About Amsterdam

The Amsterdam started sailing in 2000 . Former names: none. The Amsterdam is registered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam has 690 cabins. 25 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 1380 to 1656 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Amsterdam has a space ratio of 37.9 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 45.5.

The Amsterdam has 647 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 10 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 10. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 5.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1997 - Rotterdam-6 - No longer sailing
1999 - Volendam
1999 - Zaandam
2000 - Amsterdam - No longer sailing

There are 21 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in May 2018.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

During drydock Apr 28 to May 10 2018 added Billboard Onboard, Gallery Bar, Lincoln Center Stage.