canal holiday sailing roundtrip from
Fort Lauderdale, December 16, 2009
• Ryndam: Feb. 9-Feb. 28, 2010, first phase; Fall 2012, second phase
7-day Western Caribbean roundtrip from Tampa, Feb. 28, 2010;
TBD, second phase
• Statendam: Mar. 26-Apr. 11, 2010, first phase; TBD 2013, second phase
First Cruise: 14-day Southern Caribbean roundtrip from
Fort Lauderdale, Apr. 11, 2010; TBD, second phase
• Maasdam: Apr. 4-Apr. 26, 2011; TBD 2013, second phase
First Cruise: 18-day Caribbean roundtrip from New York,
Apr. 26, 2011, first phase; TBD, second phase
Editor's note: Images available at http://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/W10zg:MGy:2qk.