Rowsby Posted April 17, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The Ryndam will be sailing away this Sunday, April 19th from Tampa to London...departure is scheduled for 4:00... 15-day Azores & Normandy Expedition...they have a large roll call...should be lots of fun....:) http://porttampawebcam.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted April 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2015 And, it will be Ryndam's final departure from the United States as a Holland America Line vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted April 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I will be there watching! She was our first!! Wow, remember your first! We did a 10 day Mexican Rivera out of our home port of San Diego and got hooked! She will be missed! Sorry to see her go too:( Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted April 17, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2015 She was our first Holland America ship in 1995, hate to see her leave Hal. Will be watching her with sadness leave one last time out of Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelers07 Posted April 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 18, 2015 And she is in good shape for you! We are passing Cancun now and will bring her in early Sunday morning. Lovely cruise- such good staff. And the ship Is in very good shape. Now if we could just get rid of the cigar smoking that is wafting up to my position out back of the Lido! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted April 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Thank you for the link. I will be traveling Sunday, but I'll have my iPad with me. Hopefully I will be able to watch the sail-away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted April 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 18, 2015 The Ryndam will be sailing away this Sunday, April 19th from Tampa to London...departure is scheduled for 4:00... 15-day Azores & Normandy Expedition...they have a large roll call...should be lots of fun....:) http://porttampawebcam.com/ All right we will be watching.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted April 18, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm planning on waving so long from the pier at Ft DeSoto Sunday, April 19, as the Ryndam leaves Tampa Bay for her last time. That pier is the closest place to the channel after leaving Tampa. I'll be checking marine tracker for approx time. Expecting departure to be delayed from Tampa as it usually needs extra time to load all the provisions before heading to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 18, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Sounds like this sailaway will be bitter sweet for a lot of us...hate to see her go...!! I had really wanted to take this cruise...but just couldn't arrange the dates..... I think they have about 85 signed up for their Meet & Greet on Monday... Some of them are meeting at the aft seaview pool during sailaway...and wearing mardi gras beads to recognize each other... Maybe we will be able to see them if the camera zooms in....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyWildcat Posted April 19, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Never got to travel on her and thus never got a model of the ship for my collection. I love the S-class ship size, I am particularly fond of Maasdam, I had always wanted to sail on her sisters. Being close to Tampa we have gone to see Ryndam sail a few times. We just got off Maasdam yesterday and plan on being over in Tampa tomorrow to wave goodbye to her sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtwotrvl Posted April 19, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I hate to see this lovely ship leave Tampa for the last time. Hate to see this wonderful ship leaving the HAL fleet in the future.:( David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 19, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looks like a beautiful day in Tampa... I have been following their roll call....hope everyone made it safely...with their luggage....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted April 19, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'll be there for the sailaway.....with tears in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted April 19, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Our first ever cruise was on this beautiful ship exactly 10 years ago. Have sailed on several ships since then, but the beautiful Ryndam is still our favorite. I will be watching the sailaway with probably a few tears in my eyes. How I wish I were aboard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted April 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'll be watching, this is the first time I've watched a sail away from Tampa. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 19, 2015 #16 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Sail-away Addict signing in! Let's see how much I get to see before I have to go to our building's garden committee meeting at 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted April 19, 2015 #17 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Zaandam FINALLY got under way from FLL. Checking in here to say a tearful goodbye to Ryndam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 19, 2015 Author #18 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Have sound and a good view....any one know which ship leaves first....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 19, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Just heard.....Ryndam might be delayed until 17:00...(5 pm)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 19, 2015 #20 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Have sound and a good view....any one know which ship leaves first....? The one that is ready first. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 19, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looking at the Doppler....there is some heavy rain heading towards Tampa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyWildcat Posted April 19, 2015 #22 Share Posted April 19, 2015 We are at the port. Looked like they took someone away from muster by wheelchair and now an ambulance has shown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 19, 2015 #23 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Just heard.....Ryndam might be delayed until 17:00...(5 pm)... Which means I am going to miss it. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted April 19, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) That's too bad.....I guess it's better now than be several miles out to sea.... Edited April 19, 2015 by Rowsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyWildcat Posted April 19, 2015 #25 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Also, Ryndam has one of her tender/lifeboats in the water. We saw them do that on Maasdam and use it as a floating work station around the bow. As of right now this one is still in the water. On another note, Norwegian Sun is just about to start her muster drill. Now have a firetruck and two ambulance shown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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