Rotterdam V and VI

[Duddy]

Since the Rotterdam V is now a hotel in Holland, has the Rotterdam VI ever passed her predecessor in the channel? If so, does anyone have any pictures?

 

Thanks

 

~ Bob ~

[rafinmd]

Last summer I had an adventure on 3-5 ships, I'll let you decide the number you count as ships:

 

Transatlantic, NY to Rotterdam on MS Rotterdam 6

2 Nights on SS Rotterdam 5

Ferry Stena Britanica to England

Prinsendam London-Arctic-Edinbrugh

QM2 Southampton to NY

 

Here are a few pictures

 

SS Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of MS Rotterdam

 

 

MS Rotterdam leaving Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of SS Rotterdam

 

 

 

Roy

[George C]

Cool pictures I loved the old Rotterdam that is the ship that that got me hooked on cruising sailed her in 1977 and 1978

[sail7seas]

Nice photos. :)

Thanks for sharing.

[paganwoman]

Great to see her again. My husband and I took our first cruise on her and got hooked on HAL and cruising. I have not yet sailed on her namesake but have enjoyed every class ship that HAL has since then (except the Pristendam which we will correct in 2014) I still enjoy my pictures of us on the "old" Rotterdam in the "smoking room" which of course is now completely obsolete. I remember how stunned I was that the bartender remembered what I liked and had it waiting for me each day. Nice memories.

[rafinmd]

By the way, it looks like the OP has not sailed an R/S class ship. The "frame" through which the SS Rotterdam was viewed was one of the little oval cuts immediately in front of the lifeboats and pretty much under the bridge.

 

I sailed the SS Rotterdam on her final Alaska season.

 

Roy

[Copper10-8]

Since the Rotterdam V is now a hotel in Holland, has the Rotterdam VI ever passed her predecessor in the channel? If so, does anyone have any pictures?

 

Thanks

 

~ Bob ~

 

As a matter of fact, the two Rotterdams passed each other as recent as last Saturday, August 4th while in the port of Rotterdam and with VI on her way to Norway. The captain on Rotterdam VI, Sijbe de Boer, sounded his ship's whistle several times, and this was answered by Rotterdam V. I did not know V still had a working whistle; pretty cool to watch/listen to:)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Last summer I had an adventure on 3-5 ships, I'll let you decide the number you count as ships:

 

Transatlantic, NY to Rotterdam on MS Rotterdam 6

2 Nights on SS Rotterdam 5

Ferry Stena Britanica to England

Prinsendam London-Arctic-Edinbrugh

QM2 Southampton to NY

 

Here are a few pictures

 

SS Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of MS Rotterdam

 

 

MS Rotterdam leaving Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of SS Rotterdam

 

 

 

Roy

 

Great pictures -- thanks for sharing.

[solocanadian]

Great photos - thank you for sharing. Rotterdam V sure looks strange with white hull.

[RuthC]

Rotterdam V sure looks strange with white hull.

It's grey topped with white, which (I believe) was her original color. It was only later on that HAL went to the dark blue hulls topped with white.

[Typhoon1]

Great pics, Thanks for sharing with your fellow CC members.

[ShipsAreTheBest]

It's grey topped with white, which (I believe) was her original color. It was only later on that HAL went to the dark blue hulls topped with white.

 

Yes, those were her original colors. HAL didn't go to the "midnight blue" hull until the very early 1970s (the same time the orange funnel with the three "waves" appeared). Only the Nieuw Amsterdam (of 1938) survived in the dove grey livery until her retirement in 1974 (or was it '73?). The dove grey, however, didn't appear until the '50s. The hulls were black and white before that (Nieuw Amsterdam first sailed as a black and white ship).

[DeepWaterMariner]

It's grey topped with white, which (I believe) was her original color. It was only later on that HAL went to the dark blue hulls topped with white.

 

She had the grey hull when we first sailed her in the early 70's. Such an elegant ship and one of our all time favorites.

[Himself]

Last summer I had an adventure on 3-5 ships, I'll let you decide the number you count as ships:

 

Transatlantic, NY to Rotterdam on MS Rotterdam 6

2 Nights on SS Rotterdam 5

Ferry Stena Britanica to England

Prinsendam London-Arctic-Edinbrugh

QM2 Southampton to NY

 

Here are a few pictures

 

SS Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of MS Rotterdam

 

 

MS Rotterdam leaving Rotterdam from Promenade Deck of SS Rotterdam

 

 

 

Roy

 

Good Pictures! Thank you for sharing them!!!!

[Duddy]

Wow! Lots of great posts here! Great pics Roy. Nice :) If anyone finds a pic with both ships in it, please let me know.

 

I seemed to have misplaced all the old brochures. Does anyone have Rotterdam V deck plans? I've searched all over Google with no leads :rolleyes:

 

Thanks

 

~ Bob ~

[rafinmd]

I think getting the 2 together would be a bit of a challenge, the SS Rotterdam sits on a different channel from the one leading to the port; they pass within half a mile of each other but a vantage point to photograph the 2 together would be difficult, This is what I have for deck plans:

 

Rotterdam as an active ship:

 

http://arctictriple.wordpress.com/deckplan/

 

In her current state:

 

http://arctictriple.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/hotelrdeckplan.pdf

 

Roy

[Duddy]

I think getting the 2 together would be a bit of a challenge, the SS Rotterdam sits on a different channel from the one leading to the port; they pass within half a mile of each other but a vantage point to photograph the 2 together would be difficult, This is what I have for deck plans:

 

Rotterdam as an active ship:

 

http://arctictriple.wordpress.com/deckplan/

 

In her current state:

 

http://arctictriple.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/hotelrdeckplan.pdf

 

Roy

 

Thanks Roy. Very nice. Is that your website? I was actually hoping to make a trip and actually in of my old staterooms. I just want recall which one until I see it closer

[rafinmd]

As a matter of fact, the two Rotterdams passed each other as recent as last Saturday, August 4th while in the port of Rotterdam and with VI on her way to Norway. The captain on Rotterdam VI, Sijbe de Boer, sounded his ship's whistle several times, and this was answered by Rotterdam V. I did not know V still had a working whistle; pretty cool to watch/listen to:)

 

Your post sent me through my video archive. My trip was before the (or at least my) level of webcam sailaway interest started and I didn't know what I was looking for at the time. This video is far longer than I'd like, but I think I understand now and believe the Rotterdam VI horn starts around the 2:00 mark, and the Rotterdam V responds 20 seconds later.

 

 

I know my Captain was Rik Krombeen but I believe he disembarked in Rotterdam with me.

 

Roy

[Copper10-8]

Your post sent me through my video archive. My trip was before the (or at least my) level of webcam sailaway interest started and I didn't know what I was looking for at the time. This video is far longer than I'd like, but I think I understand now and believe the Rotterdam VI horn starts around the 2:00 mark, and the Rotterdam V responds 20 seconds later.

 

 

I know my Captain was Rik Krombeen but I believe he disembarked in Rotterdam with me.

 

Roy

 

Copy that! I was on Rotterdam Police Boat P5 at the time of Rotterdam VI departure (SAT 04 AUG). Unless changed, Capt. should have been Robert Jan Kan upon arrival in R'dam, replaced that day by Capt. de Boer

 

 

 

 

[greatver]

Thanks for the great pictures. My wife and I were on the eastbound Transatlantic (that Roy was on) last year.

 

We also sailed on the Rotterdam V on our honeymoon on November 25, 1964. It was a stormy day and the Israeli cruise ship, Shalom, was coming into the harbor and collided with (I believe) a fuel barge.

 

Good memories (not the collision) but the rest of the cruise!

[greatver]

Just googled the Shalom and collision was with a Norwegian tanker (not a barge). 19 dead on the tanker.

[rafinmd]

Copper, great pictures from the police boat. Hi greatvar.

 

Roy

[Duddy]

Your post sent me through my video archive. My trip was before the (or at least my) level of webcam sailaway interest started and I didn't know what I was looking for at the time. This video is far longer than I'd like, but I think I understand now and believe the Rotterdam VI horn starts around the 2:00 mark, and the Rotterdam V responds 20 seconds later.

 

 

I know my Captain was Rik Krombeen but I believe he disembarked in Rotterdam with me.

 

Roy

 

Roy now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Great video! Thank you posting :)

[Duddy]

Folks, if you have fond memories of the Rotterdam V, I found some very interesting websites. Helps to try something other than Google sometimes LOL

 

http://www.shipmotions.nl/DUT/PapersReports/1166-PRADS-98.pdf

 

http://www.stoomschiprotterdam.nl/EN/News.shtml

 

http://www.halpostcards.com/unofficial/rotvindx.html

 

http://pauldoorn.hyves.nl/album/64111012/SSRotterdam/xhiCuzS4/?pageid=8AUPQKZZ7PSSCC408

 

Enjoy!! :)

[maxie99]

?- my frist cruise was on the rotterdam in 1988- would this be the same ship