The Aft Pool Is Taking Shape

Chief Electrician D.E. van Weijen sent us the latest views from the shipyard, taken just last Saturday. These photos show the Sea View Pool under construction aft on Lido Deck.

As you can see, it’s another lovely January day in Marghera, Italy, where there’s more water on the deck than there is in the pool.

Thanks for the pix, Chief!

Rijkaart: Eurodam Construction on Schedule

Pieter RijkaartENB recently participated in an interview with Pieter Rijkaart, director of newbuilds for Holland America Line and Blog Board member. He had just returned from the Marghera shipyard and we were eager to hear his impressions of how the construction was progressing:

Well, I actually arrived back in Seattle yesterday, and the day before I left the yard I had a walk over the ship … not only for looking at how far along the ship is, but also the standard of the ship. And I must say, I’m quite satisfied with both the standard and the progress of Eurodam.

The progress is very important for us in order to determine if the ship will be ready on the date that she’s supposed to be delivered to us. I’m actually extremely satisfied. They’re moving very fast and I’m quite optimistic that the ship will be finished on the date of delivery.

Views From the Yard: Photo

As requested, here is a photo of the Lido pool area that Pieter discussed in his “Views From the Yard” post yesterday. Thanks to Henry Veringa, Holland America Line’s project manager, for taking this image.

Views From the Yard: Pieter Rijkaart

Pieter Rijkaart

I had an opportunity to get on board Eurodam last week, and I am pleased to share my impressions. All decks are now in place on the ship, and it was quite exciting to be able to walk through the various public areas and imagine how they will look once they are finished — even though at the moment they are still all bare steel and no interior outfitting is in place.

On the lower cabin decks, the first cabin walls already have been erected and the prefabricated bathroom units are in their final locations.

When walking outside on the open decks, I was impressed to see the large amount of Sun Deck space these ships have to offer compared to the Vista-class ships. The open deck space above the Crow’s Nest is enormous, as is the new deck space above the new restaurant and bar in the center of the ship in front of the funnels. And the aft Lido pool deck is quite a bit larger than on Noordam, our most recent Vista ship.

Eurodam really offers plenty of extra outside sunbathing space.

We’ve Added a New Feature

We’ve added a new feature on the Eurodam News Blog called “Views From the Yard.” These posts are first-hand accounts direct from the Fincantieri shipyard. Various ENB blog board members and Holland America Line employees will be visiting Eurodam and reporting their impressions until its launch.