Beautiful old HAL

[geocruiser]

I just thought you might want to see some of the most beautiful ships of the past.

 

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• Niew Amsterdam
• Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
• Date of Departure: 20 June 1908
• Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer
• Commander: Captain H. C. Van Der Zee
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• Rotterdam
• Class of Passengers: Cabin
• Date of Departure: 15 October 1914
• Route: Rotterdam to New York
• Commander: Commodore G. Stenger
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• Rotterdam
• Class of Passengers: Cabin
• Date of Departure: 12 July 1921
• Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
• Commander: Commodore J. Baron

Potsdam

• Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
• Date of Departure: 18 September 1909
• Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer
• Commander: Captain G. Bruinsma
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• Chief-Officer: Hartogh Heys
• Chief-Engineer: Van Steenwyk
• Purser: Hopman
• Chief-Steward: Le Jeune
• Physician: Dr. Meade
• Physician: Dr. Van Renken Stam

Edited January 26, 2020 by geocruiser

[VMax1700]

Magical!

Thank you for posting them.

[geocruiser]

Here is another beautiful HAL ship, that I never heard of.

 

SS Spaarndam Passenger List - 7 September 1899

Senior Officers and Staff

• Captain: G. Stenger, Commander
• Chief Officer: Van den Heuvel
• Chief Engineer: Sauer
• Physician: Dr. Harrington
• Purser: Spruyt
• Chief Steward: Vogelzang

• SS Spaarndam

Edited January 26, 2020 by geocruiser

[geocruiser]

Here is another ship I never heard of. The  M.V. Sibajak chartered by the Holland-America Line, Departing 31 August 1954 from Rotterdam to New York

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Captain: H. Rijnbergen
2. Chief Officer: J. H. GRAUENKAMP
3. Chief Radiostation: J. NESSELAAR
4. Chief Engineer: H. FROLING
5. Physician: P. G. VERTIN
6. Purser: W. DEKKING
7. Chief Steward: J. M. TRIJSBURG

Edited January 26, 2020 by geocruiser

[VMax1700]

That is Spaarndam I (1890 - 1901).  There was a second Spaarndam 1922 - 1939.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Wonderful pictures.

 

Thank you for sharing them.

[DeeniEncinitas]

WOW GREAT VINTAGE PICTURES!
Denise😊

[Homosassa]

For anyone cruising on the current Rotterdam, the forward stairwell on the lower decks has mounted deck plans of previous ships that were called Rotterdam.

 

It is interesting to start with the oldest ship and look at the evolution of deck layouts.

[summer slope]

Will definitely check those out in March.

[3rdGenCunarder]

23 minutes ago, Homosassa said:

For anyone cruising on the current Rotterdam, the forward stairwell on the lower decks has mounted deck plans of previous ships that were called Rotterdam.

 

It is interesting to start with the oldest ship and look at the evolution of deck layouts.

 

That's so interesting! I also love to look for Stephen Card's paintings of HAL ships, especially when there are previous ones with the same name. 

 

[ski ww]

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

[kazu]

3 hours ago, Homosassa said:

For anyone cruising on the current Rotterdam, the forward stairwell on the lower decks has mounted deck plans of previous ships that were called Rotterdam.

 

It is interesting to start with the oldest ship and look at the evolution of deck layouts.

 

Love those on the Rotterdam, the Stephen Card paintings and the art and statues on board.

 

Thanks OP for the thread and the great pics 🙂 

[St Pete Cruiser]

Yes, thanks.  The NS is the first HAL ship I've been on to NOT have any of the old ships pictured.  Sad.

[USN59-79]

Those passenger lists are interesting.  Can anyone remember the last time they were given out on a Holland America cruise?

[RuthC]

I remember them on a Royal Viking cruise in 1990, and believe that was my first experience seeing one on a cruise. 
My next cruise was on HAL in 1992, and I don't recall one then---or since. so, I suspect passenger lists on HAL predate my time on the line, which started in 1978. 

[0bnxshs]

7 hours ago, geocruiser said:

Here is another beautiful HAL ship, that I never heard of.

 

SS Spaarndam Passenger List - 7 September 1899

Senior Officers and Staff

• Captain: G. Stenger, Commander
• Chief Officer: Van den Heuvel
• Chief Engineer: Sauer
• Physician: Dr. Harrington
• Purser: Spruyt
• Chief Steward: Vogelzang

• SS Spaarndam

Wow!  My great-grandmother (my father's father's mother) immigrated to the US on this very ship in 1893.  Much of my family immigrated from the Netherlands between the 1880s and early 1900s, all on various ships of NASM and HAL.  Thanks for the great finds!

[HAL Sailer]

During our mid-Nov 2019 NA cruise, the cruise director narrated a multi-media mainstage presentation on the history of HAL from cargo shipper to passenger cruise ships including, of course, the era when HAL transported immigrants.

 

It was a well done presentation and some of the best 'entertainment' during our cruise. I can't remember its title but I would guess it is offered fleetwide.  On another thread, a poster said they left when the plague was mentioned as that wasn't what the poster wanted to hear about on vacation. To each their own. We found it interesting and informative. 

[JeffElizabeth]

Cool thread! The Spaarndam needs to be the name for the next Holland American ship! 

[geocruiser]

1 hour ago, 0bnxshs said:

Wow!  My great-grandmother (my father's father's mother) immigrated to the US on this very ship in 1893.  Much of my family immigrated from the Netherlands between the 1880s and early 1900s, all on various ships of NASM and HAL.  Thanks for the great finds!

I was looking up passengers list for immigration when I found this today.  Di you go to the site to see if they have their names on the list? 

[geocruiser]

Check out the dinner menu on Noordam.

https://www.gjenvick.com/OceanTravel/VintageMenus/Dinner/Noordam-1907-06-20-DinnerMenu.html

 

Ryndam

https://www.gjenvick.com/OceanTravel/VintageMenus/Dinner/Ryndam-1922-10-11-DinnerMenu.html

 

SS Veedam is below

 

Edited January 27, 2020 by geocruiser

[0bnxshs]

9 hours ago, geocruiser said:

I was looking up passengers list for immigration when I found this today.  Di you go to the site to see if they have their names on the list? 

It doesn't appear that the site has passenger lists going back far enough or of the voyages my ancestors took, but I will keep checking.  Thanks again for the reference to the website.

[geocruiser]

2 hours ago, 0bnxshs said:

It doesn't appear that the site has passenger lists going back far enough or of the voyages my ancestors took, but I will keep checking.  Thanks again for the reference to the website.

I can't find my uncle's list either.  I am trying to find out why he took a ship fro Harve to the US.  He sailed on the ship named Paris.  He live in Mola di Bari Italy and Harve France is a long way to go to catch a ship.

The web site has a lot of info on ocean voyages.  Lots of good reading there.  Even a section on the Captains of the past.

I enjoyed the in on HAL there.

I think some of the old menus or PAX list covers would look great in a frame to hang on my wall.  The were a work of art.

Edited January 27, 2020 by geocruiser