ms Prinsendam the "Elegant Explorer" holds 793 passengers, 443 crewmembers, and sails the high seas around the globe. She was christened in 1988, and because of her small size the ms Prinsendam can go to many ports other ships can not. Our cast on the Prinsendam is made of 6 singers and 2 dancers for 2005, with some of the singers receiving single accommodation cabins.

The ms Statendam, ms Ryndam, ms Maasdam, and ms Veendam comprise Holland America's comfortable "S" class ships of the fleet. The ms Statendam is named for the "states" or Provinces of Holland, was christened in 1993, carries 1,258 Passengers, and 557 crew members. The ms Ryndam carries the same amount of passengers as the Statendam, holds 602 crew members, and was named for a dam on the river Rhine. She was christened in 1994. The ms Maasdam, christened in 1994, is named for a dam on the river Maas, holds 1,266 passengers, 557 crew members, and is described as "spacious comfort." The ms Veendam carries the same amount of passengers as the Maasdam, and boasts a healthy 560 crew members. The ms Veendam was named after the capitol of North Holland's peat colonies, and was christened into the fleet in 1996. All four of the "S" class ships have double occupancy cabins for all 10 cast members. The cast is made up of 2 lead singer/movers, 2 singer/dancers, 2 male dancers, and 4 female dancers and all have entertainment related duties.

The "R" class ships are made of the
ms Rotterdam (christened in 1997,) the
ms Amsterdam (christened in 2000,) the
ms Volendam (christened in 1999,) and the ms Zaandam (christened in 2000.) The ms Rotterdam named for the city of Rotterdam which is the birthplace of Holland America Line, carries 1,316 passengers and 593 crew. The ms Amsterdam is the flagship of the fleet, named after the city of Amsterdam in Northern Holland and carries 1,380 passengers, and 647 crew members. The ms Zaandam and the ms Volendam carry 1,440 passengers and 647 crew members each, making them the highest occupancy ships in the fleet next to the Vista class ships. The ms Zaandam was named for the Zaanstad district of Amsterdam, and the ms Volendam was named for the city of Volendam. All four of the "R" class ships allow the two lead singers to have a single cabin with the remaining 8 cast members in double occupancy cabins. All ten cast members are cast the same as the S class ships and have entertainment related duties.

The magnificent Vista class ships are the newest and largest of the fleet holding 1,848 passengers and 800 crew members per ship. The ships are named for the points on the compass. For instance, the ms Zuiderdam, the first to be brought to the fleet in 2002 is named for the southern most compass point. The ms Oosterdam, the second Vista ship to be christened in 2003 is named for the eastern most compass point, and the ms Westerdam who found her sea legs the summer of 2004 is named for the western most compass point. The ms Noordam was christened in 2006 and named for the northern most compass point. Each 14 member cast is made up of 2 lead singer/movers, 2 singer/dancers, 4 male dancers and 6 female dancers. The dancers share cabins and participate in entertainment related duties. The four singers all get single cabins. The singers participate in singing the farewell song at the disembarkation talk as well as some light PR work around the ship; however, they also are required to perform in an alternate lounge "cabaret" style show during the cruise.