MS Thomson Spirit is a cruise ship owned by the Holland America Line and operated under charter by the United Kingdom-based Thomson Cruises. She was built in 1983 at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in France for Holland America Line as MS Nieuw Amsterdam. Between 2000 and 2001 she sailed for United States Lines a subsidiary of American Classic Voyages as MS Patriot.
Builders of the MS Thomson Spirit are Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France and Saint-Nazaire.