Draft:Rotterdam-class (R-class)

	MS Volendam departing from Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia.
Class overview
Builders	Fincantieri (Italy)
Operators	Holland America Line; Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines;
Preceded by	Statendam-class (S-class)
Succeeded by	Vista-class cruise ship
Built	1997-2000
In service	1997–present
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	62,735 GT; 60,906 GT; 61,396 GT; 61,849 GT;
Length	237 m (777 ft 7 in)
Beam	32 m (105 ft 0 in)
Decks	10
Capacity	1,718 passengers; 1,656 passengers; 1,685 passengers;

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The Rotterdam-class (R-class) is a class of Cruise ship operated by Holland America Line and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. The former co-flagships, MS Borealis (fka Rotterdam) and MS Bolette (fka Amsterdam), left the fleet in 2020. Each ship has 10 decks and a length of approximately 237m. The MS Volendam and MS Zaandam are the only ships in the class with a single funnel. The classes features include, a forward facing observatory lounge (located on deck 9), a two-tiered main restaurant, two swimming pools, one with a retractable roof, and a spectacular atrium spanning decks 3 to 5. Each vessel has their own atrium theme.

Ship	Built	Entered service	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Holland America Line
MS Volendam	1999	November 1999	61,214 GT	Rotterdam	Second ship in the R-class. Oldest in the HAL fleet.
MS Zaandam	2000	May 2000	61,396 GT	Rotterdam	Third ship in the R-class.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
MS Borealis	1997	November 1997	61,849 GT	Bahamas	First ship in the R-class. Built for HAL in 1997 as Rotterdam. Transferred to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2020.
MS Bolette	2000	October 2000	62,735 GT	Bahamas	Fourth and final ship in the R-class. Built for HAL in 2000 as Amsterdam. Transferred to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2020.