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Carnival Adventure vs Nieuw Statendam

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Carnival Adventure is a large Carnival Cruise Line ship carrying 2,636 passengers. Nieuw Statendam is a large Holland America Line ship carrying 2,650 passengers, in service since 2018. Carnival Adventure has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Carnival Adventure if you want a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $262 (vs $549).

Choose Nieuw Statendam if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 174 cruises on sale (vs 55).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Carnival AdventureNieuw Statendam
Cruise line Carnival Cruise Line Holland America Line
Ship size Large Large
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2018
Gross tonnage 108,806 99,500
Passengers 2,636 2,650
Crew 1,100 1,025
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.4 (better) 2.6
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 41.3 (better) 37.5
Decks — 12
Length 948 ft 935 ft
Beam — 115 ft
Speed — 28 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 55 174
Upcoming sailings 113 188
Cruise lengths 2 to 19 nights 7 to 42 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $262 (better) $549

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Carnival Adventure has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Nieuw Statendam: 6.0
  • Adventure & nature Nieuw Statendam: 5.0
  • Cultural Nieuw Statendam: 7.0
  • Dining Nieuw Statendam: 8.0
  • Entertainment Nieuw Statendam: 5.0
  • Family friendly Nieuw Statendam: 5.0
  • Party Nieuw Statendam: 5.0
  • Romantic Nieuw Statendam: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Nieuw Statendam: 9.0
  • Staterooms Nieuw Statendam: 9.0

Holland America Line

Nieuw Statendam

The 2,650-passenger Nieuw Statendam from Holland America debuted in December 2018 as the second in the new Pinnacle class for the cruise line. The ship features several of the innovative venues that were introduced on sister ship Koningsdam as well as a few firsts, including a new specialty restaurant.

Sailing now

174 cruises on sale, from $549.

Questions

Carnival Adventure or Nieuw Statendam?

Which is bigger, Carnival Adventure or Nieuw Statendam?

Carnival Adventure is bigger at 108,806 gross tons, against 99,500 gross tons for Nieuw Statendam. Carnival Adventure carries 2,636 passengers and Nieuw Statendam carries 2,650.

Which has more space per passenger?

Carnival Adventure, with 41.3 gross tons per passenger against 37.5 on Nieuw Statendam. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Carnival Adventure, with one crew member for every 2.4 passengers against one for every 2.6 on Nieuw Statendam.

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