The 835-guest ship will sail with the cruise line until 1 July 2019, before moving to German operator's fleet
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Rebecca Gibson |
Holland America Line has sold its 835-guest ship Prisendam to German cruise operator Phoenix Reisen.
Originally built in 1988 as Royal Viking Sun for Royal Viking Line, the vessel sailed for Cunard Line between 1994 and 1998 before transferring to Seabourn to sail as Seabourn Sun in 1999. In 2002, the ship was rebranded and renamed Prisendam when she joined the Holland America Line.
Prisendam, which has already been sold, has been chartered back to Holland America Line so she can continue sailing her planned itineraries until 1 July 2019. After this date, all of Prisendam’s outstanding scheduled sailings will be covered by Rotterdam, Volendam and Veendam.
“Prinsendam has proudly served our guests since 2002, and we share in the fondness that many of our loyal cruisers have for this special ship,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line. “As we look to the future and focus on delivering the programming and innovations that our guests are asking for, we remain focused on exceeding guest expectations on every cruise and will continue to offer the unique itineraries that Prinsendam sailed on our other smaller ships.”
Phoenix Reisen, which has been operating cruises under its own brand name since 1988, already operates four ocean ships – Amadea, Artania, Albatros and Deutschland – and around 50 riverboats.