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Holland America Line

Nieuw Statendam

Ship profile · flagged in Netherlands. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
99,500
Capacity
2,106
Built
2,018
Length
299.5 m
Upcoming
182

Reviewer read

A strong ship by most measures. It falls behind on entertainment.

Nieuw Statendam rates higher overall than 71% of the ships we track. Ship quality is its strongest showing. The weak spot is entertainment.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Ship quality9.3

    Higher than 87% of ships · 408 ratings

  • Cabins8.9

    Higher than 85% of ships · 752 ratings

  • Dining8.3

    Higher than 82% of ships · 728 ratings

  • Fitness7.8

    Higher than 77% of ships · 247 ratings

The one caution

7.5out of 10 for entertainment

Higher than only 45% of ships. The typical ship scores 7.60.

Everything else, in two lines

Nine are good without being remarkable: ship quality, cabins, dining, fitness, public areas, embarkation, service, value and disembarkation. They rate higher than 66% to 87% of ships.

Two fall below the fleet: activities (higher than only 46% of ships) and entertainment (higher than only 45% of ships).

Family falls below the fleet too, but only 69 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Cabin grade does matter here. Oceanview rates 9.2 and suite rates 8.7, across 349 cabin ratings.

Three places worth knowing about

  • World Stage The one people argue about47% positive · 45 comments
  • Pinnacle Grill The restaurant people mention most75% positive · 59 comments
  • Lincoln Center Stage The best-liked show on board92% positive · 36 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 65% to 95% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

Seniors (55 of 68), first-time cruisers (19 of 21), couples (10 of 10) and solo travelers (7 of 10).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
How it suits families with young children
Too few reviewers here described sailing with young kids.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality9.3Higher than 87%408 ratings · useful
Disembarkation9.0Higher than 66%408 ratings · useful
Cabins8.9Higher than 85%752 ratings · broad
Service8.9Higher than 73%715 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.7Higher than 74%727 ratings · broad
Dining8.3Higher than 82%728 ratings · broad
Public areas8.3Higher than 76%315 ratings · useful
Fitness7.8Higher than 77%247 ratings · useful
Activities7.8Higher than only 46%408 ratings · useful
Entertainment7.5Higher than only 45%696 ratings · broad
Value7.2Higher than 70%308 ratings · useful
Family6.4Higher than only 22%69 ratings · limited

857 published reviews · 284 from the last three years · 6,162 individual comments read.

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