Updated list for 2013/2014 charters & groups

I thought it might be a good idea to start a new thread for these latest updates.

2013/2014 Out of Service and Charters

Amsterdam : 12 July 2013 - 19 July 2013 : Templeton Tours charter for In Touch Ministries

Amsterdam : 05 December 2013 - 17 December 2013 : Dry dock

Eurodam : 05 January 2013 - 12 January 2013 : Delbert charter

Eurodam : 12 January 2013 - 19 January 2013 : ABC Supply Cruise charter

Eurodam : 09 February 2013 - 16 February 2013 : RSVP charter

Eurodam : 03 November 2013 - 10 November 2013 : Malt Shop Memories charter

Eurodam : 09 December 2013 - 17 December 2013 : Wet dock in Freeport, Bahamas

Eurodam : 12 January 2014 - 19 January 2014 : Smooth Jazz charter

Eurodam : 19 January 2014 - 26 January 2014 : The Jazz Cruise charter

Eurodam : 26 January 2014 - 02 February 2014 : Possible ECP charter - no details yet

Maasdam : 18 October 2013 - 25 October 2013 : Legendary Rhythm & Blues charter

Maasdam : 17 May 2014 - 24 May 2014 : Olivia charter

N Amsterdam : 20 January 2013 - 27 January 2013 : Legendary Rhythm & Blues charter

N Amsterdam : 27 January 2013 - 03 February 2013 : Olivia charter

N Amsterdam : 03 February 2013 - 10 February 2013 : Olivia charter

N Amsterdam : 22 April 2013 - 29 April 2013 : Dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas

N Amsterdam : 19 January 2014 - 26 January 2014 : Legendary Rhythm & Blues charter

N Amsterdam : 09 February 2014 - 16 February 2014 : Nude Cruise charter

Noordam : 08 April 2013 - 20 April 2013 : Dry dock

Noordam : 19 June 2013 - 26 June 2013 : State Farm charter

Noordam : 26 June 2013 - 03 July 2013 : State Farm charter

Noordam : 03 July 2013 - 10 July 2013 : State Farm charter

Noordam : 10 July 2013 - 17 July 2013 : State Farm charter

Noordam : 17 July 2013 - 24 July 2013 : State Farm charter

Oosterdam : 20 February 2013 - 03 March 2013 : Atlantis charter

Oosterdam : 21 July 2013 - 28 July 2013 : RSVP charter

Ryndam : 21 August 2013 - 31 August 2013 : Minnesota Public Radio "A Prairie Home Companion" charter

Statendam : 05 January 2013 - 17 January 2013 : Dry Dock in Freeport, Bahamas

Westerdam : 13 January 2013 - 20 January 2013 : Smooth Jazz charter

Westerdam : 20 January 2013 - 27 January 2013 : Smooth Jazz charter

Westerdam : 27 January 2013 - 03 February 2013 : Jazz Cruise charter

Westerdam : 10 February 2013 - 17 February 2013 : Gertrude Byrne charter

Westerdam : 17 February 2013 - 24 February 2013 : Soul Train Cruise charter

Westerdam : 05 October 2013 - 12 October 2013 : Soul Train Cruise charter

Westerdam : 12 October 2013 - 19 October 2013 : Smooth Jazz charter

Westerdam : 01 February 2014 - 08 February 2014 : Olivia charter

Zaandam : 04 October 2013 - 17 October 2013 : Dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas

Eurodam : 19 January 2013 - 26 January 2013 : Eastern Caribbean : Gospel Music Celebration group (Inspiration Cruises)

Eurodam : 02 February 2013 - 09 February 2013 : Eastern Caribbean : Walking in Victory group (Inspiration Cruises)

Eurodam : 20 July 2013 - 01 August 2013 : Fjords Highlands & Ireland : Northwest Anesthesia Seminars group

Maasdam : 04 January 2013 - 18 January 2013 : Southern Caribbean : JazzSea group

N Amsterdam : 13 January 2013 - 20 January 2013 : Western Caribbean : Rock & Worship group (Inspiration Cruises)

N Amsterdam : 10 February 2013 - 17 February 2013 : Western Caribbean : Quilters group

N Amsterdam : 10 November 2013 - 17 November 2013 : Eastern Caribbean : Unknown group of 1000 reported to be on this cruise

N Amsterdam : 23 February 2014 - 02 March 2014 : Western Caribbean : Sandi Patty & Friends group (Inspiration Cruises)

Noordam : 27 January 2014 - 07 February 2014 : Southern Caribbean Wayfarer : Quilters group

Volendam : 01 April 2013 - 15 April 2013 : China & Japan : Quilters group

Westerdam : 03 February 2013 - 10 February 2013 : Eastern Caribbean : Kathy Troccoli & Friends group (Inspiration Cruises)

Westerdam : 15 June 2013 - 22 June 2013 : Alaska : Quilters group

Westerdam : 22 June 2013 - 29 June 2013 : Alaska : Urban Alternative group (Inspiration Cruises)

Westerdam : 20 July 2013 - 27 July 2013 : Alaska : Turning Point Ministries group (Inspiration Cruises)

Westerdam : 03 August 2013 - 10 August 2013 : Alaska : The Wonder of the Word group (Inspiration Cruises)

Westerdam : 22 February 2014 - 01 March 2014 : Western Caribbean : Gaither Homecoming group (Inspiration Cruises)

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

Carol

Thanks, Carol. This is SO helpful! :)

Thank you, Carol. This is put together so nicely, and saves us untold research hours. Your efforts are very much appreciated!

Appreciate your taking the time to update the lists.

Thanks so much for taking the time to keep this list updated. It will certainly help many of us.

I will post an updated list from time to time. These updates will probably be posted on a Monday but not necessarily every week – just when there are sufficient new entries.

Host Walt has kindly agreed to help by closing old threads when new ones are created in the same way he does with the weekly HAL Cruisers' List. I am very grateful to him for his continued support with all this.

I do, however, need everyone's help by keeping their ears and eyes open for possible charters, groups or dry docks and posting the information here.

Weekly Standard Cruise (political magazine)

http://twscruise.com/

Internal Medicine: Cardiology (Continuing Education Cruise Conferences)

http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedescription.php?topic=Cardiology_Internal_Medicine_CME_Cruise_Caribbean_January_2013

This will be, I'm sure, very helpful.

Thank you for posting this. I was looking at a cruise on NA and see that if we book it we'll be "safe.":)

Thanks for doing this for us..........:)

Weekly Standard Cruise (political magazine)

 

http://twscruise.com/

 

Internal Medicine: Cardiology (Continuing Education Cruise Conferences)

 

http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedescription.php?topic=Cardiology_Internal_Medicine_CME_Cruise_Caribbean_January_2013

Thank you for this information. I will update the group list

Thank you so much for doing this, Carol. It is so helpful and must have been a lot of work for you. Much appreciated.

I can't take all the credit. My original list was based on information from trvlcrzy.

mafig, just because your cruise is not on the list does not guarantee that there are no groups onboard. I list all the cruises I am aware of but that does not mean that other cruises have no groups.

Carol: thank you for doing this.

You did however list Zaandam as being in drydock / Freeport 4th to

17th October 2013......Isn't she going in GBSY earlier than that this year?

She was originally scheduled for the yard visit last fall (either Hunter's in SFO or Esquimalt engraving in Victoria) ...when they dcided to ''substitue'' this for a '' at sea wet dock'' during an impromptu Vancouver-SanDiego-MexRiv voyage.

She's beyond overdue for a proper stint in the yard....

IMO

Again, Thanks for your contribution to our ship addiction !!!:D

Cheers

Carol: thank you for doing this.

 

You did however list Zaandam as being in drydock / Freeport 4th to

17th October 2013......Isn't she going in GBSY earlier than that this year?

She was originally scheduled for the yard visit last fall (either Hunter's in SFO or Esquimalt engraving in Victoria) ...when they dcided to ''substitue'' this for a '' at sea wet dock'' during an impromptu Vancouver-SanDiego-MexRiv voyage.

She's beyond overdue for a proper stint in the yard....

IMO

 

Again, Thanks for your contribution to our ship addiction !!!:D

Cheers

I am sorry but I do not know what GBSY means - not a term I have come across before.

The October dates are the latest information I have (from a previous post by Copper10-8). There doesn't appear to be any earlier gap in Zaandam's schedule to suggest it is going to be any sooner.

Can you give more information or a link to somewhere suggesting an earlier dry dock?

Thanks Carol...great information for planning purposes.:)

As for the quilters conventions, I would not worry nor avoid it. There are sewing machines set up in one classroom and maybe 25 ladies or sometimes a man or two as well. These are very nice people and should not interfere with your cruise at all.

We have had them on our dining room tables and they are very pleasant.

Some charters, though, have hundreds of participants and that can be rough. No doubt about that.

I will post an updated list from time to time. These updates will probably be posted on a Monday but not necessarily every week – just when there are sufficient new entries.

 

Host Walt has kindly agreed to help by closing old threads when new ones are created in the same way he does with the weekly HAL Cruisers' List. I am very grateful to him for his continued support with all this.

 

I do, however, need everyone's help by keeping their ears and eyes open for possible charters, groups or dry docks and posting the information here.

 

Help!

I have been away for a while and am looking for the list of HAL Cruisers, can anyone help me?

Rod

Thank you for the update on Charters.

I am sorry but I do not know what GBSY means - not a term I have come across before.

 

The October dates are the latest information I have (from a previous post by Copper10-8). There doesn't appear to be any earlier gap in Zaandam's schedule to suggest it is going to be any sooner.

 

Can you give more information or a link to somewhere suggesting an earlier dry dock?

 

Hi,

Grand Bahama Ship Yard ( Freeport)

My question was more an opinion : I thought she is simply way beyond due for a good and proper visit to the yard, specially since she had been schduled, ( initially...) for such a visit last October .....If it's now this upcoming October, so be it..

Cheers

Help!

 

I have been away for a while and am looking for the list of HAL Cruisers, can anyone help me?

 

Rod

Every Monday I start a thread which contains a list of CC members who have future HAL cruises booked.

4 days before each of these cruises I post a 'Bon Voyage' thread. Every Bon Voyage thread contains a link to the latest list.

Here is where you will find the current list (7th January).

If you have any HAL cruises booked, add a post to that thread giving the date, the ship, the length of the cruise and where you are cruising to and I will include you on next Monday's list.

As for the quilters conventions, I would not worry nor avoid it. There are sewing machines set up in one classroom and maybe 25 ladies or sometimes a man or two as well. These are very nice people and should not interfere with your cruise at all.

 

We have had them on our dining room tables and they are very pleasant.

 

Some charters, though, have hundreds of participants and that can be rough. No doubt about that.

I agree. I don't think the quilters are likely to be a rowdy bunch or take over lots of public spaces :D

I have included them on the list so that people can make up their mind whether or not they want to cruise with them :)

I agree. I don't think the quilters are likely to be a rowdy bunch or take over lots of public spaces :D

 

I have included them on the list so that people can make up their mind whether or not they want to cruise with them :)

 

Thanks, Carol,

There will be quilters on my next cruise. I'm looking forward to meeting a few of them, and maybe seeing some of their work.

I don't know if these are charters or large groups:

Jazzdagen Tours (http://www.jazzdagen.com/index.htm)

Oosterdam : 30 June 2013 - 7 July 2013 : Alaska RT Seattle

Statendam : 4 December 2013 - 16 December 2013 : Sea of Cortez

The quilters bring sewing machines with them, so just be careful you don't trip over them at embarkation.

Roz