Rare VMax1700 Posted August 26, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Greetings from Hotel New York, Rotterdam (former home of Holland America Line in Rotterdam). It seems a wonderfully atmospheric hotel and we are looking forward to tomorrow in Rotterdam and then boarding the Rotterdam on Sunday for our 14 day Northern Isles cruise to Norway, Iceland, Shetland and Scotland. During the next two weeks we will post bits and pieces about the ship, the food, the ports and the people. We are tired and it is time for bed here, so more to follow tomorrow. Stay tuned in! 17 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loeb Posted August 26, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2022 We leave tomorrow to join you on Sunday aboard the Rotterdam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 26, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2022 @VMax1700I hope Ellen is doing well. We will miss you on the Oosterdam transatlantic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted August 26, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Bon voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted August 26, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Have a great time! Will follow along on your journey and interested in your thoughts and photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted August 27, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Bon voyage! Hope you have a great time and find the time to tell us all about the ship and cruise. 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted August 27, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Bon Voyage Colin & Ellen 🚢 Very much looking forward to your reports and hoping you have a WONDERFUL time 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted August 27, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Have a wonderful cruise. I really enjoy your honest live from threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Sailor Posted August 27, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Bon Voyage Colin. We loved Rotterdam! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted August 27, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Bon Voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Good evening from Rotterdam and Hotel New York. The hotel is really a wonderful treasure chest of Holland America memorabilia. Some images to follow. Thank you all for the 'bon voyages'. We had a quite day in Rotterdam. After a late breakfast the hotel called a cab which took us by a roundabout route (due to a bridge not closing properly) to the centre of the city, were we wandered about for a few hours, grabbed a sandwich and coffee and then phone the taxi to collect us again. After a nap and shower we had dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was also very atmospheric, but the food was uninspiring. Again images follow. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Outside the hotel 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Room #222 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Some old posters (no not Cruise Critic posters!) displayed at the reception area.... 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Some deck plans...... 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Calendar from 1958/59 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Who knew that Holland America Line had an official march? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Ellen in the baggage hall 😉 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Dinner in Hotel New York, Chicken Thighs with mozzarella.... HNY Burger: Lemon Tart: 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted August 27, 2022 wifi speed in Hotel New York (hope it is as fast as this on Rotterdam tomorrow 🤣 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted August 27, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: Who knew that Holland America Line had an official march? That is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted August 27, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, VMax1700 said: wifi speed in Hotel New York (hope it is as fast as this on Rotterdam tomorrow 🤣 Keep wishing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #23 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: Keep wishing I know! 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #24 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Recapping Friday..... We locked up the house and headed to the airport, which is 20 minutes drive. We were parked, baggage checked and ready for our Antigen test, but we were nearly an hour early for our appointments. It turned out to be no problem as they were not so busy these days and were more than happy to take us as soon as we presented. We then proceeded to security and as there were only a few travellers in front of us, we were soon sitting in the lounge with wine in hand. 3.30pm and we received the emails with our 'negative' test results which I uploaded to Verifly and very soon we had the 'Ready to Sail' note on our apps. Our flight was due to depart at 6.15pm and the doors were closed by 6.05pm and a few minutes later we were in the air. I love small airports! We arrived to AMS Schiphol almost 20 minutes early however Passport Control was a bit over run and the automatic gates were not operating at the time. We had quite a wait for our bags but they did arrive ok and then we had to walk to Departures area to meet our driver. We had booked a car with Staxi.nl and the communication from the driver was excellent. The drive was just over 60 kms (40 miles) and the price was €105 (FYI gas/diesel is about €2.10/litre in Netherlands which equates to about $8 per US gallon). We departed the airport at 9.45pm and were in the hotel by 10.30pm. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #25 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Itinerary for the 14 day Northern Isles cruise on Rotterdam. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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