Eurodam

Yesterday Xander and I were driving home from town and as we were coming along towards the Erasmus Bridge I noticed this huge building… and for a second I thought, where the hell did that come from so quick!?

That’s when I realized that it was a ship at the cruise terminal.   We get a lot of cruise ships coming here into Rotterdam but I’ve never seen one that just blocked out everything behind it like this one.  I really wish I had my camera on me.

Today I was reading the news on Expatica and saw that it was actually a brand new ship!

ROTTERDAM – The cruise ship Eurodam sailed into its home port of Rotterdam on Sunday, attracting a large crowd.

The largest passenger ship ever to be registered under a Dutch flag, the new Holland-America Line ship was built in Italy, and sailed from Southampton on Saturday. It is the 14th ship in the Holland America Line’s fleet.

Nearly 300 metres long, the ship has more than 1,000 cabins, three swimming pools, five restaurants and a casino. The Eurodam will be named by Queen Beatrix on Tuesday and will set off on its first cruise next weekend.

I wish I had my camera with me because the above photo (that I scabbed off the net) really doesn’t do the ship justice.  It’s absolutely friggin’ massive.   I’ll have to try to get some photos before it sets sail.

Oooooooh wouldn’t it be nice to be ON it though?