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By the Numbers

Ship Specifications

📅 Year Built

2003

👥 Passengers

2,429

👨‍✈️ Crew

817

🏢 Decks

11

🛏️ Cabins

1,012

⚖️ Gross Tonnage

82820 gt

📏 Length

285 m / 935 ft

↔️ Beam

32 m / 105 ft

⚡ Speed

22 kn / 41 km/h / 25 mph

🏳️ Flag

Netherlands

🔧 Builder

Fincantieri (Marghera, Italy)

🏷️ Ship Class

HAL VISTA

🎀 Christened By

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

⚓ Sister Ships

MS NoordamMS WesterdamMS ZuiderdamP&O Arcadia
Beyond the fare

What Holland America Line actually costs

These rates apply fleetwide across Holland America Line.

Verified July 2026
Gratuities
$18
per person, per day
Couple, 7 nights
$252
before a single drink
Service charge
18%
bar · dining · spa
Wi-Fi from
$15
per device, per day
Drink packages run roughly $60–$90 per person, per day — and on most lines every adult in the cabin must buy one if anybody does.

Called "crew appreciation". Raised to $18/$20 effective Jun 1, 2026.

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