sansterre Posted October 19, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2021 If all goes as planned DH and I will join about 200 Roll Call friends on the Rotterdam VII on Wednesday. The transatlantic cruise begins in Amsterdam and ends November 3rd in Fort Lauderdale. We have all filled out many Covid related forms and taken pre-flight Covid tests and are finally ready to travel. Our Roll Call is nearly 350 pages of helpful comments and we have had weekly Zoom meetings for the past two months to help deal with various situations. The Rotterdam will take us to: *. Zeebruge Belgium *. LeHavre France *. Portland GB *. Brest France *. Ponta Delgado in the Azores. * Ft. Lauderdale I'm encouraging others on our amazing Roll Call to add ship and port photos, experiences, and thoughts to this thread. Of course, readers questions and comments are also welcome. Please join us and the brand new cruise ship Rotterdam VII on this voyage! 23 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted October 19, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon Voyage. We all look forward to learning of the newest ship in the HAL fleet. Many want to know what crew members have the privilege of being on the maiden voyage as some of us have lots of crew acquaintances. Be prepared for lots of questions but also take time to enjoy your cruise. Smooth seas and calm winds. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted October 19, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon Voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted October 19, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Have a wonderful time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 19, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2021 How wonderful that y ou are doing another LIVE thread and on this special voyage, especially. Looking forward to hearing all you have to share 👍 Bon Voyage ! Have a great cruise and a WONDERFUL time !!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted October 19, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) If you click on the above box, it will take you to the LIVE FROM THE ROTTERDAM THREAD. It is my hope that you will share a few photos of the Rotterdam and/or your experiences in ports. Also, you can give this link to your friends and relatives that might want to follow us across the Atlantic. Edited October 19, 2021 by sansterre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted October 19, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon Voyage! Have a great cruise. Looking forward to reading all about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted October 19, 2021 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon Voyage, fair winds & smooth seas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bnxshs Posted October 19, 2021 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Looking forward to everyone's reports. Best wishes for a great cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Is Bliss Posted October 19, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I hope you all have a great voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted October 19, 2021 #11 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon voyage! It is so great to be cruising again. And the crew and staff are so welcoming, you will find them saying “Thank you for sailing with us!” a lot. Ha be a wonderful cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted October 19, 2021 #12 Share Posted October 19, 2021 So exciting to be on the newest ship. Thank you for doing a live from thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted October 19, 2021 #13 Share Posted October 19, 2021 @sansterre, could I trouble you for a small favor. I don't seem to be able to find the itinerary for this cruise. Would you be so kind as to post it? Thanks Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted October 19, 2021 #14 Share Posted October 19, 2021 3 hours ago, sansterre said: If all goes as planned DH and I will join about 200 Roll Call friends on the Rotterdam VII on Wednesday. The transatlantic cruise begins in Amsterdam and ends November 3rd in Fort Lauderdale. We have all filled out many Covid related forms and taken pre-flight Covid tests and are finally ready to travel. Our Roll Call is nearly 350 pages of helpful comments and we have had weekly Zoom meetings for the past two months to help deal with various situations. The Rotterdam will take us to: *. Zeebruge Belgium *. LeHavre France *. Portland GB *. Brest France *. Ponta Delgado in the Azores. * Ft. Lauderdale I'm encouraging others on our amazing Roll Call to add ship and port photos, experiences, and thoughts to this thread. Of course, readers questions and comments are also welcome. Please join us and the brand new cruise ship Rotterdam VII on this voyage! Have a safe and enjoyable cruise on this new ship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted October 19, 2021 #15 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Lucky you! Have a wonderful cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bnxshs Posted October 19, 2021 #16 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, richwmn said: @sansterre, could I trouble you for a small favor. I don't seem to be able to find the itinerary for this cruise. Would you be so kind as to post it? Thanks Rich Here you go Rich: ITINERARY WED 20OCT21 Sail from Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1 5:00pm THU 21OCT21 Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium 8:00am 4:00pm FRI 22OCT21 Le Havre (Paris), France 2 8:00am 8:00pm SAT 23OCT21 Portland (Weymouth), England, Unite 8:00am 5:00pm SUN 24OCT21 Brest, France 10:00am 6:00pm MON 25OCT21 Sea Day TUE 26OCT21 Sea Day WED 27OCT21 Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, 8:00am 5:00pm THU 28OCT21 Sea Day FRI 29OCT21 Sea Day SAT 30OCT21 Sea Day SUN 31OCT21 Sea Day MON 01NOV21 Sea Day TUE 02NOV21 Sea Day WED 03NOV21 Debark Ship Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am Edited October 19, 2021 by 0bnxshs 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvn2cruzzz Posted October 19, 2021 #17 Share Posted October 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, 0bnxshs said: Looking forward to everyone's reports. Best wishes for a great cruise! You are definitely with us in spirit! Thanks again for all the time and effort you spent all these many months keeping us organized and beyond! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted October 19, 2021 #18 Share Posted October 19, 2021 This is so exciting! Thank you for taking the time to share the experience with us! Bon Voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted October 19, 2021 #19 Share Posted October 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, 0bnxshs said: Here you go Rich: ITINERARY WED 20OCT21 Sail from Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1 5:00pm THU 21OCT21 Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium 8:00am 4:00pm FRI 22OCT21 Le Havre (Paris), France 2 8:00am 8:00pm SAT 23OCT21 Portland (Weymouth), England, Unite 8:00am 5:00pm SUN 24OCT21 Brest, France 10:00am 6:00pm MON 25OCT21 Sea Day TUE 26OCT21 Sea Day WED 27OCT21 Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, 8:00am 5:00pm THU 28OCT21 Sea Day FRI 29OCT21 Sea Day SAT 30OCT21 Sea Day SUN 31OCT21 Sea Day MON 01NOV21 Sea Day TUE 02NOV21 Sea Day WED 03NOV21 Debark Ship Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 7:00am thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted October 19, 2021 #20 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Of all the “Live from” threads this unusual year, yours is the one I have anticipated most. Your roll call passengers have finally prevailed through all the changes and will soon be heading out to sea. There is an extra-special feeling of this ship’s maiden voyage, HAL’s first new ship post-Covid, carrying the historic flagship name of Rotterdam. We will be so excited to walk up the gangway on November 5 in Ft. Lauderdale, even for just five days aboard. So we’ll look forward to everyone’s contributions to this thread. Thank you for starting it. Wishing you all fair winds & following seas! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido deck main Posted October 19, 2021 #21 Share Posted October 19, 2021 So excited for you all. Hope you all have a great crossing. Bon Voyage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhcw Posted October 19, 2021 #22 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Thank you so much for doing this live review....I can only imagine the hoops everyone has had to jump thru to get on this sailing....Our last Hal cruise was on the Koningsdam...2017...and I am hoping to be able to sail the Rotterdam in February....Again thanks so much for taking us along! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted October 19, 2021 #23 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Bon Voyage! Very exciting to be headed out on a brand new ship! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syesmar Posted October 19, 2021 #24 Share Posted October 19, 2021 @sansterre Have a wonderful cruise! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to reading about this maiden voyage, must be so exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted October 19, 2021 #25 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Really looking forward to following you on this thread! I'm one of the unfortunate displaced souls who signed up for the original premiere voyage departing from Trieste. When they first cancelled, this cruise wasn't the one offered as a replacement. Bon voyage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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