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MS ''Rotterdam'' is a Rotterdam-class cruise ship, the sixth Holland America Line vessel to bear the name, and is one of the two Atlantic flagships of the fleet. Built in Italy in 1997, ''Rotterdam'' features fine art and antiques, an internet center, and a spa and fitness center. She is named for SS ''Rotterdam'' of 1959, and also named after the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. MS ''Rotterdam'' and her sister ship MS ''Amsterdam'' are loosely based on the original ship. ''Amsterdam'' and ''Rotterdam'' are co-flagships of Holland America Line (HAL). ''Rotterdam'' carries an art collection onboard worth over US$2 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MS Rotterdam )〕 During the summer of 2011, ''Rotterdam'' conducted Holland America Line's first standalone transatlantic crossing since 1971, making a single trip both eastbound and westbound. In the Fall of 2014, ''Rotterdam'' basically circumnavigated South Africa for 88 days. From Nov. 12 to Dec. 20, 2014, the last segment of the cruise went from Cape Town, South Africa to Southampton, England. The ports of call were: Cape Town, Lüderitz and Walvis Bay in Namibia, Luanda in Angola, two islands in Cape Verde, three islands in the Canary Islands, Agadir, Casablanca and Tangier in Morocco, then on to Cádiz and Vigo in Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal.〔http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=269512〕 ''Rotterdam'' sails around Europe during the summer and South America in the winter. Commencing in 2012, she was based year-round in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Holland America said it wanted to reconnect with its roots there. ==Incidents and accidents== In October 2004, the vessel lost power during Hurricane Karl while doing a transatlantic crossing. Many passengers suffered injuries during this period, the most severe being a broken femur.〔(MS Rotterdam in hurricane )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Rotterdam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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