February 2023 Update HAL Dry Docks, Charters & Groups Onboard

[VMax1700]

I am a couple of days early but here his the latest update, which I have called the February update 😉

This update is long overdue and I did try several times to work on it, but various circumstances meant that there was no opportunity until this weekend.

 

As usual, if you have any information on Charters, Groups or Dry Docks then post to this thread and I will update the information in the next file.

 

So, here it is......

 

New information since last update is shown in RED.

 

PLANNED DRY DOCKS

Eurodam 18 February 2023 – 04 March 2023

Koningsdam 25 March 2023 – 13 April 2023

Nieuw Amsterdam 19 March 2023 – 09 April 2023

Nieuw Statendam 05 November 2023 – 26 November 2023

Oosterdam 08 October 2023 – 20 October 2023

 

 

 

LAST COMPLETED DRY DOCK

Eurodam		15 March 2021 – 24 March 2021 Brest, FR. (08 April 2018 - 17 April 2018)
Koningsdam		02 December 2018 - 09 December 2018
Nieuw Amsterdam		07 December 2017 - 19 December 2017
Nieuw Statendam
Noordam		08 February 2022 – 02 March 2022 (29 September 2019 – 13 October 2019)
Oosterdam		22 March 2021 – 08 April 2021 Brest, FR. (21 March 2018 - 02 April 2018)
Rotterdam VII
Volendam		08 February 2022 – 11 March 2022 Cadiz, ES. (18 – 31 October 2019)
Westerdam		19 January 2023 – 03 February 2023 (04 – 15 January 2020)
Zaandam		08 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 (21 - 30 September 2020)
Zuiderdam		01 – 15 December 2022 (01 – 09 December 2019)

 

 

 CHARTERS  (i.e. full ship charters)

 

Eurodam:

04 April 2023 – 09 April 2023 : Caribbean : Love & Harmony Cruise.

 

Koningsdam:

28 October 2023 – 04 November 2023 : Mexican Riviera : Legendary R & B Cruise

 

Nieuw Amsterdam:

29 January 2023 – 05 February 2023 : Caribbean : Soul Train Cruise

19 February 2023 – 26 February 2023 : E. Caribbean : Olivia Cruise

26 February 2023 – 05 March 2023 : E Caribbean : Olivia Cruise

05 March 2023 – 12 March 2023 : Caribbean : JoCo Cruise

02 April 2023 – 09 April 2023 : Caribbean : $150k Ultimate Slots (?)

28 October 2023 – 04 November 2023 : S. Caribbean : Malt Shop Cruise

04 November 2023 – 11 November 2023 : Gulf Coast : The Big Easy Cruise

11 November 2023 – 18 November 2023 : W. Caribbean : Gaither Homecoming Cruise

13 January 2024 – 20 January 2024 : Caribbean : Sandy Beaches Cruise

20 January 2024 – 27 January 2024 : W. Caribbean : Country Music Cruise

27 January 2024 – 03 February 2024 : Caribbean : Soul Train Cruise

17 February 2024 – 24 February 2024 : Caribbean : Possible Charter? TBC

09 March 2024 – 16 March 2024 : Caribbean : JoCo Cruise

 

Nieuw Statendam:

28 January 2023 – 04 February 2023 : E. Caribbean : Legendary R & B Cruise

14 January 2024 – 21 January 2024 : E. Caribbean : Possible Charter? TBC

28 January 2024 – 04 February 2024 : W. Caribbean : Legendary R & B Cruise

 

Noordam:

 

Oosterdam:

01 May 2023 – 08 May 2023 : Iberian Peninsula : Dave Koz Group Charter #1

08 May 2023 – 15 May 2023 : Iberian Peninsula : Dave Koz Group Charter #2

15 May 2023 – 22 May 2023 : Iberian Peninsula : Dave Koz Group Charter #3

30 April 2024 – 07 May 2024 : Egypt & Holy Land : Dave Koz Group Charter

07 May 2024 – 14 May 2024 : Egypt & Holy Land : Dave Koz Group Charter

14 May 2024 – 21 May 2024 : ???? : Possible Charter? : TBC

 

Rotterdam VII :

 

Volendam:

 

Westerdam:

28 May 2023 – 04 June 2023 : Alaska : All Star Irish Cruise

 

Zuiderdam:

 

Zaandam :

24 February 2024 – 16 March 2021 : : Possible Charter ? TBC

13 October 2024 – 20 October 2024 : Mexican Riviera : Olivia Cruise Charter

 

 

GROUPS ONBOARD

 

Eurodam:

05 February 2023 - 15 February 2023 : Panama Sunfarer : Quilting Group

01 July 2023 – 08 July 2023 : Alaska : Insight for Living Ministries Group

08 July 2023 – 15 July 2023 : Alaska : World Help Global Impact Group

15 July 2023 – 22 July 2023 : Alaska : Turning Point Ministries Group

02 September 2023 – 09 September 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

09 September 2023 – 16 September 2023 : Alaska : Quilt Group

23 September 2023 – 30 September 2023 : Alaska : Quilt Group

 

Koningsdam:

08 July 2023 – 15 July 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

15 July 2023 – 22 July 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

 

  

Nieuw Amsterdam: 

02 April 2023 – 09 April 2023 : W. Caribbean : $150k Ultimate Slots Tournament

07 May 2023 – 21 May 2023 : Great Alaskan Explorer : Knitting Group

13 August 2023 – 20 August 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

 

 

Nieuw Statendam:

04 February 2023 – 11 February 2023 : Caribbean : Zach Williams Group

06 May 2023 – 14 May 2023 : European Splendour : Continuing Education Group

02 July 2023 – 09 July 2023 : Baltics : Continuing Education Group

12 July 2023 – 26 July 2023 : Midnight Sun : Knitting Group

09 August 2023 – 23 August 2023 : British Isles : Knitting Group

07 January 2024 – 14 January 2024 : E. Caribbean : Zach Williams Group

21 January 2024 – 28 January 2024 : W. Caribbean : Mercy Me at Sea Group

 

Noordam:

11 February 2023 – 25 February 2023 : Australia & N. Zealand : Road Scholar Group

11 March 2023 – 25 March 2023 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

14 May 2023 – 21 May 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

12 November 2023 – 26 November 2023 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

13 January 2024 – 27 January 2024 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

09 March 2024 – 23 March 2024 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

 

Oosterdam:

02 February 2023 – 24 February 2023 : South America & Antarctica : Knitting Group

11 June 2023 – 23 June 2023 : Holy Land & Ancient Kingdoms : Continuing Education Group

07 July 2023 – 14 July 2023 : Adriatic Dreams: Mark Steyn Group

 

Rotterdam VII:

25 January 2023 – 04 February 2023 : S. Caribbean : $25k Slots Tournament

29 July 2023 – 12 August 2023 : Northern Isles : Quilt Group

 

Westerdam:

14 February 2023 – 27 February 2023 : Indonesian Discovery : Quilt Group

10 April 2023 – 24 April 2023 : Japan & Russia : Knitting Group

24 April 2023 – 07 May 2023 : North Pacific Crossing : Knitting Group

04 June 2023 – 11 June 2023 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

18 June 2023 – 25 June 2023 : Alaska : Quilting Group

16 July 2023 – 23 July 2023 : Alaska : Behold Israel Inspiration Cruise

30 July 2023 – 06 August 2023 : Alaska : Kosherica Kosher cruise.

13 August 2023 – 20 August 2023 : Alaska : The Nation Group

 

Volendam:

 

Zaandam:

30 March 2024 – 13 April 2024 : Solar Eclipse & Mexican Riviera : Sky & Telescope Group.

 

Zuiderdam:

11 June 2023 – 02 July 2023 : Spitzbergen : Knitting Group

02 September 2023 – 09 September 2023 : Canada & New England : Road Scholar Group

16 September 2023 – 23 September 2023 : Canada & New England : Road Scholar Group

03 January 2024 – 11 May 2024 : 2024 GWC : Road Scholar Group

 

 

If anyone has any further information, please post it here and I will include it in the next update.

Thanks!

 

E & O.E.

 

29 January 2023

 

[VMax1700]

If you wish to download the file, here it is:

 

 

HAL (ship-date) dry docks February 2023.docx

[dfish]

Thank you!

 

[Radbooks]

Thanks!!

[dobiemom]

On 1/29/2023 at 4:17 PM, VMax1700 said:

Nieuw Amsterdam 19 March 2023 – 09 April 2023

Is dry dock still scheduled? Cruises are still listed on the website. 

[KAKcruiser]

It has been 5 years since the Nieuw Amsterdam has had a drydock and it certainly needs one.  

[VMax1700]

4 hours ago, dobiemom said:

Is dry dock still scheduled? Cruises are still listed on the website. 

I have no idea.  At some stage there would have been a gap in the sailing schedule, but that is now filled with sailings.  It certainly would appear that the dry dock has been 'deferred'.

[TAW1963]

On 1/29/2023 at 4:17 PM, VMax1700 said:

PLANNED DRY DOCKS

Eurodam 18 February 2023 – 04 March 2023

Koningsdam 25 March 2023 – 13 April 2023

Nieuw Amsterdam 19 March 2023 – 09 April 2023

Nieuw Statendam 05 November 2023 – 26 November 2023

Oosterdam 08 October 2023 – 20 October 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for keeping track of all this.  This is great information.  

 

My wife and I are scheduled for a TA on the Nieuw Statendam from Rome to Fort Lauderdale, leaving Nov 26, 2023.  This is the very first cruise after, what appears to be, the first dry dock for the Nieuw Statendam.  Should we be excited to have a refreshened ship or worried about the risk of unexpected changes in schedule that my occur, or both?  

[terrydtx]

Thanks for posting this, it answers my questions about the Volendam having a recent major refurbishment.

[MereBooty]

Zaandam charter

https://olivia.com/trip/2024_san_diego_to_mexico_cruise/faqs

 

if you go to booking page it mentions Zaandam

April 13-20, 2024

Olivia Cruises

[VMax1700]

10 minutes ago, MereBooty said:

Zaandam charter

https://olivia.com/trip/2024_san_diego_to_mexico_cruise/faqs

 

if you go to booking page it mentions Zaandam

April 13-20, 2024

Olivia Cruises

Thanks.  That is a newly published charter.  Olivia have Nieuw Amsterdam chartered for the coming two weeks and they are sold out.  Make sense to have another cruise available for the happy cruisers to flash their credit cards at.

[erewhon]

Thank you for posting this important information.

Do you know anything about the "Road Scholar' groups?

[storkington]

Hope the dates for the NA are deferred,  as we are booked on her from 26 March to 2 April!

[Happily@Sea]

1 hour ago, erewhon said:

Thank you for posting this important information.

Do you know anything about the "Road Scholar' groups?

 

When I've been with them [old name was Elderhostel] Groups were pretty small. Less than 50 people and usually closer to 25. We would take up one meeting room in the morning on sea days and have our own excursions at the ports. 

 

The biggest group I was ever a part of was on a riverboat in Europe - 16 days, 36 participants and 3 instructors/guides. If they have a big group they will usually charter a riverboat, expedition-type ship, or airplane. I'm talking 80-150 participants. That's been my experience. They usually have the early mealtime in the MDR.

 

If I can answer any specific questions, let me know. I'm not quite active enough for them anymore - mobility challenged.

[erewhon]

12 minutes ago, Happily@Sea said:

 

When I've been with them [old name was Elderhostel] Groups were pretty small. Less than 50 people and usually closer to 25. We would take up one meeting room in the morning on sea days and have our own excursions at the ports. 

 

The biggest group I was ever a part of was on a riverboat in Europe - 16 days, 36 participants and 3 instructors/guides. If they have a big group they will usually charter a riverboat, expedition-type ship, or airplane. I'm talking 80-150 participants. That's been my experience. They usually have the early mealtime in the MDR.

 

If I can answer any specific questions, let me know. I'm not quite active enough for them anymore - mobility challenged.

 

@Happily@Sea  thank you for your reply.

[cruising sister]

I did Road Scholar cruise in 2018 and agree with @Happily@Sea . We had 2 instructors and about 25 participants. It was a very enjoyable cruise. 

[TableGirl]

On 2/18/2023 at 7:10 AM, TAW1963 said:

Thanks so much for keeping track of all this.  This is great information.  

 

My wife and I are scheduled for a TA on the Nieuw Statendam from Rome to Fort Lauderdale, leaving Nov 26, 2023.  This is the very first cruise after, what appears to be, the first dry dock for the Nieuw Statendam.  Should we be excited to have a refreshened ship or worried about the risk of unexpected changes in schedule that my occur, or both?  

I was on the Nieuw Statendam last August and November (2022).  I thought it was in great shape.  The future cruise consultant verified it was going into dry dock and while I was on my cruise in November there were people around the ship measuring things.  I asked them about it and they said they were looking at possible changes and improvements to the ship.  For example - in November the old computer room where they taught classes still had desks in the room - no computers.  The Cruise Director said they would be putting a library in that space like the Rotterdam has.  It isn't the wonderful library they used to have on the Prinsendam but they had recent release books and several copies of each.  That was either on deck 2 I think - can't remember but it was forward near the elevators.  My traveling buddies read lots of the books from the library on the Rotterdam in November 2021.  I think the dry dock will be a improvement of what is there.  I found the artwork on the NS to be a bit odd - not as nice as the Rotterdam....  But I'm sure it will be a wonderful trip!

 

[TAW1963]

15 hours ago, TableGirl said:

I was on the Nieuw Statendam last August and November (2022).  I thought it was in great shape.  The future cruise consultant verified it was going into dry dock and while I was on my cruise in November there were people around the ship measuring things.  I asked them about it and they said they were looking at possible changes and improvements to the ship.  For example - in November the old computer room where they taught classes still had desks in the room - no computers.  The Cruise Director said they would be putting a library in that space like the Rotterdam has.  It isn't the wonderful library they used to have on the Prinsendam but they had recent release books and several copies of each.  That was either on deck 2 I think - can't remember but it was forward near the elevators.  My traveling buddies read lots of the books from the library on the Rotterdam in November 2021.  I think the dry dock will be a improvement of what is there.  I found the artwork on the NS to be a bit odd - not as nice as the Rotterdam....  But I'm sure it will be a wonderful trip!

 

Thanks so much for the very interesting and informative response.  For a 14-day TA cruise, having the expanded library would certainly be a great thing to have.  We will be in Club Orange, so it will be interesting to see if the modify the Club Orange dining room to be more like that on the Rotterdam.  

 

I will make sure and ask around while on the ship to see what all has been modified or added and report back.