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Carnaval 2013: Carnaval parades often emphasize ridiculing and social criticism Role reversal and suspension of social norms is part of the origin of the carnival. Carnival in the Netherlands (Dutch: Carnaval; also called "vastenavond" – eve of the fasting or Limburgish: "vastelaovend") is a festival held mainly in the Southern and Eastern regions of the Netherlands with an emphasis on role ...
MS Zaandam is a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line, named for the city of Zaandam, Netherlands near Amsterdam. She was built by Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy and delivered in 2000. Zaandam is part of the ''Rotterdam'' class and a sister ship to Volendam, the former Rotterdam, and former Amsterdam.
MS Nieuw Statendam is a Pinnacle-class cruise ship operated by Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation & plc.Her name, Nieuw Statendam, alludes to the five previous ships in HAL's fleet named Statendam.
The Burgundian Netherlands [a] were those parts of the Low Countries ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy during the Burgundian Age between 1384 and 1482. Within their Burgundian State, which itself belonged partly to the Holy Roman Empire and partly to the Kingdom of France, the dukes united these lowlands into a political union that went beyond a personal union as it gained central institutions ...
MS Jubilee (also known as Pacific Sun and Henna) was a cruise ship that was originally built for Carnival Cruise Line. She was the second of three ships to be built for Carnival's Holiday class. She was last owned by the Chinese company HNA Cruise Company, Limited, for service in the West Pacific region. The ship was retired and scrapped in 2017.
Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Sumatra: 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm) gun 1 × 5.9 in (15 cm) gun 2 × 4.7 in (12 cm) guns 40 mm (2 in) 1,693 tons 2,350 ihp (1,752 kW) 26 April 1890 1 April 1891 Sold for scrap, 1907
Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States: The Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands, 1380-1480. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-875710-8. Tervoort, Ad (2004). The iter italicum and the Northern Netherlands: Dutch Students at Italian Universities and Their Role in the Netherlands' Society (1426-1575). Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-0651-8.
MS Koningsdam is a Pinnacle-class cruise ship operated by Holland America Line (HAL), a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. Koningsdam is the lead vessel of HAL's Pinnacle class, which includes Nieuw Statendam (2018) and Rotterdam (2021), all of which were built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.