Holland America names
Master-McNeil recommended Holland America's use of oost (east), zuid (south), and dam (ship), to complement Holland America's existing Noordam (north) and Westerdam (west) family of ship names. Additionally, we suggested Grand Vista as the name for Holland America's new class of ships. Shortened to Vista, this works well with the N-S-E-W compass points of the four ship names.
We also recommended Holland America's use of prinsen (prince's), resulting in the ship Prinsendam, a cherished name from Holland America's past.