dfish Posted January 16, 2019 #51 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Copper10-8 said: The passenger jetway has been retracted and the A-Deck crew gangway is still attached Your eyes are much better than mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #52 Share Posted January 16, 2019 See if anyone knows the answer to this pop quiz: which former HAL ship was known as the "Darling of the Dutch?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily@Sea Posted January 16, 2019 #53 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just now, Copper10-8 said: See if anyone knows the answer to this pop quiz: which former HAL ship was known as the "Darling of the Dutch?" The previous NA - the one on the ship symbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #54 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just now, Happily@Sea said: The previous NA - the one on the ship symbol. Winner! Nice job! Nieuw Amsterdam II (1938-1973) was known as the Darling of the Dutch as well as the ship of state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #55 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Together with Henry Hudson's 'Halve Maen" (Half Moon), Nieuw Amsterdam II was on the most recent HAL logo and is still on the current logo after Henry's ship was unceremoniously taken out never to be seen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #56 Share Posted January 16, 2019 There have been four (including the current) HAL ships who have been named after the initial Dutch settlement that became New York City, Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw Amsterdam I (1906-1932) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #57 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nieuw Amsterdam II (1938-1973) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lka1012 Posted January 16, 2019 #58 Share Posted January 16, 2019 "Henry's ship was unceremoniously taken out never to be seen again" Just like Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #59 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nieuw Amsterdam III (1983-2000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #60 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nieuw Amsterdam IV (the current) (2010-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #61 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, lka1012 said: "Henry's ship was unceremoniously taken out never to be seen again" Just like Henry True that! Henry Hudson with his son and some crew members after a mutiny on his icebound ship. The boat was set adrift and never heard from again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #62 Share Posted January 16, 2019 That tug sitting astern of Zuidy, Stepanie Dann, is not a regular at Port Everglades, wazzup with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lka1012 Posted January 16, 2019 #63 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Guest tug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #64 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, lka1012 said: Guest tug? possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #65 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Lines are dropping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily@Sea Posted January 16, 2019 #66 Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: That tug sitting astern of Zuidy, Stepanie Dann, is not a regular at Port Everglades, wazzup with that? She's not listed on the port schedules like the other accompanying tugs - at least through 7 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #67 Share Posted January 16, 2019 And here we sit, like birds in the wilderness Birds in the wilderness Birds in the wilderness Here we sit like birds in the wilderness Waiting for.............to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted January 16, 2019 #68 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well, this bird surely appreciates your efforts to entertain us while we wait. I was going to go, but if Zuiderdam drops the rest of her lines and starts to move, dinner won't be too badly overdone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 16, 2019 Author #69 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Still waiting? I had a dog (sick) to attend to and dinner (Puppy's and dog) to do. I'll see if I can hang in for a bit unless el sicko needs attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily@Sea Posted January 16, 2019 #70 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, dfish said: Well, this bird surely appreciates your efforts to entertain us while we wait. I was going to go, but if Zuiderdam drops the rest of her lines and starts to move, dinner won't be too badly overdone. There goes the rest of the stern lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 16, 2019 #71 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It shouldn't be too long now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted January 16, 2019 #72 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I just realized that seven months from today I will fly out to Amsterdam for my cruise on the Rotterdam. YEAH! Dinner prepared nightly for me whenever I wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 16, 2019 #73 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Backing up will take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily@Sea Posted January 16, 2019 #74 Share Posted January 16, 2019 She's moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted January 16, 2019 #75 Share Posted January 16, 2019 All lines in...............let's get ready to rrrrrrrrrrumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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