PathfinderEss Posted October 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2014 For all you sail away fans, just wanted to let you know that the 'Queen of Horns' is in great hands with Captain Rens Van Eerten at her helm. We just spent a few weeks on her and had a wonderful time, especially listening to the sounds of her beautiful horns. When we left Vancouver she tooted around 25 times, it was awesome as she was saying good-by to Vancouver and also to the Statendam and Oosterdam who were ported in Vancouver that day. Sadly neither ship replied back but it didn't dissuaded Captain Eerten from his horn tooting salute to Vancouver for all their hospitality. Then on the Westerdam's first visit to SF she tooted all they way under the Golden Gate bridge, an outstanding performance as noted by the great video taken of it by Elsie. We also had other nice tooting in Catalina, SD, Cabo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. Most, well over 20 toots in every port. Later in the cruise I present Captain Rens Van Eerten and the Westerdam with her third plaque for winning the horn blowing contest in Ft Lauderdale. I had several conversations with Captain Eerten about our sail away group. How we have enjoyed listening to all of the Hal ship horns. I mentioned about the performance Captain Henk Keijer gave us upon his final sailing on the Westerdam. Where he tooted some 146 time, as best we could count. Captain Eerten looked at me with a slight smile on his face and said 'I can do better', so gang, it truly sounds like we're going to have another wonderful sail away season. The Westerdam is now on her way thru the canal heading towards Ft. Lauderdale to her winter port, doing Caribbean cruises and hopefully thrilling us all with her tooting. I for one, can't wait for the sail away season to begin........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger_77 Posted October 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2014 When will the first sail-away from Ft. Lauderdale occur? I loved watching them, and of course, listening to the horns! Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Are you still on the Westerdam? I think I have heard that Westie's second captain thinks the tooting is "Unprofessional", so we may need to take full advantage of Captain Rens Van Eerten's time at the helm. Do you know how long he is on the ship? Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Melodie, Thanks for your report! Captain van Eerten is one good Master! He was our Captain when I was on the Westerdam last January. Very friendly, very guest oriented, very visible around the ship! I also had a few words with him about our sailaway group and how much we enjoyed the tooting as the ships sailed. Looking forward to another season of toots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted October 12, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I'm looking forward to hearing lots of toots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 12, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Are you still on the Westerdam? I think I have heard that Westie's second captain thinks the tooting is "Unprofessional", so we may need to take full advantage of Captain Rens Van Eerten's time at the helm. Do you know how long he is on the ship? Roy No, just got off Friday. This is his time off over the Holidays, so were not going to have a long time with him, but I think it will be memorable. Yes I heard the same thing about the 'other' Captain, so I guess we better enjoy Captain Eerten tooting while we have him. I think Captain Eerten said he was going to be off for 2 months, so we may have him back in Feb or so. Edited October 12, 2014 by PathfinderEss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 12, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted October 12, 2014 When will the first sail-away from Ft. Lauderdale occur? I loved watching them, and of course, listening to the horns! Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :) You know I'm not sure, Chief probably knows, but I'm thinking it won't be long as the Zuiderdam is going thru the Panama canal now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 12, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Welcome Back, Melodie. Hope you had a great cruise. :) Please share a little about it with us???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 12, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 12, 2014 No, just got off Friday. This is his time off over the Holidays, so were not going to have a long time with him, but I think it will be memorable. Yes I heard the same thing about the 'other' Captain, so I guess we better enjoy Captain Eerten tooting while we have him. I think Captain Eerten said he was going to be off for 2 months, so we may have him back in Feb or so. Do you know if Captain John Scott is the other Captain for Westerdam? He used to be on Noordam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted October 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Melodie, Welcome Home :) I am thrilled to hear that this Captain is up for the Challenge ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Welcome Home Melodie!! We met Captain van Eerten in 2013. Hope to sail with him again some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 12, 2014 #12 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Do you know if Captain John Scott is the other Captain for Westerdam?He used to be on Noordam. Yes -- I have not heard of any change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 12, 2014 #13 Share Posted October 12, 2014 When will the first sail-away from Ft. Lauderdale occur? I loved watching them, and of course, listening to the horns! Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :) October 25 -- Eastern Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 12, 2014 #14 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yes -- I have not heard of any change. You know Captain Scott will be boarding Westerdam? When? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted October 12, 2014 #15 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) October 25 -- Eastern Caribbean. That is the first for the Westerdam but we have the Zuiderdam on the 17th and Veendam on the 22nd. Maybe there will be a tooting competition!;) Edited October 12, 2014 by Scrapnana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted October 12, 2014 #16 Share Posted October 12, 2014 That is the first for the Westerdam but we have the Zuiderdam on the 17th and Veendam on the 22nd. Maybe there will be a tooting competition!;) If you have an iPhone or iPad, there's an app called "Port Everglades Cruise Schedule" in the app store. DW (@Huskerchick) has had it on her phone since she read about it in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel last year. It shows you all the ships in port each day, including their sizes, schedules, etc. The app is free and very easy to use. It's quite handy if you are interested in sail aways. Sadly there's no Android version. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted October 12, 2014 #17 Share Posted October 12, 2014 If you have an iPhone or iPad, there's an app called "Port Everglades Cruise Schedule" in the app store. DW (@Huskerchick) has had it on her phone since she read about it in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel last year. It shows you all the ships in port each day, including their sizes, schedules, etc. The app is free and very easy to use. It's quite handy if you are interested in sail aways. Sadly there's no Android version. :( Cool, I'm just downloading on my iPad. Thx for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted October 12, 2014 If you have an iPhone or iPad, there's an app called "Port Everglades Cruise Schedule" in the app store. DW (@Huskerchick) has had it on her phone since she read about it in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel last year. It shows you all the ships in port each day, including their sizes, schedules, etc. The app is free and very easy to use. It's quite handy if you are interested in sail aways. Sadly there's no Android version. :( I've been looking for a reason to get an iPad and to date could not find one. Thanks.... :D You just gave me my reason. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted October 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I've been looking for a reason to get an iPad and to date could not find one. Thanks.... :D You just gave me my reason. ;) I LOVE my iPad. It took a bit of getting used to but I think it's the best thing since sliced bread:D. I barely use my desktop anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted October 13, 2014 #20 Share Posted October 13, 2014 What a cool app! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 13, 2014 Author #21 Share Posted October 13, 2014 From what I can tell from the Atlas, the Zuiderdam will be in PE on the 17th of October and the Westerdam will be in on October 18th. Do you know if Captain John Scott is the other Captain for Westerdam?He used to be on Noordam. You know I have no idea who the other Captain is. I think who ever it is was on the cruise that Joanie did but not positive. We had Mark Pells for our HD. Thanks Sails and KK for the welcome back, I will write a review later in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 13, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Melodie, Welcome Home :) I am thrilled to hear that this Captain is up for the Challenge ;) Thanks Lisa. I thinik were in for a good tooting season if what we just enjoy is an example.:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted October 13, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Cool, I'm just downloading on my iPad. Thx for the info. Just a heads up - some of the itinerary data needs an update. The dates and ships for Port Everglades is correct, but the ports after the ship leaves are wrong. Just look at your NA voyage and the next one & you'll see what I mean. I wrote to the developer ('cause I just loves me some bug reports) and he's got an update in process. Still a very cool app though. Wish there was an Android version though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted October 13, 2014 #24 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I LOVE my iPad. It took a bit of getting used to but I think it's the best thing since sliced bread:D. I barely use my desktop anymore. I love my iPad so much that I bought an iPad mini which fits easily in my purse when I travel. Only negative is that there is no sound on PTZtv webcams so I still need to use my laptop for sail-aways! Thanks, POA1! I just downloaded the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 13, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I love my iPad so much that I bought an iPad mini which fits easily in my purse when I travel. Only negative is that there is no sound on PTZtv webcams so I still need to use my laptop for sail-aways! Thanks, POA1! I just downloaded the app. No sound on either iPad's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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