Holland America Tiles

[doris1930]

Anyone collect the Holland America Tiles from years ago? I have 3 for the Ryndam 11 Statendam 1 and Noordam 11.

[Diver2014]

I don't collect them but I have 6 tiles from various ships that are make nice decorations between the sinks in our bathroom.

I think back about each cruise whilst brushing my teeth every morning.

[doris1930]

You still have teeth to brush???

I use mine as a coaster, and re-live the cruise every night at 5:00!! Thanks for the reply.

[marco]

We have some.  6  of them, from different ships, different sailings and we mounted them on a plaque and they are hanging in our kitchen and others we use as coasters.

Edited August 13, 2020 by marco

[rkacruiser]

I have many with one that I think is somewhat unique.  It shows the "old logo" with the inscription "Celebrating the greatest guests in the world....The Members of the Mariner Society".

 

I have at least one of the tiles that honor Rotterdam VI and Amsterdam.  These will only become more valuable as the years pass.  

[ryndam]

I have this oldie-but-goodie from the Rotterdam V’s 1993 world cruise.

 

Rob

 

[CineGraphic]

I see them at estate sales, and even at 50 cents, nobody wants them.

[norboy76]

I have quite a few and a couple of unique ones too for HAL, tile wise for a couple of their emigrant ships the Waterman and the Groote Beer, but I have the *Anchor* tile versions, there was one with the anchor  on the tile and one without the anchor on it. I have a couple for the Nieuw Amsterdam for a Asia Pacific Explorer Cruise. an Anchor Version tile for the Volendam. And a group shot of the rest of my tiles

[rkacruiser]

5 hours ago, norboy76 said:

a couple of unique ones too for HAL, tile wise for a couple of their emigrant ships the Waterman and the Groote Beer,

 

I was not aware that they produced tiles for those two ships.  Looking at your collection, there are some that I recognize and I have.

 

I have a tile that I think is unique.  It has a magnet on its back with the previous logo of HAL occupying the most space on its surface.  It's wording:  "Celebrating the greatest guests in the world"   "The Members of the Mariner Society".  I have it on the side of my file cabinet and see it every time I sit at my desk to use my computer.  No memory of when I received the tile.  

 

I also have a "Farewell Commemorative Cruise, M. S. Statendam, September, 21, 2015" tile that is larger than all of the others that HAL produced.  

 

Some HAL cruisers have been more imaginative than I ever was with the use of these tiles.  I cruised with a woman who used the tiles to cover the coffee table in her living room.