ms Volendam in Port Everglades October 19. 2018

[Copper10-8]

Good look at her string lights from the bow mast up to the main mast, to her stack, and down to her stern

[Copper10-8]

U.S. flag, Dutch flag and HAL house flag on her main mast............and being taken down on departure by a sailor who will bring them to the bridge. Old tradition, the sailors and bridge team refer to the flags by their Spanish name of "bandera"

Edited October 19, 2018 by Copper10-8

[Krazy Kruizers]

She is moving out!!

[erewhon]

Seems funny to see Volendam in this part of the world when she has spent most of her last few years in the Pacific.

[rkacruiser]

I am glad to see that Volendam has returned to Port Everglades!  She's been gone for too long, but I am sure she has made many of our friends in New Zealand and Australia happy cruisers.

[Copper10-8]

Coasties working two of their boats today

[Copper10-8]

Brian; do you have your Nebraska flag out? 

[Happily@Sea]

Finally moving into view on PE camera.

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[Krazy Kruizers]

Terminal 25 looks like it is coming along very nicely.

[Copper10-8]

Make that three USCG boats for one cruise ship; getting ready for the season 

[Krazy Kruizers]

She will soon be making her turn into the channel.

[Copper10-8]

What's Volendam named after?

[Krazy Kruizers]

Hoping we will get toots today.

[rkacruiser]

3 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

Terminal 25 looks like it is coming along very nicely.

 

I agree.  And, it needed to be greatly modified and improved.  When I sailed on Celebrity Eclipse, it was absolutely the worst cruise terminal when disembarking that I have ever experienced anywhere.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Must have a new camera this year -- the colors are really sharp.

[Copper10-8]

She's looking clean

[erewhon]

2 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

What's Volendam named after?

Dutch city that was flooded when dykes burst.

[dfish]

A city near Amsterdam.  I have visited Volendam several times and always buy some Dutch Christmas tree ornaments.

[Scrapnana]

Lots of happy cruisers out on deck for sail-away.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Just now, rkacruiser said:

 

I agree.  And, it needed to be greatly modified and improved.  When I sailed on Celebrity Eclipse, it was absolutely the worst cruise terminal when disembarking that I have ever experienced anywhere.

 

We sailed from that terminal a couple of times -- terrible.

[rkacruiser]

2 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

What's Volendam named after?

 

A town in the Netherlands.

[Krazy Kruizers]

She is in the channel.

[Copper10-8]

Just now, erewhon said:

Dutch city that was flooded when dykes burst.

 

Close, but not quite; that was primarily in the province of Zeeland so there is a connection with you

[Krazy Kruizers]

Lots of people out on the decks.

[Scrapnana]

Nice toots!