Holland America Cruises, N.V., Curacao, has announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the T.S.S. Statendam to a group of investors, with delivery in late 1982. The purchase price was in excess of U.S. $19 million. Paquet Cruises, Inc., New York, will assume marketing and sales management for the purchasers. All Statendam cruise programs will be operated by Holland America Cruises as scheduled until November 1982.
The recent sale of the Statendam coincides with the anticipated delivery of the M/V Nieuw Amsterdam in early 1983 as part of Holland America Cruises' fleet modernization program. The M/V Noordam, the sister ship to the Nieuw Amsterdam, is scheduled for delivery in January of 1984.