Sir PMP Posted July 29, 2008 #1001 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Or Edam, Potsdam, Leerdam, Obdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Schiedam, Werkendam, Didam................. Sorry, Copper, but we already had the 'Nieuw Amsterdam'! Let's go for 'Madurodam' than we can do the christening in Den Haag in Madurodam's mini port.....:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted July 30, 2008 Author #1002 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry, Copper, but we already had the 'Nieuw Amsterdam'! Let's go for 'Madurodam' than we can do the christening in Den Haag in Madurodam's mini port.....:p We've already had every ship-name in the fleet except for the Eurodam (either as a -dam or -dyke). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHOF30A Posted July 30, 2008 #1003 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Out of curiosity ... what dining time did you have -- early, main, or open -- and where was your table(s)? We were in early (unfortunately for a Midnight Sun cruise) upper dining, table 11 (a little ways back and to the left of the front of the main entrance). Table of six. I might add that always in the past we have requested a small window table. This time I just spaced out and did not specify a specific table, which really worked out well for us. The group of us at our table seemed to click and we all felt better for the experience. Ben, Sharon, Father Al - we had fun dining with you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted July 30, 2008 #1004 Share Posted July 30, 2008 HAL should think about having an official name the new ship contest. Has HAL done this already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted July 30, 2008 #1005 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry, Copper, but we already had the 'Nieuw Amsterdam'! Let's go for 'Madurodam' than we can do the christening in Den Haag in Madurodam's mini port.....:p We already had many of the names posted here (at least once) plus, being from Den Haag, you must know that Rotterdam V (the mini-me version) is happily floating around at Madurodam:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted July 30, 2008 #1006 Share Posted July 30, 2008 HAL should think about having an official name the new ship contest. Has HAL done this already? Yep, that's how we wound up with Eurodam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill S Posted July 30, 2008 #1007 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hi Greg! Welcome Home! I have not been checking in as frequently as I should be the last few days and it is good to see you back and posting. Virginia and I sure enjoyed your and Christopher's company and we have a lot of wonderful pictures (which I am slowly working through) for our "scrapbook". I hope to be able to share them on-line in the near future. Also, an additional "welcome home" to Mary Ellen & Karl, RuthC and Scotty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted July 30, 2008 Author #1008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 We were in early (unfortunately for a Midnight Sun cruise) upper dining, table 11 (a little ways back and to the left of the front of the main entrance). Table of six. I might add that always in the past we have requested a small window table. This time I just spaced out and did not specify a specific table, which really worked out well for us. The group of us at our table seemed to click and we all felt better for the experience. Ben, Sharon, Father Al - we had fun dining with you all! Ah! Ok. The real "problem" kids this cruise appear to have been at main seating, upper level, starboard-side-aft. There were lots of other tables with kids and teens around us, but most of them were fairly innocuous to very well behaved. Our table was forward, starboard side, so they passed us every time they came in and left ... and the problem-kids were continually coming in and going out, alone and in groups, right past us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted July 30, 2008 Author #1009 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hi Greg! Welcome Home! I have not been checking in as frequently as I should be the last few days and it is good to see you back and posting. Virginia and I sure enjoyed your and Christopher's company and we have a lot of wonderful pictures (which I am slowly working through) for our "scrapbook". I hope to be able to share them on-line in the near future. Also, an additional "welcome home" to Mary Ellen & Karl, RuthC and Scotty! Thanks, Bill! Tonight I spent several hours processing photos for upload to the internet. Selecting them, putting them into categories, reducing their size for display on the internet, and adjusting lighting/color and such takes time, even with automated photoshop scripts. Given how far I've gotten tonight, it'll be another week before I'm ready. I MAY link to a few samples here before I put up my entire galleries. It all depends upon how I'm doing and what my schedule looks like. It was great getting to spend time with you and Virginia, and Christopher says he looks forward to doing more of that in the future. I agree. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted July 30, 2008 #1010 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yep, that's how we wound up with Eurodam And that is also why we again (or better still) promote "Spaarndam". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandCAV Posted July 30, 2008 #1011 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thank you Greg for your wonderful mini-series of the inaugural trip. I look forward to seeing your photos as time permits. Maybe HAL could give the new ship a British twist and call it something like, Londam, or Birmingdam, or Southampdam? :D Rest assure whatever the name it will be dam good. Thanks again for the entertainment over the past weeks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboatin Posted July 30, 2008 #1012 Share Posted July 30, 2008 HAL should think about having an official name the new ship contest. Has HAL done this already? Well my entry would be the Donotgiveadam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted July 30, 2008 #1013 Share Posted July 30, 2008 HAL should think about having an official name the new ship contest. Has HAL done this already? Yep, that's how we wound up with Eurodam But the last time around, only HAL employees got to vote. About a year ago I sent an email to the Mariner Society suggesting that this time all Mariners be given a chance to vote (from a slate of 5 to 10 candidates), either on-line or via a business-reply postcard in the Mariner magazine. I never received any acknowledgement that they even read the email. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted July 30, 2008 Author #1014 Share Posted July 30, 2008 But the last time around, only HAL employees got to vote. And, to make it worse, only one vote counted. ;) Can we guess whose vote that was? About a year ago I sent an email to the Mariner Society suggesting that this time all Mariners be given a chance to vote (from a slate of 5 to 10 candidates), either on-line or via a business-reply postcard in the Mariner magazine. I never received any acknowledgement that they even read the email. :( That sounds about par for the course when dealing with HAL's Mariner office. Oh, I'm sure that they read the e-mail, however it's not an idea that would have wings in Seattle. They probably already have a name ... why joggle their elbows with good ideas. IF HAL chooses a sensible historic name, like "Spaarndam", I'll be pleasantly surprised. But I'm not holding my breath on it. I expect another dumb name choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomica Posted July 30, 2008 #1015 Share Posted July 30, 2008 IF HAL chooses a sensible historic name, like "Spaarndam", I'll be pleasantly surprised. But I'm not holding my breath on it. I expect another dumb name choice. Ameridam? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted July 30, 2008 Author #1016 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Ameridam? ;) That's what I'm afraid of. That, or possibly some other made-up name to reflect the American side of the line's "European heritage" -- like Columbiadam or Libertydam or Freedomdam or some such other name like that, a name that would appeal to the "masses" in the States. I want a TRADITIONAL Holland America Line name ... either an historic damship name or a dyke ship name that has been converted to a damship name. That's the way to give honor to the line's history and traditions, not making up new names out of thin air ... like "Eurodam." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomica Posted July 30, 2008 #1017 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's what I'm afraid of. That, or possibly some other made-up name to reflect the American side of the line's "European heritage" -- like Columbiadam or Libertydam or Freedomdam or some such other name like that, a name that would appeal to the "masses" in the States. I want a TRADITIONAL Holland America Line name ... either an historic damship name or a dyke ship name that has been converted to a damship name. That's the way to give honor to the line's history and traditions, not making up new names out of thin air ... like "Eurodam." I couldn't agree more. "Lbertydam" and "Freedomdam" are a particularly frightening thought. I hope they have the sense to not go down that road...but I won't hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakeDad Posted July 30, 2008 #1018 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thanks, Bill! Tonight I spent several hours processing photos for upload to the internet. Selecting them, putting them into categories, reducing their size for display on the internet, and adjusting lighting/color and such takes time, even with automated photoshop scripts. Given how far I've gotten tonight, it'll be another week before I'm ready. I MAY link to a few samples here before I put up my entire galleries. It all depends upon how I'm doing and what my schedule looks like. It was great getting to spend time with you and Virginia, and Christopher says he looks forward to doing more of that in the future. I agree. :D That's what I've been doing too!:p Just posted my FIRST of many installments on SmugMug. This is the Venice (new build) portion of my trip. You can see alot of Eurodam being constructed...interesting. I only got to St Marks one night but I got to Mestre a few times to shop, hope you like the pics!:D (just click on the link below) Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted July 30, 2008 #1019 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's what I've been doing too!:p Just posted my FIRST of many installments on SmugMug. This is the Venice (new build) portion of my trip. You can see alot of Eurodam being constructed...interesting. I only got to St Marks one night but I got to Mestre a few times to shop, hope you like the pics!:D (just click on the link below)Nathan Great pictures Nathan, waiting to hear "the rest of the story". :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world~citizen Posted July 30, 2008 #1020 Share Posted July 30, 2008 We've already had every ship-name in the fleet except for the Eurodam (either as a -dam or -dyke). ...and Maasdam is also an excellent cheese! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBearLady Posted July 30, 2008 #1021 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's what I've been doing too!:p Just posted my FIRST of many installments on SmugMug. This is the Venice (new build) portion of my trip. You can see alot of Eurodam being constructed...interesting. I only got to St Marks one night but I got to Mestre a few times to shop, hope you like the pics!:D (just click on the link below)Nathan Nathan: Your pictures are wonderful. I'm sorry that the job didn't work out for you. What are you up to now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted July 30, 2008 #1022 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's what I'm afraid of. That, or possibly some other made-up name to reflect the American side of the line's "European heritage" -- like Columbiadam or Libertydam or Freedomdam or some such other name like that, a name that would appeal to the "masses" in the States. I want a TRADITIONAL Holland America Line name ... either an historic damship name or a dyke ship name that has been converted to a damship name. That's the way to give honor to the line's history and traditions, not making up new names out of thin air ... like "Eurodam." There are plenty of traditional "dam" names available so I wouldn't go to the "dijk's" yet. If you talk to any Dutch officer, you'll find them shaking their heads about the name Eurodam. It would be nice if they picked a "traditional" name like Spaarndam but I won't be holding my breath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted July 30, 2008 #1023 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Where did the name Westerdam come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelrd Posted July 30, 2008 #1024 Share Posted July 30, 2008 The Vista class ships are named for the four directions of the compass....North, South, East and West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted July 30, 2008 #1025 Share Posted July 30, 2008 In Dutch: Noord, Oosten, Zuid, and West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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