About EURODAM

 This post is information about the ship, followed by some thoughts on our experience aboard her.

Ship Profile & Stats

• Cruise Line: Holland America Line
• Ship Type: Cruise Ship
• Line Class: Premium
• Registry: Netherlands
• Year Built: 2008
• Capacity: 2,104 passengers
• Decks: 11
• Gross Tonnage: 86,273
• Length: 936 ft
• Beam: 105.8 ft
• Average Speed: 22 knots
• Inside Cabins: 155
• Outside Cabins: 897
• Nationality of Officers: European
• Nationality of Crew: Filipino, Indonesian
• Number of Crew: 876

• On-Board Recreation

• Outdoor Pools: 2
• Spa: Yes
• Casino: Yes

• Dining Choices

• The Dining Room Cuisine
• Lido Market Buffet
• Tamarind Restaurant Cuisine
• Canaletto Cuisine
• Pinnacle Grill

• Entertainment

• The Mainstage
• Crow's Nest
• Lincoln Center Stage
• Explorations Cafe
• Ocean Bar
• Billboard Bar
• Rolling Stone Bar

This picture shows less than half of the

main stage theater on Eurodam.

As our time aboard her draws to a close, we have enjoyed our experience. The crew was friendly and helpful. The service was good. The ship was clean and in good repair. There is a long list of other positives. 

Our leading negative observation was that etiquette and consideration for fellow passengers have deteriorated significantly since COVID. We have seen this on previous cruises. This time, because of the number of passengers on this ship, it was more noticeable. It was not a problem, just a little off-putting. 

It is also a reflection of societal problems that stretch way beyond cruise ship passengers.

Again, it was not a problem, just a higher awareness due to being on a cruise ship. We liked our experience well enough to sign up for a 35-day cruise in 2026 on Eurodam's sister ship Nieuw Amsterdam. 

As this is much larger than other cruise ships we have been on, we were concerned that the size could manifest itself in negative ways. We found none. The ship is larger, accommodating a larger passenger list without feeling crowded. The larger ship offers more common areas, entertainment options, and so on.

Larger cruise ships indeed have fewer ports they can call in than smaller ships.

We found that several people we met during the cruise we never saw again. We attribute this to the ship's size, not those people avoiding us.

It is always difficult to answer the question, "How big is the ship?" For Eurodam, the most interesting statistic I found was the three laps around the promenade deck (which does not go all the way to the bow), was one mile.