LIVE FROM the flagship Rotterdam on the 21-day Eastern Caribbean and 150th Anniversary Transatlantic

[ShipsAreTheBest]

2 hours ago, Destiny0315 said:

Here is a link to the livestream of the Rotterdam, Netherlands Cruise Terminal where the HAL Rotterdam will be a arriving in just a few hours completing it's 150 HAL Anniversary Cruise. Marine Traffic has the ship with an eta around 5am CET which will be 11pm EDT/8pm PDT.

https://youtu.

be/nFozEhYTEMo

Thanks for this.  The 5 am arrival most likely means the pilot station (near Hoek van Holland) so it may be awhile after that before she is visible on this camera.  Ships mark arrival with the end of the sea passage rather than when they will be alongside.

[Destiny0315]

37 minutes ago, ShipsAreTheBest said:

Thanks for this.  The 5 am arrival most likely means the pilot station (near Hoek van Holland) so it may be awhile after that before she is visible on this camera.  Ships mark arrival with the end of the sea passage rather than when they will be alongside.

Yes this is the live stream cam of where the Rotterdam is scheduled to dock before 7am. Marine Traffic is showing the ship moving at 10kn and it will be starting its navigation into the harbor in the next 2 hours. Here is a site with all the cams available to watch its journey. You can also scroll down to the official port arrivals and departures listing and 6:15am CET (12:15am EST) is currently listed for the ship.

https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/experience-online/webcams# 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Destiny0315

[Florida_gal_50]

Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this thread.  It a lot of work to keep it up and I appreciate it.

[2inSETexas]

48 minutes ago, Destiny0315 said:

Yes this is the live stream cam of where the Rotterdam is scheduled to dock before 7am. Marine Traffic is showing the ship moving at 10kn and it will be starting its navigation into the harbor in the next 2 hours. Here is a site with all the cams available to watch its journey. You can also scroll down to the official port arrivals and departures listing and 6:15am CET (12:15am EST) is currently listed for the ship.

https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/experience-online/webcams# 

Rotterdam is now in view on the outer most webcams at Hoek. https://webcam-hoekvanholland.nl/pages/cameras/waterweg-ingang.php

[2inSETexas]

[Destiny0315]

6 minutes ago, 2inSETexas said:

Rotterdam is now in view on the outer most webcams at Hoek.

She is not going to be late for the anniversary party

[2inSETexas]

It’s 5 am in Rotterdam and she is nearing the Beneluxtunnel under the Nieuwe Maas.

[Destiny0315]

The HAL Rotterdam is arriving now in Rotterdam for the 150th Anniversary Celebration!                      https://youtu.be/nFozEhY

TEMo

[oakridger]

Nice camera shot!  Thanks for sharing this @Destiny0315

 

~Nancy

[Vict0riann]

Yay!  We are here!  Just a beautiful sail in. We were up at 6 to participate as we slowly, silently backed all the way in.  
 

But first, yesterday.  We had a quiet morning, went to lunch in the Lido, and headed for our tour as advised on the Navigator, waited a little while in BBKing’s.  Our bus lefts just a few minutes late, and Robert, our guide, was very interesting and had grown up in the area. Our tour was a 4 hour tour to the Medieval City of Rye, the drive there took about an hour and a half, and judging by what the guide said about the timing of our tour, I figured we would be late for the 6:30 all aboard time.  The guide assured me we would be alright, as the route back to Dover would be different and shorter.  And it was. We were the last bus back, though, and by the time we boarded it was 6:32….   Captain waited for us.  
 

A few scenes from Rye.  We walked around and then had a “son et lumiere “ presentation in the Heritage Centre.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Vict0riann

[Vict0riann]

We went for a kir royale in the Ocean Bar before dinner, and saw a familiar face - Captain Albert was sitting there, with his wife and friends.  How nice that they could be on board for the arrival in Rotterdam!  We chatted, and took a few pictures.  His new book on HAL should be coming out soon.

 

Dinner was in CO with Martha and Tony.  Menu and a bit of food porn follow…. (Sorry for the shadows)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vict0riann]

Another hour’s  time change forward meant we went to bed quite late - and woke early for our 6 a.m. sail in (Tony said he was up at 4:30!), and I went out on the verandah to take pictures in the cold.  It was very impressive as we backed into our parking space.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vict0riann]

And Rotterdam’s version of “little white trucks”

 

[Vict0riann]

Today’s programs.

 

 

 

[Vict0riann]

Today was the big day - Martha’s birthday, as well as Holland America’s!  She was feted at breakfast.

 

 

[grapau27]

Ann @Vict0riann.

Wonderful live from review.

Please pass on my birthday wishes for Martha.

Graham.

[Vict0riann]

We had lunch in the Lido, nothing extra special on the menu.  People are coming and going from tours.  We are going off about 4.  They are setting up the Lido pool area for the ceremony at 8 tonight, thousands of tulips.  
 

 

 

 

Filling the hot tubs with tulips!

 

 

[Overhead Fred]

Toured Keukenhof this morning - quite beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BetsyS.]

Ann - Thanks for everything. The tulips are beautiful! 

Martha - Happy birthday and best wishes for the year ahead!  How exciting 

to have the festivities on your birthday! 🎂🥂😊

Overhead Fred - Thanks for your terrific pictures too!

         It is so great that the tulips are in bloom for HAL's big day! 😊

[Overhead Fred]

Yesterday was Dover 

 

On top of the Cliffs -

 

 

Leeds Castle -

 

 

 

Canterbury Cathedral -

 

 

[dropframe]

We are on the Zuiderdam in Amsterdam. 

What's the dinner menu for your Gala 150th tonight?

This is the Zuiderdam menu. 

[olson99]

9 minutes ago, dropframe said:

We are on the Zuiderdam in Amsterdam. 

What's the dinner menu for your Gala 150th tonight?

This is the Zuiderdam menu. 

Ours appear to be identical

[Vict0riann]

Yes, ours is the same

 

[dropframe]

Hope ours turns out OK.

We had to skip LeHavre where all the food and gala goodies were supposed to be on-loaded. They had to scramble to get supplies for the gala in Zeebrugge (Bruges) on the 17th. They closed Pinacle and Canaletto last night saying they needed their staff to prep for the Gala.

[Vict0riann]

 

 

I have been trying to upload some videos, but it doesn’t seem to be working.  Can you see what is above this?  Maybe I have to do them one at a time, but it takes ages.  Maybe I’ll try tomorrow in Ireland!