The MS Rotterdam from 1959 is the fifth ship with that name, in the service of the Holland-America Line (HAL). It is a steamship with oil-fired steam boilers and steam turbines.It is one of the most famous post-war Dutch passenger ships. It experienced the last decade of transatlantic liner shipping between 1959 and the end of 2000 and was a successful cruise ship thereafter. Since August 4, 2008, the ship has been moored as a floating attraction (guided tours, hotel-café-restaurant) at the Derde Katendrechtse Hoofd in the Maashaven in Rotterdam.
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