<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="supplier_link">Holland  America Line</span>&rsquo;s new Signature-class ship Nieuw Amsterdam will have a  d&eacute;cor honoring of <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> City, known as Nieuw Amsterdam by its Dutch founders. Art, craftwork  and historical artifacts documenting <span class="supplier_link">New York</span>&rsquo;s  Native American history and Dutch influences will be displayed  throughout the ship&rsquo;s public areas. The new facilities are highlighted  by Silk Den, a 52-seat lounge on Deck 11, featuring ocean views.  Adjacent is Tamarind, a Pan-Asian restaurant, which also features sea  views and is decorated with Asian handicrafts, including framed leather  carvings set against gold leaf.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> The Observation Deck Cabana Club, a private outdoor oasis, offers tented  cabanas that can be rented by the day or for an entire voyage. Nieuw  Amsterdam also offers a second collection of cabanas lining the mid-ship  Lido pool area. Equipped with chaises, ottomans and upholstered  settees, the cabanas feature bathrobes and plush towels, refreshments  ranging from iced fruit skewers and frozen grapes to chocolate-covered  strawberries and champagne, and iPods uploaded with a choice of music.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> Additional premium facilities found on Deck 11 include the Explorations  Caf&eacute; powered by The <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> Times. This coffee bistro features an extensive library, Internet  terminals, international newspapers, and plush chairs and sofas. The  Crow&rsquo;s Nest lounge overlooks the ship&rsquo;s bow and features memorabilia  dating back to the original Nieuw Amsterdam&rsquo;s 1906 launch and the heyday  of Nieuw Amsterdam II, which carried international society between <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> and Rotterdam in the post World War II era.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> Panorama Deck (Deck 10), which features Club HAL, the youth facilities  and activities center offering supervised, age-appropriate programming  for kids 3 to 12. The Loft, a lounge for teen-agers, is decorated as a  typical <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> street with large murals featuring creations by top <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> City graffiti artists, a crosswalk, street signs, a real <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> yellow cab and an old-fashioned hot dog stand.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> On Promenade Deck (Deck 3), the <span class="supplier_link">Half Moon</span>,  Hudson and Stuyvesant meeting rooms offer flexible meeting facilities  including full audio/visual capabilities. Nearby is the Screening Room, a  36-seat movie theater screening first-run films and special  presentations. The Culinary Arts Center presented by Food &amp; Wine  magazine, a demonstration kitchen featuring cooking lessons from <span class="supplier_link">Holland  America Line</span> master chefs and celebrity guest chefs, is on the  Lower Promenade (Deck 2). When not providing cooking demonstrations, the  room becomes the Queen&rsquo;s Lounge, a performance venue and presentation  room. Also on this deck is the Explorer&rsquo;s Lounge, which continues the <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> theme with a wall-to-wall mixed media collage of the 17th century <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> City skyline by Dutch artist Harald Vlugt. The room also features  sculpture and decorative accessories from <span class="supplier_link">New York</span>&rsquo;s  early Native American and European inhabitants. Nearby is the Digital  Workshop powered by Microsoft Windows, an interactive design studio  featuring free workshops led by Microsoft-trained &ldquo;techsperts&rdquo; who show  guests how to take better pictures, make movies, edit images and create  scrapbooks using Microsoft Windows and Windows Live. Here, cruise  image-makers can also learn to share images via email, blogs and social  networks, creating instant vacation updates.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> Nieuw Amsterdam&rsquo;s Atrium is highlighted by a telescoping chandelier  designed to honor <span class="supplier_link">New York</span> City&rsquo;s skyline. The LED-equipped chandelier is lit in an ever-varying  spectrum of colors. The Deck 2 Pinnacle Grill and Pinnacle Bar offer a  reservations-only dining experience and wine lounge.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> Built at Fincantieri&rsquo;s Marghera yard near Venice, <span class="supplier_link">Italy</span>, the  2,106-guest Nieuw Amsterdam will sail its maiden voyage July 4. After  several 12-day Mediterranean sailings, Nieuw Amsterdam embarks on a fall  crossing of the Atlantic to operate seven-day Eastern and Western  Caribbean voyages from November through March</span></p>