Carnival's first new ship since 2012 will be its bigger ever but only by a tad. At 133,500 tons, the vessel will be about 4% larger than the four-year-old Carnival Breeze, on which its design is based and with which it shares many features.

New on the Carnival Vista will be an 800-foot-long sky ride around the top deck and an IMAX Theater -- both firsts for the industry. The ship also will have a pub with a working brewery on site -- a first for a line catering to North Americans.

Among other notable new features: A record size, 455-foot-long water tube attraction that will be part of the largest water park in the Carnival fleet. Passengers will be able to ride it on inflatable rafts.

An initial season of Europe cruises followed by six- and eight-nightCaribbean cruises out of Miami. The six-night cruises will feature calls at Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Cozumel, Mexico. The eight-night cruises will vary between several itineraries that stop in such islands as Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Grand Turk, St. Kitts and St. Maarten.

Eurodam sailed in Kotor this morning with 2063 passengers and 849 crew members.

Launching her maiden voyage in July of 2008, Eurodam marks Holland America Line's new Signature-class ships. Eurodam furthers the evolution of our sophisticated mid-sized ships with 11 passenger decks, a new topside Pan-Asian restaurant and lounge surrounded by panoramic views, an Explorer's Lounge bar, a new Italian restaurant adjacent to the Lido, elegant luxury jewelry boutique, new atrium bar area, an enhanced and reconfigured show lounge and a new photographic and imaging center. On the technical side, Eurodam features the latest state-of-the-art navigation and safety systems. The ship is powered by six diesel generators and propelled by the latest Azipod® propulsion technology.

Following in the Holland America Line tradition, Eurodam features an exquisite art collection based on the theme, "The Dutch Golden Age — An Inexhaustible Tradition". Highlighting works by Dutch masters and contemporary artists, some of the pieces featured will include 17th-century watercolor maps by famed cartographer Johannes Vingboons, photo-realistic oil paintings by artist Jan van 't Hoff and The Nightwatch, Two Minutes Later, a contemporary reinterpretation of Rembrandt's famous painting.