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**Ally** · 06-15-2006, 02:47 PM

Veendam

Operator................Holland America Line
Phone...................800-426-0327

The Veendam was built in 1996 and has six accessible cabins that range from 186 to 262 square feet. The numbers are C389, C390, H704, H706, H709 and H711. The cabin door clearance is 32.5" with no sills, the bathroom doors are also 32.5" wide also with no sills. They have roll-in showers with no lip, fold down seats, hand held shower head and grab bars. The toilets are 18" high with grab bars and the sinks are 31" high.

Holland America Line has installed the industry's first system for the safe, comfortable transfer between ship, tender and pier for guests using wheelchairs. Called the Shore Tender Accessibility Project, the system was developed to address a common challenge when guests using wheelchairs desire to go ashore or participate in shore excursions requiring tendering. This unique system provides a safe, dignified means of transporting a guest using a wheelchair down the gangway and onto the tender while still in the chair. The guest's wheelchair is locked into place on a lift that runs on an inclined track from the top of the gangway to the tender. A ramp on the tender allows the chair to be wheeled directly aboard and locked into place atop a specially designed scissor-lift. That lift is then raised to provide the guest a clear view through the tender's windows.

Once dockside, the tender has a hydraulic leveling system that can be adjusted to allow for differences in height up to 23 inches between the dock and the tender, allowing the wheelchair to be rolled directly off the tender and onto the dock.

Holland America Line has always maintained a high percentage of handicap-accessible staterooms across all price categories on its vessels In addition, guests may request TDD equipment, amplified telephones, visual alert alarms, bed vibrating alarms, closed caption decoders on televisions, and flashing light door buzzers. The ms Rotterdam, ms Volendam, ms Zaandam and ms Amsterdam (the line's newest ship) all were built with a closed loop listening system in the main show.

Volendam

Operator................Holland America Line
Phone...................800-426-0327

The Volendam is a new ship in 1999. There are 22 accessible cabins in a variety of sizes and categories. The accessible cabin numbers are; H1804-1807, FF1955, 1964, G2500, 2702, I2554-55, 3430-31, L2700, D3429, 3391,3396, C6104, B6225, 6228, S7034, A7087-88. These cabins range in size from 182 to 390 square feet. The cabin door clearance is 32.5" wide with no sill. The bathroom door clearance is 32.5" wide with no sill. There is a roll-in shower with dimensions of 30"x58". There is a hand held shower head as well as grab bars. The sink is at 36" and the mirror is at 45". The toilet is 16" with raiser available upon request, there are also grab bars. All cabin switches are at a height of 40" and the bed is 20" from floor to top of mattress.

Holland America Line has installed the industry's first system for the safe, comfortable transfer between ship, tender and pier for guests using wheelchairs. Called the Shore Tender Accessibility Project, the system was developed to address a common challenge when guests using wheelchairs desire to go ashore or participate in shore excursions requiring tendering. This unique system provides a safe, dignified means of transporting a guest using a wheelchair down the gangway and onto the tender while still in the chair. The guest's wheelchair is locked into place on a lift that runs on an inclined track from the top of the gangway to the tender. A ramp on the tender allows the chair to be wheeled directly aboard and locked into place atop a specially designed scissor-lift. That lift is then raised to provide the guest a clear view through the tender's windows.

Amsterdam

Operator................Holland America Line
Phone...................800-426-0327

The Amsterdam is a new ship in 2000 and has 21 accessible cabins in all categories including suites and mini suites. The numbers are; H1804-1807, FF1955, 1964, I2554-55, 3428, 3433, L2700, D3393, 3431, 3394, C6104, B6225, 6228, G2500, 2702, and Suites 7055 and 7058. These cabins range in size from 181-488 square feet. The cabin door clearance is 32.5" with no sills. The bathroom doors are 32.5" wide with no sills. They have roll-in showers with fold down seats, hand held showers and grab bars. The toilets are 16" high with grab bars and the sinks are 36" high. The dimensions of the shower are 30"x58" and there is a mirror that is adjustable at 45". The light switches are located at 40", there is a 35" mirror in the cabin and the bed with mattress is 20" high.