The Holland America Line Collectors Reference Library
Inaugural Tiles

The Holland America Line started issuing ceramic tiles commemorating the inaugural voyage of new vessels in 1993 with the inauguration voyages of the ms Statendam and ms Maasdam and has done so ever since. Below you see those tiles depicted that I know to exist, conspicuously absent are tiles of the ms Volendam (1999) and the ms Amsterdam(2011). Should you have tiles not shown on this page, I would appreciate either a 300dpi scan or to purchase/trade the tile. I have many doubles and am always willing to trade or buy to extend/complete my collection. You can reach me at tiemen @ halpostcards . com (spaces inserted to prevent autosearch by webbots)

1993

These 6" x 6" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Statendam and ms Maasdam  in 1993. I have these tiles in my collection.

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1993-inaug-sta                                             1993-inaug-maas

1996

This single 6" x 6" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Veendam in 1996. I have this tile in my collection.

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1996-inaug-veen

1998

This single 6" x 6" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Rotterdam in 1998. I have this tile in my collection.

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1998-inaug-rot6

2002

These 6" x 6" tiles commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Ryndam and ms Zuiderdam in 2002. I have these tiles in my collection

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2002-inaug-ryn                                        2002-inaug-zuid

2003

This single 4" x 4" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Oosterdam in 2003. I have this tile in my collection.

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2002-inaug-oost

2004

This single 6" x 6" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Westerdam in 2004. I have this tile in my collection.

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2004-inaug-west

2008

This single 6" x 6" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Eurodam in 2008. I have this tile in my collection.

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2008-inaug-euro

2010

This single 4" x 4" tile commemorates the inaugural voyage of the ms Nieuw Amsterdam in 2010. I have this tile in my collection. I have also heard that an identical 6" x 6" tile may exist. I do NOT have that tile in my collection.

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2010-inaug-ams

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