Holland American Line of Seattle, Washington plans to conduct an around the world voyage of the M/S ROTTERDAM VIthat includes plans to enter the Antarctic Treaty area and cruise the islands in the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1999-2000 season.

M/V ROTTERDAM VI

This M/V ROTTERDAM VI was built by the  Fincantieri shipyard and entered into service in September 1997.  The ship is registered in the Netherlands.  The vessel has a length of 780 feet, a beam of 105.8 feet, and has a maximum speed of 25 knots.  Passenger capacity is 1,316.

Rough schedule for the cruise follows:

Cruise – World Cruise-#1
January/April 2000