[2] In September 2004, the vessel lost power when all four engines failed during Hurricane Karl while doing a transatlantic crossing.

Rotterdam regained power and continued its journey to Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 28 September.

[3] During the summer of 2011, Rotterdam conducted Holland America Line's first standalone transatlantic crossing since 1971, making a single trip both eastbound and westbound.

In the fall of 2020 the ship sailed to Scotland and was laid up with the rest of Fred Olsen fleet prior to being refitted for service.

[9] Shortly after making its maiden trip,[10] Borealis suffered a technical issue that caused the cancellation of a cruise as the ship remained in Portsmouth.