ms Volendam

Holland America Line · Rotterdam class · 1999

ms Volendam measures 61,214 gross tons, with room for 1,432 guests. ms Volendam sails 7-night cruises from New York City and moves to Montreal in May 2027.

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Volendam under way off a hilly Ionian coast, stern three-quarter view of her dark-blue Holland America hull and striped funnel
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BuiltYear built
1999
TonnageGross tonnage
61,214
Decks
10
Cabins
716
Guests
1,432
1,718 at full occupancy
Crew
647

ms Volendam cruise schedule

17 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 17 cruises

Where ms Volendam sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the East Coast USA and Canada New England, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. ms Volendam sails from New York City (Nov 2026), Fort Lauderdale (Nov 2026 – May 2027) and Montreal (from May 2027).

New York CityFort LauderdaleMontrealBostonRotterdamNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports ms Volendam visits

48 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How ms Volendam sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 3 – 34 h
Port days
65%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
4
staying past midnight
Late departures
12
after 20:00 · latest 23:00

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 4 sea days10 nights2 cruises
  • 13 ports · 15 sea days30 nights1 cruise
  • 12 ports · 13 sea days27 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

ms Volendam specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Holland America Line
Class
Rotterdam class
Year built
1999
Status
In service
IMO
9156515
MMSI
245968000

Size

Gross tonnage
61,214 GT
Length
237.9 m
Beam
32.2 m
Decks
10
Cruising speed
23 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,432
Guests, full occupancy
1,718
Cabins
716
Crew
647
Guests per crew member
2.2
Space per guest
42.7 GT

How it compares

233rd largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • ms Volendam61,214
  • Holland America Line average84,205
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • ms Volendam1,432
  • Holland America Line average2,090
  • All ships in service2,189

Rotterdam class sister ships

Same design and size as ms Volendam

See the Holland America Line fleet

Also from Holland America Line: ms Rotterdam, ms Nieuw Statendam, ms Koningsdam, ms Eurodam, ms Nieuw Amsterdam, ms Noordam

About ms Volendam

Volendam is an R-class Holland America ship built by Fincantieri at Marghera and delivered in 1999. At 61,214 GT she carries 1,432 guests at double occupancy in 716 staterooms, most of them outside cabins. In 2022 she spent several months docked in Rotterdam as emergency housing for Ukrainian refugees.