Holland America Line’s Rotterdam departed earlier on its 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The cruise line celebrated the event with fanfare, cheering crew and a ribbon chopping to welcome friends on board the transatlantic cruise.
The two,668-guest Rotterdam was delivered in July and is the third within the Pinnacle-class sequence for Holland America Line.
Final week the ship arrived at its namesake metropolis of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the place it was introduced that princess Margriet of the Netherlands would be the ships godmother when it’s formally named within the spring.
“Rotterdam’s maiden voyage has been extremely anticipated for months by our friends and group members wanting to welcome them aboard,” mentioned Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line.
“Rotterdam is a good looking ship and the fourth in our fleet to start cruising this yr.
“We’re excited to deliver her to Florida and the Caribbean quickly on her first crusing.”
Following the transatlantic crossing, Rotterdam will spend from November via April on its inaugural Caribbean Season, with all sailings roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
The cruises vary from six to 11 days and span your entire area on southern, japanese, western and tropical itineraries.
