APRIL UPDATE - HAL charters, groups, drydocks schedule

All additions and corrections are in RED

2014/2015 CHARTERS, DRYDOCKS, OUT OF SERVICE

CHARTERS AND DRYDOCKS

Amsterdam : 06 July 2014 - 13 July 2014 : Alaska : Michael W. Smith & Friends charter

Eurodam : 04 June 2014 - 14 June 2014 : Believed to be chartered to unknown European agency

Eurodam : 20 July 2014 - 27 July 2014 : Baltics : Atlantis charter

Eurodam: 02 November 2014 - 09 November 2014 : Malt shop Memories charter

Eurodam : 11 January 2015 - 18 January 2015: Smooth Jazz charter

Eurodam : 18 January 2015 - 25 January 2015 : Country Music Cruise Charter - ECP Cruises.

Eurodam: 25 January 2015 - 01 February 2015: Caribbean: Jazz Cruise charter

Eurodam : 22 February - 01 March 2015 :Caribbean : Soul Train Cruise charter

Eurodam : 01 March - 08 March 2015 : Caribbean : second Smooth Jazz cruise charter sailing

Maasdam : 17 May 2014 - 24 May 2014 : Canada/NE : Olivia cruise charter

N. Amsterdam : 18 January 2015 - 25 January 2015: Legendary Rhythm & Blues charter

Oosterdam : 13 February 2015 - 24 February 2015 : Australia & NZ : Olivia cruise charter

Ryndam : 23 March 2014 - 06 April 2014 : Dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

Ryndam : 09 August 2014 - 23 August 2014 : Baltic Capitals : Prairie Home Companion charter

Ryndam : 23 November 2014 - 30 November 2014 : Western Caribbean : Olivia Cruise charter

Veendam : 14 April 2014 - 21 April 2014 : Dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas

Volendam: 31 March 2014 -14 April 2014 : Kobe r/t : private charter

Volendam : 08 December 2014 - 21 December 2014 : Dry dock in Singapore

Westerdam : 05 April 2014 - 14 April 2014 : Dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas

Westerdam : 07 February 2015 - 14 February 2015 : Gertrude Byrne All star Irish charter

Zuiderdam : 31 March 2015 - 13 April 2015 : Dry dock

GROUPS ONBOARD

Amsterdam : 06 July 2014 - 13 July 2014 : Alaska : Michael W Smith & Friends group (Inspiration Cruises)

Amsterdam : 15 June 2014 - 22 June 2014 : Alaska: Cardiology

Amsterdam : 13 July 2014 - 20 July 2014 : Alaska : Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Counseling in the Digital Age.

Amsterdam : 20 July 2014 - 27 July 2014 : Round Trip Seattle : Knitting group (Craft Cruises)

Amsterdam : 10 August 2014 - 17 August 2014 : Alaska : Sports Medicine

Eurodam : 29 April 2014 - 11 May 2014 : 70th Anniv D-Day : Pediatric Dentistry

Eurodam : 29 April 2014 - 11 May 2014 : 70th Anniv D-Day : Family Medicine: Dermatology Review

Eurodam : 11 May 2014 - 23 May 2014 : Baltic : Infectious Disease Review

Eurodam: 14 June 2014 -26 June 2013 : Baltic : Medical Ethics & Legal Medicine/Primary Care

Eurodam. : 08 July 2014 - 20 July 2014 : Baltic : Cardiology Essentials, Stony Brook School of Medicine

Eurodam: 15 August 2014 - 27 August 2014 : Baltics : Knitting group

Eurodam : 27 August 2014 - 14 September 2014 : Viking Passage Transatlantic : Knitting group

Eurodam : 24 September - 04 October 2014 : Canada/NE : Bridge group

Maasdam: 04 October 2014 - 11 October 2014 : Canada/New England : Oral Dermatology

N. Amsterdam : 29 June 2014 - 11 July 2014: Eastern Med/Greek Isles: NorthWest Anesthesia Seminars

N. Amsterdam : 16 August 2014 - 28 August 2014 : Eastern Med : Jazzdagen Tours *** note about group:http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showp...5&postcount=17

N. Amsterdam : 11 January 2015 - 18 January 2015 : Caribbean : MercyMe at Sea Christian group

Noordam : 15 April 2014 - 26 April 2014 : Med Explorer : Emergency Medicine

Noordam : 09 June 2014 - 20 June 2013 : Med Explorer :12th Annual Emergency Medicine Conference

Noordam : 25 August 2014 - 05 September 2014 : Med Explorer : Pulmonary Medicine for Primary Care Provider

Noordam : 05 September 2014 - 16 September 2014 : Mediterranean : Women's Health

Noordam : 08 October 2014 - 19 October 2014 : Mediterranean : Family Medicine

Noordam : 22 December 2014 - 29 December 2014 : Eastern Caribbean : TBA

Oosterdam : 25 May 2014 - 01 June 2014 : Alaska : Knitting group

Oosterdam: 22 June 2014 - 29 June 2014 : Alaska : NW Anesthesia Seminars

Oosterdam : 27 July 2014 - 03 August 2014 : Alaska :Quilters group

Oosterdam: 24 August 2014 - 31 August 2014 : Alaska : NW Anesthesia Seminars

Rotterdam : 26 July 2014 - 02 August 2014 : Norwegian Fjords :Insight for Living (Chuck Swindoll)

Rotterdam : 16 August 2014 - 30 August 2014 : British Isles : Knitting group

Veendam : 06 September 2014 - 13 September 2014 : Canada/NE : Gaither Homecoming Christian group

Veendam: 15 November 2014 - 02 December 2014 :17 day Hawaii : Knitting group

Veendam : 20 January 2015 - 07 February 2015 Hawaii : Jazzdagen Tours *** note about group:http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showp...5&postcount=17

Westerdam : 29 March 2014 - 05 April 2014 : Eastern Caribbean : NW Anesthesia Seminars

Westerdam : 15 April 2014 - 29 April 2014 : Panama Canal : Quilters cruise

Westerdam : 10 May 2014 - 17 May 2014 : Alaska : Women's Health

Westerdam : 31 May 2014 - 07 June 2014 : Alaska : Hematology, Oncology, Internal Medicine

Westerdam : 07 June 2014 - 14 June 2014 :Alaska :Quiltmaker Block Party group

Westerdam : 21 June 2014 - 28 June 2014 : Alaska : Piano Beginnings at Sea

Westerdam : 28 June 2014 - 05 July 2014 : Alaska : Family Medicine- Dermatology Review

Westerdam : 05 July 2014 - 12 July 2014 : Alaska : Dental Treatment Planning & Sequencing

Westerdam: 26 July 2014 - 02 August 2014 : Alaska : Medical Ethics & Legal Medicine ALSO Great Alaska Running group (100-150 pax?), and DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD.

Westerdam : 02 August 2014 - 09 August 2014 : Alaska : DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD

Westerdam: 16 August 2014 - 23 August 2014 : Alaska : Emergency Medicine

Westerdam : 23 August 2014 - 30 August 2014 : Alaska : Bridge group

Westerdam : 25 October 2014 - 01 November 2014 : Eastern Caribbean : TBA

Westerdam: 08 November 2014 - 15 November 2014: Caribbean : MasterChef group - (approx 800-900)

Westerdam : 15 November 2014 - 22 November 2014 : East Caribbean : CakeCruise group

Westerdam : 29 November 2014 - 06 December 2014 : Caribbean : DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD

Westerdam : 06 December 2014 - 13 December 2014 : Caribbean : DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD

Westerdam : 11 July 2015 - 18 July 2015 : Alaska : Lifeway & Friends Christian group

Zaandam : 30 March 2014 - 12 April 2014 : South America : NorthWest Anesthesia Seminars

Zaandam: 11 January 2015 - 30 January 2015 : S. America/Antarctic : Fun for Less group

Zuiderdam : 17 March 2014 - 28 March 2014 : Panama Canal Sunfarer : NW Anesthesia Seminars group

Zuiderdam : 07 April 2014 - 18 April 2014 : Panama Canal Sunfarer : Quilt Camp at Sea group

Zuiderdam : 14 June 2014 - 21 June 2014 : Alaska : DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD

Zuiderdam : 21 June 2014 - 28 June 2014 : Alaska : private photography workshop/group and DANCING WITH THE STARS w/ PROS AND CELEBRITIES ONBOARD

Zuiderdam : 05 July 2014 - 12 July 2014 : Alaska : NW Anesthesia Seminars

Zuiderdam : 07 November 2014 - 17 November 2014 : Panama Canal: Negotiating/Mediating Health Care Disputes

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

Carol

I see N. Amsterdam : 11 January 2015 - 18 January 2015 : Caribbean : MercyMe at Sea Christian group has been added.

Has anyone ever been on a cruise with a group like this? I have the 14 day booked...but if it's going to be a large group I might re-think it.

CJcruizer, thanks for all your hard work on keeping this thread up to date. I now don't plan a cruise until I have check your thread.:D

MercyMe at Sea Christian group. Inspirition Cruises says they expect up to 650 people and the talks/concerts will be in the evening so as to not interfere with excursions. Wonder what public areas they will be taking over? Anyone have an past experience with a group this size?

MercyMe at Sea Christian group. Inspirition Cruises says they expect up to 650 people and the talks/concerts will be in the evening so as to not interfere with excursions. Wonder what public areas they will be taking over? Anyone have an past experience with a group this size?

I am booked on this cruise and will probably cancel it. A group of 650 people will basically take over a ship that only holds 2,100 passengers. I love HAL but they are having more and more large groups on board without advising their other passengers.

bringing this to the top again, for a few days....

Carol

Carol - many, many thanks for this thread. I can now make an informed decision on whether to cruise with a 650 passenger group...or not.

surprise, surprise! on the previous thread from March, I believe someone asked or noted that the Statendam is never listed......

well..... today I found a group who will be onboard Statendam! it is a quilters group, Dec 3-15, 2014 - Sea of Cortez/Mexico cruise.

I will have it listed ( in red) on my next update

Carol

Thank you for maintaining this valuable information.

surprise, surprise! on the previous thread from March, I believe someone asked or noted that the Statendam is never listed......

 

well..... today I found a group who will be onboard Statendam! it is a quilters group, Dec 3-15, 2014 - Sea of Cortez/Mexico cruise.

 

I will have it listed ( in red) on my next update

 

Carol

That was me! I'm glad you're getting info on the Statendam and hope to see more updates.

Anyone cruised when Jazzdagen were on the ship? We are directly under the piano bar and concerned about the noise at night.

Thank you for the updates.

Thank you for the updates.

I have another to add to your list:

Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise FULL CHARTER

October 24-31 2015

Westerdam

The Pre-booking for the January 2016 LRBC will begin in September, will keep you posted on the dates and ship.

I have another to add to your list:

 

Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise FULL CHARTER

 

October 24-31 2015

 

Westerdam

 

 

 

The Pre-booking for the January 2016 LRBC will begin in September, will keep you posted on the dates and ship.

thanks! maybe it is time for a new update list, on a new thread.....

Carol

There is a second April revised update at this link/thread.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=42384076#post42384076

this thread will be closed.

Carol