Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted September 8, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Captain Tim Roberts has left Holland America and went to Seabourn. He always preferred small ships, Said to see him leave Holland America . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted September 8, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Captain Tim Roberts has left Holland America and went to Seabourn. He always preferred small ships' date=' Said to see him leave Holland America .[/quote'] Yes, that's sad to hear that, he was a great captain with a great sense of humor, but he will be nearby, and we'll have Jeroen Schuchman to replace him and he is a great captain too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 8, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Captain Tim Roberts has left Holland America and went to Seabourn. He always preferred small ships' date=' Said to see him leave Holland America .[/quote'] Had the pleasure of working for him back in 2011 on an eastbound Statendam Panama Canal cruise. Nicest person you'll ever meet! Fair winds and following seas on Seabourn, Captain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 8, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 8, 2016 All best wishes to the Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 8, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Never had him as a captain on any of the ships we have sailed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted September 8, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 8, 2016 One of our favorites. I wish him luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 8, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Captain Tim Roberts has left Holland America and went to Seabourn. He always preferred small ships' date=' Said to see him leave Holland America .[/quote'] Was he usually on Prinsendam? Who will take his place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 8, 2016 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Was he usually on Prinsendam? Who will take his place? He has been on Prinsendam for the last few years I believe. He was on other smaller ships. The calling seems right to me since he does like small ships and while he will be missed on HAL, he is still in the "family" going to Seabourn, I think :) Great captain and he will be missed on the Elegant Explorer and I am sure welcomed on Seabourn ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olson99 Posted September 8, 2016 #9 Share Posted September 8, 2016 He is my favourite captain. I will miss him a lot as well as "This is Tim" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 8, 2016 #10 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Was he usually on Prinsendam? Who will take his place? See post #2. Jeroen Schuchmann has been staff captain on PRDM for a while and has filled in as an acting captain. He literally relieved Captain Roberts two days ago as captain. As fate would have it, Prinsendam's "other" captain came over to HAL from Seabourn not too long ago; Norwegian Dag Dvergastein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted September 9, 2016 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2016 A good number of HAL senior employees have left for Seabourn in the last three years. I know a handful of MDR manages too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesport Posted September 9, 2016 #12 Share Posted September 9, 2016 We did two 28 day cruises on the Prinsendam last year, and Tim Roberts was the captain both times. He really made the trip special. Any idea what ship he will be on with Seabourn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 9, 2016 #13 Share Posted September 9, 2016 We did two 28 day cruises on the Prinsendam last year, and Tim Roberts was the captain both times. He really made the trip special. Any idea what ship he will be on with Seabourn? He will certainly be missed on the Elegant Explorer. I'm hoping his next ship will be the Odyssey. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted September 9, 2016 #14 Share Posted September 9, 2016 See post #2. Jeroen Schuchmann has been staff captain on PRDM for a while and has filled in as an acting captain. He literally relieved Captain Roberts two days ago as captain. As fate would have it, Prinsendam's "other" captain came over to HAL from Seabourn not too long ago; Norwegian Dag Dvergastein [ He was captain on our TA in May. He was very visible around the ship, I think I saw him almost everyday. He also seemed to strike the fancy of some of the lady passengers, at least a few I was with one day during HH in the Ocean Bar. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted September 9, 2016 #15 Share Posted September 9, 2016 See post #2. Jeroen Schuchmann has been staff captain on PRDM for a while and has filled in as an acting captain. He literally relieved Captain Roberts two days ago as captain. As fate would have it, Prinsendam's "other" captain came over to HAL from Seabourn not too long ago; Norwegian Dag Dvergastein [/b][ He was captain on our TA in May. He was very visible around the ship, I think I saw him almost everyday. He also seemed to strike the fancy of some of the lady passengers, at least a few I was with one day during HH in the Ocean Bar. :p We were on Captain Dag Dvergastein's FIRST sailing on the Prinsendam back in December. Agree with KirkNC, he was very visible around the ship, and personable. On that cruise, we were fortunate to be in a Neptune suite, so we were always running into him, and the Staff Captain, in the Neptune Lounge, as it is right off the bridge. They liked the coffee machine. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpf Posted September 9, 2016 #16 Share Posted September 9, 2016 We sailed with him Dec.2013 aboard the Prinsendam up the Amazon. He ate his lunch everyday outside by the Lido pool. A very approachable Captain and we really liked him. All the best for Captain Roberts aboard the Seabourn ships. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casamariposa Posted September 9, 2016 #17 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I sailed with him on two Prinsendam cruises. He is delightful, and I will miss him. I would love to know what Seabourn ship he's the master of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaMike Posted September 10, 2016 #18 Share Posted September 10, 2016 In a way, he is not really leaving HAL as HAL and Seabourn maritime departments are one. Quite possible there will be officers commuting between the brands, as did Captain Dag (who I worked with aboard Song of Flower over a decade ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted September 10, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted September 10, 2016 With Tim leaving It must be getting closer for the Prinsendam to leave Holland America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaMike Posted September 10, 2016 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Prinsendam has been listed for sale with ship brokers for over a decade. At some point operational / maintenance costs will exceed profitability (Prinsendam has the highest profit margin per person in the fleet). And since she sails mostly full she still satisfies as a HAL product. But until the point is reached where she is not profitable, will require too much investment operationally or has lost market draw HAL will field potential buyers. For that matter, virtually ANY cruise ship is for sale....given the right price. Or charter....the last generation Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam sailing under Thomson Cruises are still owned by HAL. Veendam is also actively listed with brokers (but may not have much interest from buyers) and I believe the Maasdam is under a purchase agreement (perhaps not finalized) to leave the fleet after the 2017 season. Edited September 10, 2016 by TampaMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted September 10, 2016 #21 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) With Tim leaving It must be getting closer for the Prinsendam to leave Holland America. When we were on the Prinsendam in 2013, Capt Roberts said he expected about five more years for her. Which would be 2018. :( Are there any other smaller ships on other lines going out of service that could replace her? Or is the era of purpose-built smaller ships over for mass market cruise lines. Edited September 10, 2016 by OlsSalt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 10, 2016 #22 Share Posted September 10, 2016 With Tim leaving It must be getting closer for the Prinsendam to leave Holland America. I don't believe there is a correlation between the two. PRDM' date=' now 28 yrs old, will leave when the powers to be decide she needs to go [u']and[/u] when a suitable buyer is found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 10, 2016 #23 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I don't believe there is a correlation between the two. PRDM, now 28 yrs old, will leave when the powers to be decide she needs to go and when a suitable buyer is found Good points Copper. AND didn't they just spend a LOT of money on her at her drydock? I think I remember reading that. Sounds to me like she may be around for a bit but....who knows? We're waiting for the 2018 itineraries to come out. If she has one like the 2017 I see, will be sorely tempted ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiebabe Posted September 10, 2016 #24 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Best of luck to Captain Tim! Sorry to see him go, too! He was one of our favorites and we really enjoyed his Bridge Reports! He had a great sense of humor and loved to dance with everyone at the Black & Whites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madera1 Posted September 10, 2016 #25 Share Posted September 10, 2016 We just got off the Prinsendam on Tuesday and Captain Roberts mentioned that he too was leaving the ship on that day. We enjoyed his visibility and comments throughout the voyage. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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