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HAL's Nieuw Amsterdam to be Named by Dutch Princess |
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Holland America Line’s new Signature-class
ship, Nieuw Amsterdam, will be named by Princess Máxima of the Netherlands in
Venice on July 4. The 2,106-guest ship is the fourth to carry that name for the
line and is being built by Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy. “The Dutch royal
family is continuing a long and proud tradition of naming Holland America Line
ships that started more than 80 years ago, and we are truly honored that
Princess Máxima will name Nieuw Amsterdam,” said Stein Kruse, president and CEO
of Holland America Line. “The naming ceremony will mark a signature moment in
our company’s 137-year history as Princess Máxima becomes godmother of Nieuw
Amsterdam, which, with her sister-ship Eurodam, will share the distinction as
the largest passenger ships ever to fly the Dutch flag.” Nieuw Amsterdam IV will be the 11th Holland America vessel launched by a member of the Dutch royal family. Previous ship dedications include Statendam III in 1929 by Prince Hendrik, and Nieuw Amsterdam II in 1937 by Queen Wilhelmina. Then-Crown Princess Beatrix christened Statendam IV in 1957 as well as the Prinses Margriet in 1964. The Rotterdam V was launched in 1958 by Queen Juliana. Princess Margriet dedicated Prinsendam II in 1973, Nieuw Amsterdam III in 1983, Rotterdam VI in 1997 and Oosterdam in 2003. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands served as Eurodam’s godmother in 2008. The naming ceremony will feature entertainment, the blessing of Nieuw Amsterdam and the traditional breaking of a champagne bottle across the ship’s bow as the finale. Princess Máxima was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 17, 1971, as Máxima Zorreguieta. On Feb. 2, 2002, she wed Prince Willem-Alexander, who is Queen Beatrix’s eldest child and first in line of succession to the throne. Upon her marriage, Máxima received the title Princess of the Netherlands. Since October 2004, Princess Máxima has been a member of the Council of State, the Netherlands’ most important government advisory body. Princess Máxima represents the Royal House at official occasions, often accompanying Prince Willem-Alexander. She also accompanies Queen Beatrix on state visits. The princess passed her baccalaureate examinations at Northlands School in 1988 and graduated with an economics degree from Universidad Católica Argentina in 1995. In 2009, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated Princess Máxima as his special advocate for inclusive finance for development. She has worked at Boston Securities SA in Buenos Aires, the European Union representative office of Deutsche Bank in Brussels and in New York at Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and HSBC James Capel Inc. Following its naming, Nieuw Amsterdam will sail several 12-day Mediterranean cruises, then embark on an autumn trans-Atlantic crossing and will operate seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from November through March. |
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