boze9999 Posted November 21, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21971-keel-laid-for-new-ryndam-at-fincantieri.html Edited November 21, 2019 by boze9999 spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thank You for sharing this information. I hope to be on her either as priest Chaplain or as a passenger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted November 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 21, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwcruisers Posted November 21, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for posting. I LOVE watching new ships come into existence! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crazy For Cats Posted November 21, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted November 21, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Too bad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted November 21, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for sharing, this is all so exciting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted November 22, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I appreciate you posting this link, OP. I have been wondering what is happening with the new Ryndam. Most happy, shall I repeat, most happy that the ship's name will not be Nieuw Ryndam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwams Posted November 22, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted November 22, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Very interesting! Thanks for posting the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted November 22, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thanks for posting, I thought some one posted a picture of a module awhile back stating it was part of the Ryndam. It was build at another of the companies yard & was being towed to this yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicPrince Posted November 22, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/21/2019 at 12:27 PM, Sir PMP said: Too bad! Time for a new chapter. Even a well read book gets stale after awhile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted November 22, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, NordicPrince said: Time for a new chapter. Even a well read book gets stale after awhile. Yes, another monster they can't fill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 22, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Looking forward to sailing on the new Ryndam . Thnk you for your heads up post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingdutchy Posted November 22, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thank you for showing @boze9999 , other pieces pre built for this ship are also on their way to Venice . The Bow section for instance is being pulled by tug boats from Palermo to Venice . We have already placed a deposit on the Ryndam Premier cruise for sometime in the spring of 2021 ( May ??) with a possible itinerary of going from Rome to Amsterdam booked on board the Koningsdam . Noting is official yet but I was told bookings will be opening up soon on line . Tony . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicPrince Posted November 22, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Sir PMP said: Yes, another monster they can't fill... You're living in the past, the Ryndam is no way a monster at 99,000 tons and and it's below the new normal. Oasis and Allure at 225,000 tons and 6200 guests, they are monsters. If the customers want reasonable pricing this is the way they have to go. The only other choice is to become a boutique cruise line with applicable pricing (i.e. Oceania, Regent, Viking). DW and I would not consider going on ship that's over 20+ years old with all its problems and I think we're the upper end of the target audience HAL needs in order to survive (young 60's). I applaud this new ship. We're going on Koningsdam in January. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted November 22, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, NordicPrince said: You're living in the past, the Ryndam is no way a monster at 99,000 tons and and it's below the new normal. Oasis and Allure at 225,000 tons and 6200 guests, they are monsters. If the customers want reasonable pricing this is the way they have to go. The only other choice is to become a boutique cruise line with applicable pricing (i.e. Oceania, Regent, Viking). DW and I would not consider going on ship that's over 20+ years old with all its problems and I think we're the upper end of the target audience HAL needs in order to survive (young 60's). I applaud this new ship. We're going on Koningsdam in January. Well, you'll find out that the Koningsdam is the most disorganized ship in the fleet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted November 22, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 22, 2019 45 minutes ago, NordicPrince said: We're going on Koningsdam in January. I love this ship! Have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted November 23, 2019 #20 Share Posted November 23, 2019 4 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: We have already placed a deposit on the Ryndam Premier cruise for sometime in the spring of 2021 ( May ??) with a possible itinerary of going from Rome to Amsterdam That would be an unusual initial revenue cruise itinerary. If so, that would indicate that the Ryndam's initial cruises were Baltic/Norwegian/Icelandic type cruises. Then, maybe a Viking Passage type cruise to North America as has been sailed in the past on HAL ships. I'd be interested, if so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 23, 2019 #21 Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir PMP said: Well, you'll find out that the Koningsdam is the most disorganized ship in the fleet... I was on her sister last week and she was well organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted November 23, 2019 #22 Share Posted November 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Himself said: I was on her sister last week and she was well organized. Nieuw Statendam is indeed better father.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 23, 2019 #23 Share Posted November 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sir PMP said: Nieuw Statendam is indeed better father.. I will be back on the Koningsdam in late February and I will see how things are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boze9999 Posted November 23, 2019 Author #24 Share Posted November 23, 2019 8 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: Thank you for showing @boze9999 , other pieces pre built for this ship are also on their way to Venice . The Bow section for instance is being pulled by tug boats from Palermo to Venice . We have already placed a deposit on the Ryndam Premier cruise for sometime in the spring of 2021 ( May ??) with a possible itinerary of going from Rome to Amsterdam booked on board the Koningsdam . Noting is official yet but I was told bookings will be opening up soon on line . Tony . We too are anxiously awaiting the news of the itinerary and the departure date Sailingdutchy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted November 23, 2019 #25 Share Posted November 23, 2019 11 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: We have already placed a deposit on the Ryndam Premier cruise for sometime in the spring of 2021 ( May ??) with a possible itinerary of going from Rome to Amsterdam booked on board the Koningsdam . Noting is official yet but I was told bookings will be opening up soon on line . 7 hours ago, rkacruiser said: That would be an unusual initial revenue cruise itinerary. If so, that would indicate that the Ryndam's initial cruises were Baltic/Norwegian/Icelandic type cruises. Then, maybe a Viking Passage type cruise to North America as has been sailed in the past on HAL ships. I'd be interested, if so! HAL has launched new ships in Norway/Baltics in past, so a Rome to Amsterdam pre-inuagural (with naming ceremony in Netherlands) is not out of the question. After her summer season in the Norway/Baltics she most likely would reposition to Rome in the fall before doing a transatlantic to Ft. Lauderdale. In essence she would potentially replace the itineraries Nieuw Standam is doing in 2020 and Nieuw Statendam might offer a full season of cruises to the Mediterranean from Rome (This is what happened with Nieuw Statendam and Konigsdam for 2019). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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