New U.S.-Flagged Cruise Ship Will Emerge From Cascade General

Cascade General began the multi-million dollar refurbishment of the 704' cruise ship MS Patriot in the Portland Shipyard on October 19th. The 1200-passenger ship, formerly the Nieuw Amsterdam of Holland America Line, is the first acquisition by the new United States Lines.

In the next 30 days, the re-flagged ship will undergo a drydocking, installation of new bow and stern thrusters, a complete safety upgrade to comply with all ABS and US Coast Guard standards, and an interior re-modeling to suit its new mission. It will enter service in the Hawaiian Islands December 9th, offering seven-night cruises.

United States Lines is a subsidiary of American Classic Voyages, the largest owner and operator of U.S.-flagged passenger vessels. ACV also selected Cascade General to convert a bare hull into a 212' inland-waters luxury cruise ship earlier this year.

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Cascade General operates Portland Shipyard, the largest and most complete ship repair and industrial facility on the West Coast of the United States. We provide full-service repairs and conversions for tankers, cruise ships, bulk carriers, container ships, government vessels, tugs, barges and workboats. Cascade General's Portland facility includes a 60-acre (24.2 ha) yard, 550,000 square feet (51,096 square meters) of craft shops, more than 7,600 ft. (2,326 meters) of full-service repair berths, and two floating dry docks.