The Nieuw Amsterdam

Holland America Line

Nieuw Amsterdam

A Calender

2010

A Weight

86,273

A Ruler

285 Meters

A Gauge

24 Knots

Stick people

1,924 Guests

People

929 Crew

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Your floating resort

The spectacular Nieuw Amsterdam gets its name from New York City, which used to be called this. Its theme inspired a brilliant design as well as an art collection valued at more than $3 million. One of Holland America's premium offerings it offers new features such as their exotic Silk Den Lounge and the innovative pan-Asian Tamarind restaurant. The ship is a destination in itself and takes you back to the golden age of cruising with glitz and glamour and upmarket music halls and restaurants.

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Restaurants

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Main Dining Room

This beautifully decorated main dining room makes every meal feel like a special occasion. Open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, the restaurant offers a choice of either traditional pre-set seating and dining times or the ships 'As You Wish' freedom dining. Dinner consists of five courses ranging from appetisers of steamed mussels to fettuccine, chicken, desserts and more.

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Explorations Cafe

This delightful coffee bar doubles as the ship's internet and library room. This means you can enjoy a book while having a speciality coffee along with a pastry, biscuit, or muffin.

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Lido Marketplace

This eatery is located between the two pools and provides a relaxed dining area with fresh cooked to order selections and a choice of seating either indoors or al fresco. The food is very good for a main buffet, and the variety on offer from all these regions of the world is extraordinary. The Lido Market fully embraces the station concept, which aids navigation and sanitation as everything is served from behind a glass panel.

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Dive-In

This poolside restaurant serves mouth-watering burgers and hot dogs. They do a gourmet version of American fast food staples and are very popular with passengers.

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The Pinnacle Grill

The Pinnacle Grill is an upmarket yet intimate reservations only restaurant, which specialises in only serving the highest quality steaks, chops and seafood at dinnertime. Dishes on offer range from premium sterling silver beef, filet mignon and jumbo prawns, and broiled lobster tail to Caesar salad and lobster bisque for starters and chocolate and raisin bread and butter pudding or baked Alaska for dessert.

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Rudi's Sel de Mer

One night per week, the Pinnacle Grill becomes the French brasserie Rudi's Sel de Mer. The restaurant sees Holland America's brilliant executive culinary director, Rudi Sodamin, put his own special touches on the original French seafood brasserie concept. It has a standard cover charge but do be aware that certain items require a hefty upcharge. The mood is set with soft music, featuring a variety of French chanteuses, in the background.

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Canaletto Restaurant

This world class establishment is the Nieuw Amsterdam's reservations-only complimentary Italian dinner restaurant. It is famous for offering a delectable Italian sharing menu at dinnertime for a very reasonable price. Food on offer includes a selection of antipasti, soups and salads, pasta and desserts. It is located in a separate section of the Lido Marketplace.

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Tamarind

This popular Asian inspired restaurant offers panoramic sea views from the 11th deck. The menu is inspired by the four elements: water, wood, fire and earth. The lunch menu is complimentary and consists of dishes including a variety of steamed dim sums, snapper, red curry coconut chicken, sweet and sour vegetable tempura and sushi. Dinner is reservation and cover charge only and offers more exotic dishes. Food is truly Pan-Asian at Tamarind, with dishes from most of that region including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Vietnam. The decor is Asian-themed, dark and stylish, with wooden carvings and sculptures.

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