A cruise ship in the Netherlands will house as many as 1,500 Ukrainian refugees, the operator said Friday.
The cruise line — a subsidiary of Carnival Corp. — has agreed to provide three hot meals a day, private rooms, housekeeping services, fitness facilities and Internet access to the temporary residents. Holland America did not disclose terms of the agreement. The ship will have about 650 crew members on board.Holland America said its charter is part of the Netherlands’ commitment to accept 50,000 refugees fleeing the Russian attack.
“We are in a unique position to accommodate the immediate need for food and housing, so we felt it was very important to work with the City of Rotterdam and charter this ship,” Gus Antorcha, Holland America Line’s president, said in a statement. Headquartered in Seattle, the line was founded in Rotterdam in 1873.The Volendam is on its way to Rotterdam after sailing off the coast of Spain, Holland America spokesman Bill Zucker said in an email.
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