ROTTERDAM SCHEDULED FOR DEPARTURE FROM PORT EVERGLADES MON 06 APR 2020

[Copper10-8]

1 minute ago, rafinmd said:

Rotterdam now confirmed for 20:00 (Sorry, VMAX).  We'll see if it holds this time.

 

Roy

 

I think they're trolling us and they're doing a dam good job

 

 

 

[VMax1700]

8pm is 1am here!

and I want to be up early to watch Koningsdam in Panama Canal.

It is hard work being a ship fan!

[Copper10-8]

4 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

Virtual foot-washing?

 

Virtual offering bags?

[Copper10-8]

2 minutes ago, VMax1700 said:

8pm is 1am here!

and I want to be up early to watch Koningsdam in Panama Canal.

It is hard work being a ship fan!

 

[rafinmd]

2 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Virtual offering bags?

Yup!  Text 8**** to donate.

 

Roy

[rafinmd]

VMAX, rest easy.  Its 11:11 tomorrow.

 

Roy

[JazzyV]

Rotterdam departure moved to 4/10. Not surprising.

[VMax1700]

16 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

VMAX, rest easy.  Its 11:11 tomorrow.

 

Roy

Thanks Roy.  As long as they don't change it back again.

Now I am off to bed, and will see you all again tomorrow for 'Guess the departure time!'

[Boytjie]

2 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

"Maundy service" - And that proves once again that you're never told old to learn something new

 

 

That's the Queen's service.... ours usually involves footwashing.

[Himself]

1 hour ago, VMax1700 said:

8pm is 1am here!

and I want to be up early to watch Koningsdam in Panama Canal.

It is hard work being a ship fan!

How is the Koningsdam going through the Canal. Are they removing the life boats?

[rkacruiser]

1 hour ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Virtual offering bags?

 

I am on my Church's Finance Committee and honestly expected the offerings received would be few and far between.  Initially, they were.  But, the last Sunday of March and particularly last Sunday, once the virtual services started, the offerings have been better than our Committee expected.  

 

 

[Copper10-8]

29 minutes ago, Himself said:

How is the Koningsdam going through the Canal. Are they removing the life boats?

 

It's either that, or HAL received a possible on-time approval to transit the new locks with the boats housed in their current positions on K-dam 

[catl331]

48 minutes ago, Himself said:

Are they removing the life boats?

That's the $64 question we've been speculating about on another thread:

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2744781-is-the-koningsdam-heading-back-to-the-caribbean/

 

It could be that the Canal Authority has given them a dispensation, but right now we're all just guessing.

 

edit: sorry Copper, your post wasn't there when I started answering.  😀

Edited April 10, 2020 by catl331

[rkacruiser]

Probably an ignorant question, but if the ship is going to use the new locks, it's wider, I think.  If so, then why is it so important for the Panama Canal Pilot to be able to see the side of the ship if it is centered into the locks?

[catl331]

22 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

the new locks, it's wider, I think. If so, then why is it so important ...

The new locks are 55 meters wide, or 20 m more than the K's beam.  I too wonder why lifeboat overhang is a problem!

[rkacruiser]

12 minutes ago, catl331 said:

The new locks are 55 meters wide, or 20 m more than the K's beam.  I too wonder why lifeboat overhang is a problem!

 

Bureaucracy?  Rules that were adopted before the new Canal was built?

[Boytjie]

3 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I am on my Church's Finance Committee and honestly expected the offerings received would be few and far between.  Initially, they were.  But, the last Sunday of March and particularly last Sunday, once the virtual services started, the offerings have been better than our Committee expected.  

 

👍

 

[Boytjie]

Port schedule now shows a 5:00 AM Rotterdam departure on Friday.

Edited April 10, 2020 by Boytjie

[ski ww]

Here she is heading south.

[VMax1700]

Well I missed that!

Had to go food shopping and the queue to get into the supermarket was enormously long.  Mostly because people were staying 2 metres apart.  When I got into the store it was a pleasure to shop as the aisles were relatively free of customers.

[VMax1700]

Rotterdam heading south (just past Miami now) at 17.5knots

Zaandaam heading west at 17.5 knots, 

[ger_77]

Darn, I missed seeing her leave.  Best wishes to everyone onboard for safety, good health, and better days ahead.

 

Smooth Sailing!   🙂🙂🙂

[Copper10-8]

Looks to be following the Keys southwest bound, away from the Grand Stirrup Cay anchorage, unless engaged in checking out her engines who have been dormant for a week

[Himself]

3 hours ago, VMax1700 said:

Rotterdam heading south (just past Miami now) at 17.5knots

Zaandaam heading west at 17.5 knots, 

I missed her sail away,  Rotterdam left while I was asleep.

[Vict0riann]

I missed the sail away too.  Hope she and all who sail on her stay healthy.