Volendam to the rescue! saves 76 people

[Robin7]

In a strange coincidence, I found out today that a friend of mine was on the tour boat which was rescued. :eek: This is what she posted on her facebook:

 

Got a little more than I bargained for when I decided to take a last minute day tour during my weekend stay in Glacier Bay NP.

Quote of the day: "That's your captain [of huge cruise ship]...picking up shipwrecked passengers, 3 hours behind schedule, and still pointing out Puffins."

Very nice!

Robin

[Gerd]

A big Bravo Zulu to Captain Pieter Bos, Chief Officer Rens van Eerten and the rest of the crew of Volendam! Team effort!:)

 

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Hello "Copper John"

 

we are been on the Ms Volendam late July 2012 and during this cruise, the Chief Officer was “Rick de Bruijn” ??

 

We did have the grate opportunity to talk with him several times – he is a young, but indeed a great personality.

 

 

Happy cruising

 

G E R D

 

 

 

Our marvelous cruises : :)

 

MS Ryndam – Wayfarer – March 1997

MS Noordam - Transatlantic Island Hook - April 2001

MS Volendam - Southern Caribbean - April 2002

MS Volendam - Westfarer Caribbean - April 2004

MS Prinsendam - Windmills & Waterford – September 2004

MS Westerdam - Western Caribbean - April 2005

MS Statendam - Hawaii Circle - September 2005

MS Rotterdam - Vikings and Czars – July 2006

MS Veendam - Southern Caribbean – March 2007

MS Volendam – Panama Canal – April 2008

MS Noordam – Mediterranean Enchantment – September 2009

MS Nieuw Amsterdam - Mediterranean Inaugural Cruise - July 2010

MS Nieuw Amsterdam - Mediterranean Empires - July 2010

MS Ryndam – North Cape Splendors - June 2011

MS Volendam – Glacier Bay – Inside Passage - July 2002

MS Amsterdam – Alaskan Adventure - July 2012

 

227 days - 48'299 Nm :

 

 

 

 

Future Cruises : :p

 

 

17 days MS Rotterdam – Atlantic getaway

 

 

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[Copper10-8]

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Hello "Copper John"

 

we are been on the Ms Volendam late July 2012 and during this cruise, the Chief Officer was “Rick de Bruijn” ??

 

We did have the grate opportunity to talk with him several times – he is a young, but indeed a great personality.

 

 

Happy cruising

 

G E R D

 

 

 

 

Hi Gerd, wie gehts?:)

Dutchman Rick de Bruyn is one of Volendam's two Chief Engineers (they rotate like captains and others). Nice guy!

[rafinmd]

Copper, are multiple spellings of Ri.. usual in Dutch? I'm thinking of Rick de Bruyn and Rik Krombeen. Is one more common than the other?

 

Roy

[Copper10-8]

Copper, are multiple spellings of Ri.. usual in Dutch? I'm thinking of Rick de Bruyn and Rik Krombeen. Is one more common than the other?

 

Roy

 

Morning Roy

In Dutch, they should both be spelled Rik, no 'c' because they are short for the typical Dutch names Hendrik and Hendrikus, no "c". Sometimes, names, including the spelling of same, get more anglicised; it's up to the "owner";)

[solocanadian]

Where they were given some HAL brochures, and an emergency appointment with the Future Cruise Consultant. :D

"Love" your comment, Ruth. Would sure love to meet you one day bit you won't find me flying to the East Coast. :D

[RuthC]

"Love" your comment, Ruth. Would sure love to meet you one day bit you won't find me flying to the East Coast. :D

Thanks, and I'd like to meet you, too. Maybe someday! I don't leave from east coast ports very often, either; I go a lot further afield than that. ;)