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andydee
October 9th, 2004, 03:38 AM
I will be happy to answer questions for the old gal's last cruisers
ekerr19
October 9th, 2004, 06:33 PM
andy dee-

Thanks, we are booked on the final voyage. Having been on the Noordam a few times, my only concern is the removal of art work and furniture prior to the final sailing... any worries here?

I hope she goes out in the style she deserves... the final voyage has been sold out for months - I hope all the old "die hard" Noordam fans (such as myself) will be aboard to say good-bye... :)
andydee
October 9th, 2004, 07:14 PM
Hi
Not having sailed on the Noordam before, I can't say if all ot the artwork was there but there were no obvious gaps as far as we could tell. I would expect the choices for some things would be reduced but you most likely will have a very special cruise.
Esme
October 9th, 2004, 07:22 PM
andy dee-

Thanks, we are booked on the final voyage. Having been on the Noordam a few times, my only concern is the removal of art work and furniture prior to the final sailing... any worries here?

I hope she goes out in the style she deserves... the final voyage has been sold out for months - I hope all the old "die hard" Noordam fans (such as myself) will be aboard to say good-bye... :)


The removal of the art work will be done after her final voyage and before she is handed over to the new owners, as was done with the Nieuw Amsterdam. I wouldn't be surprised if some or all of it ended up on the new Noordam. I don't know what they do with the furniture - if may be left on the ship. Anything of value, I am sure, will be removed.
garsny
October 11th, 2004, 01:19 PM
I leave Wednesday for the Noordam.My concern is the vibrations I keep reading about.
ekerr19
October 11th, 2004, 01:49 PM
I've been on the Noordam a few times... I'm not sure which vibration you are referring to - she is old, but last we sailed on her - she was getting ready for an extended dry-dock in Mobile, AL - so she should be in fairly good shape.

You feel movement a bit more on the Noordam, but we've never noticed anything out of the ordinary.
ekerr19
October 11th, 2004, 01:51 PM
The removal of the art work will be done after her final voyage and before she is handed over to the new owners, as was done with the Nieuw Amsterdam. I wouldn't be surprised if some or all of it ended up on the new Noordam. I don't know what they do with the furniture - if may be left on the ship. Anything of value, I am sure, will be removed.
Esme-

I am happy to hear this! I read a thread months ago where someone stated they were on the final voyage of the old Westerdam and half the fittings and art had been removed prior to the sailing.
DFD1
October 11th, 2004, 04:22 PM
We sailed on the Noordam three years ago to the Panama Canal. We had an aft cabin and the vibration was such that we asked to be moved. In our new cabin, much further forward, the vibration was hardly noticable. The aft section of the ship, particularily on the lower decks, was awfully hot as well. We heard several comments to that effect.