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Bolette underway in Tallinn Bay, 7 May 2023.
History
Bahamas
Name	Amsterdam 1 (2000) Amsterdam (2000–2020) Bolette (2020–present)
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc (2000–2020) Fred. Olsen & Co. (2020–present)
Operator	Holland America Line (2000–2020) Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines (2020–present)
Port of registry	Bahamas, Nassau
Builder	Fincantieri (Italy)
Cost	US$400 million
Yard number	Venice 6052
Launched	4 January 2000
Maiden voyage	30 October 2000
In service	October 2000
Identification	Call sign C6ES3 IMO number: 9188037 MMSI number: 311000986
Status	Operational
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Rotterdam-class (R-class) cruise ship
Tonnage	62,735 GT 30,766 NT 7,327 DWT
Length	237.0 m (777 ft 7 in)
Beam	32.25 m (105 ft 10 in)
Draught	8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Decks	12 decks
Deck clearance	26.7 m (87 ft 7 in)
Ramps	1
Installed power	37,500 kW (50,300 hp)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units (15.5 MW each)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity	1,380
Crew	647
Notes

MS Bolette is a cruise ship owned and operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, formerly named the MS Amsterdam after the capital of the Netherlands. The ship is the fourth and last ship of the Rotterdam-class (R-class), which includes MS Rotterdam, MS Volendam, and MS Zaandam. She was co-flagship of the Holland America Line along with her sister ship Rotterdam.

The ship's fuel consumption is 140 tons (127 tonnes) or 39,500 US gallons (150 m³) of fuel per day at 21-knot (39 km/h; 24 mph) speed.

In 2020, the ship was sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, and renamed MS Bolette.

References

1. "Vessel details: MS Amsterdam". FleetMon. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
2. ^ Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
3. ^ "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel MS Amsterdam". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
4. "Ship's fuel consumption per mile". Cruise Critic forum. 4 September 2008.
5. "Holland America Sells Ships With Two to Olsen in Carnival's Downsizing". Maritime Executive. Fort Lauderdale, FL. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
6. "Acquisition of cruise vessels and fleet optimization". Retrieved 21 July 2020.

External links

• Media related to IMO 9188037 at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Professional photographs from shipspotting.com
• "MS Amsterdam (9188037)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
• Current position at MarineTraffic
• MS Amsterdam accidents & incidents from Cruise Minus.

v t e Ships of the Holland America Line
Current	Pinnacle class Koningsdam (2016) Nieuw Statendam (2018) Rotterdam (2021) Signature class Eurodam (2008) Nieuw Amsterdam (2010) Vista class Zuiderdam (2002) Oosterdam (2003) Westerdam (2004) Noordam (2006) Rotterdam class Volendam (1999) Zaandam (2000)
Planned	Statendam (Handed over to the White Star Line before completion and renamed Justicia) Zuiderdam (Never completed)
Former fleet	Rotterdam (1872) W. A. Scholten (1874) Zaandam (1882) Rotterdam (1886) Veendam (1889) Maasdam (1889) Spaarndam (1890) Rotterdam (1897) Statendam (1898) Potsdam (1900) Rijndam (1901) Noordam (1902) Nieuw Amsterdam (1906) Rotterdam (1908) Maartensdijk (1909) Zuiderdijk (1912) Oosterdijk (1913) Westerdijk (1913) Beukelsdijk (1916) Blommersdijk (1916) Binnendijk (1921) Maasdam (1921) Beemsterdijk (1922) Volendam (1922) Veendam (1923) Statendam (1929) Nieuw Amsterdam (1937) Noordam (1938) Zaandam (1938) Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1939) Pennland (1939) Westernland (1939) Westerdam (1945) Amsteldijk (1946) Ryndam (1951) Maasdam (1952) Statendam (1957) Rotterdam (1959) Volendam (1972) Veendam (1972) Prinsendam (1973) Nieuw Amsterdam (1983) Noordam (1984) Westerdam (1988) Statendam (1993) Ryndam (1994) Prinsendam (1988) Maasdam (1993) Veendam (1996) Rotterdam (1997) Amsterdam (2000)
Years indicate year of entry into service with the Holland America Line.

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• Ships built in Italy
• Ships built by Fincantieri
• 2000 ships