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| Nieuw Amsterdam was named by Her Royal
Highness, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands on July 4, 2010. She was
welcomed to the ship in Venice by its captain, Edward van Zaane (left)
and Holland America Line president and CEO Stein Kruse (right). |
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| After the naming ceremony, Princess Maxima
accompanied Captain van Zaane on a tour of the ship. Here he is showing
her the controls on the bridge. |
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| In a first-time ever addition to the
christening, Holland America brought fifteen of their captains to Venice
to represent the fifteen ships in the Holland America fleet. |
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