MS Zuiderdam [4] is a Vista-class cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line (HAL). It is the lead ship of the Vista-class vessels, so named for the extensive use of glass in their superstructure, and is sister to three other HAL ships, MS Oosterdam, MS Westerdam, and MS Noordam. The ship's name is a portmanteau of the Dutch word zuid, meaning 'south,' and the suffix -dam, a common Dutch placename suffix used in the names of all Holland America Line ships.
The ship shares similar exterior dimensions with Carnival Cruise Lines' and Costa Cruises' Spirit-class cruise ship. Cunard Line's MS Queen Victoria is an enlarged version of the same design, as is HAL's Signature class.
As with all Vista-class ships, Zuiderdam is equipped with a