LIVE from the Rotterdam’s Best of Norway: August 17-31, 2024

[0106]

What’s the best way to pass time while sitting in the airport waiting for your flight? Start your LIVE thread! Today we will travel on Delta from Baltimore to Atlanta to Amsterdam.  I used Flightease to book our flights because I found them to be less expensive than booking directly with the airline. I also like that I didn’t have to pay for them until I paid for our cruise 90 days before departure.

 

I have three previous sailings on the Rotterdam.  I am happy to answer any questions you have about the ship.

 

I will be concentrating on the ports and excursions.

We begin the cruise and have a turn around day in Rotterdam.  We are also visiting Gothenburg which is not shown on the map.

 

I invite anyone sailing with me to add your impressions to this thread.

[Ken the cruiser]

Here's hoping you have an awesome cruise!! 

[julia]

Will be following closely... thanks for taking us along!  

[dfish]

Safe travels and have an awesome time.  I loved Flam, Eidfjord, Bergen, and Stavanger.  Next trip to Eidfjord we want to do the kayaking on the fjord.  We did the RIB last time and also hiked to a nearby lake.  

[Love the beach]

Bon Voyage! Have a wonderful time!

[aliaschief]

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Looking forward your perceptions. Norway is a great cruising experience.

[tupper10]

Looks like a fabulous cruise. I can't wait to read your live thread. Safe travels.  

[Haljo1935]

Thanks for bringing us along. I hope you have a fabulous time - I'm excited to hear about your shenanigans 😜 

Safe travels- enjoy your cruise!

[Nickelpenny]

 

Have a fantastic time and I eagerly await your comments!!

[Seasick Sailor]

Tina, wishing you a wonderful cruise. We love the beautiful Rotterdam and have great memories from the past few holidays on her. Looking forward to your "live from"

[grannyshell]

Have a great cruise! I'll be following along closely as we'll be aboard the Rotterdam to some of those same ports next month. We're also visiting Stavanger but understand we will actually be docked in Sandnes which adds a little wrinkle...wonder if you will dock there as well.

Edited August 14 by grannyshell

[gizmodog]

Have a cruise booked on Rotterdam so am excited about your post. Anything about club orange too if you have it.

[0106]

Good Afternoon from Rotterdam! Our flights on Delta were fine.  The Delta staff in Atlanta was taking pictures of our plane so I asked them why.  The plane has only been in service for two weeks because it was retrofitted to include many more premium seats and painted for the 2028 LA Olympics.  
 

 

We arrived on time to Schiphol.  Customs was a breeze, no line. We proceeded to the train station and bought intercity direct tickets to Rotterdam for 17.40 euros. It was easy to manage our carryons and backpacks.  There was plenty of seating. The direct train took 31 minutes.
It took us about 10 minutes to walk to our hotel, The James.  Very nice, allowed us to check in early.More tomorrow.

Edited August 15 by 0106

[cunnorl]

Sounds wonderful. Thanks for taking us along! 

[superoma]

Have a great cruise!

[puppycanducruise]

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.  Looking forward to reading all about it.  

[dfish]

Glad you arrived safely and were able to check into the hotel early.   

[ottahand7]

Happy to read your travel went smoothly and looking forward to your journey. 

[ger_77]

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to do a "Live From" for us; so glad to hear you made it safely and without any problems.

[Sharon in AZ]

Tina, thank you for taking time out of your vacation to post a Live From. Glad to hear you are checked into your hotel. The Delta plane looks snazzy. Looking forward to more!

[AroundWithMAPTravels]

I will go to Norway ANYTIME…. Either physically or virtually 😁

[cruisemom42]

I'm leaving today from ATL to AMS for the same cruise. I'll be taking the train as well, glad to hear it was easy.

 

Looking forward to seeing you onboard!

[SUESEABE]

Thank you for the 'Live From'. Looking forward to following along. We will be on the Rotterdam in October. 

[VMax1700]

Have a great cruise!  

[smitty34877]

Thanks for  doing this “live from” thread. I was glad to read that the travels went well and the hotel allowed early check in.