CruiseInd 2.0 » Nieuw Amsterdam http://cruiseind.com A social commentary on the cruise industry and the media following it all Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 HAL’s Nieuw Amsterdam Says ‘Hello’ to Water http://cruiseind.com/2009/11/23/hals-nieuw-amsterdam-says-hello-to-water/ http://cruiseind.com/2009/11/23/hals-nieuw-amsterdam-says-hello-to-water/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:24 +0000 Greg http://www.cruiseind.com/2009/11/hals-nieuw-amsterdam-says-hello-to-water/ 4088146046_cbda12af94[1]When a ship is constructed now-a-days it is begun, after the blocks components are cut and assembled from steel that is, by lowering and welding together the large blocks in a drydock. When the ship is watertight and seaworthy, they flood the drydock. With the assistance of tugs, she makes her way out of the drydock and docks at the fitting-out dock/pier.

This event occurred last moth in Italy with the Nieuw Amsterdam. The new Holland America vessel is currently being fitted out in Fincantieri yards in Marghera, Italy.

The HollandAmericaBlog just posted the photos from the event. They can be found here.

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