Update for charters and groups 28 January 2013

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 : 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 : Country Music charter

Eurodam : 26 January 2014 - 02 February 2014 : The Jazz Cruise charter

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

Maasdam : 17 May 2014 - 24 May 2014 : 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

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 : 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 Anaesthesia Seminars group

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 : 26 January 2013 - 02 February 2013 : Western Caribbean : Christian Legacy Mission group (to be confirmed)

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

N Amsterdam : 30 March 2014 - 06 April 2014 : Eastern Caribbean : Mark Schultz & Friends group (to be confirmed)

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

Oosterdam : 30 June 2013 - 07 July 2013 : Alaska : Jazzdagen Tours group

Statendam : 04 December 2013 - 16 December 2013 : Sea of Cortez : Jazzdagen Tours group

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

Westerdam : 28 December 2013 - 04 January 2014 : Eastern Caribbean : Turning Point Ministries group (to be confirmed)

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

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Thank you

Thanks, Carol. :)

Thanks your information is really helpful.

Thank you for posting this information.

Who's taking reservations for the nude cruise??? :p

Sorry. The entry which says

N Amsterdam : 26 January 2013 - 02 February 2013 : Western Caribbean : Christian Legacy Mission group (to be confirmed)

Should be 26 January 2014 :o

Thanks for the info.

Thank you for the update.

Looks as though there are going to be fewer and fewer cruises in the Caribbean for we ordinary people to sail on.

Thanks for sharing this Carol - very good info:D

Thanks for the update!

Thank you, Carol. This information has become an important part of my cruise planning.

Wow. I'd love to know that it cost State Farm to charter the Noordam for 5 full weeks.:eek:

I know, none of my business. :rolleyes:

Thank you for posting this information. I appreciate it.

Happy to see there's no big group on my April 6th Eurodam sailing. Thanks for posting the information.

Happy to see there's no big group on my April 6th Eurodam sailing. Thanks for posting the information.

As I have said before' date=' just because I have not listed your cruise as having a group, does not guarantee that there is not one. I can only list the groups I have become aware of.

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Wow. I'd love to know that it cost State Farm to charter the Noordam for 5 full weeks.:eek:

 

I know, none of my business. :rolleyes:

I used to be in the financial services business. One of the great perks was for those of us who qualified to take our spouses, all expenses paid, to a first class resort for three or four days of living as though I could actually afford that kind of vacation...free meals, free drinks, tours and parties. I would guess that a ship charter, expecially for a company that owes a "President's Club" trip to thousands of agents and executives, the $100 or so per day pp that the cheaper cabins cost and the more expensive cabins for executives and heavy hitters is competitive with a four star resort, especially considering the company doesn't have to lay out a small fortune for meals and entertainment in addition to rooms.

We were on several Regent ships with business meetings sharing the vessel with us. One was a brokerage firm and the other a Land Rover dealership group and they were very upscale and fun to mix with. On a Carribean cruise we had a large bank hosting branch personnel who were obviously not accustomed to an eight day "open bar"and things got pretty rowdy in the MDR. I would suspect that, because most of these cruises where you're sharing the ship with Gospel or religious groups, things should be pretty quiet, especially in the bars. Take it from someone now living near Knoxville, listed yesterday as the number one bible reading city in the US of A. I'll take that over the jazz or R&B cruise any day.

Wow. I'd love to know that it cost State Farm to charter the Noordam for 5 full weeks.:eek:

 

I know, none of my business. :rolleyes:

A recent tidbit from one of the Noordam staff in a position to know: "You guys are doing great this cruise as far as alcohol consumption - I know, because I see the numbers every day - so keep it up! But you're still a far cry from our State Farm charters; they go through in the first night what you'll drink for a whole week!"

Appreciate the update. Thanks!

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Thank you for doing this. I wish I had known about this before my original cruise was canceled because of a charter group. :(

Sept. 29, 2013 - Caravel Writing Workshop, approx 40 people including some headliner authors.

I'm not expecting them to be rowdy as they have class all day and will be looking for quiet places to hole up and write during the evenings.

Would help if I gave the ship name. DOH!

Westerdam

Thanks so much for this list. I'm on the Westerdam 9/29 sailing, and the brochure originally showed it as part of a Panama Canal cruise. Then I noticed my dates didn't match and wondered what was going on. Two one-week charters from SD and after that the ship goes through the Canal.

Nice to hear a writing group is on board with me, I doubt I'll recognize any authors but maybe they'll have a public meet and sign your book session.

It looks like Fun for Less has booked an all inclusive group for this trip:

http://funforlesstours.com/tour/186/south-america-antarctica-cruise

They were on veendam with us and it was about 300 people. They did get disembarkation perks in ports and it did make for some slow tendering for the rest of us. The showroom was used in the mornings so little impact on us. I believe they had fixed dining. The members I met were friendly. They are an LDS group.

What is an LDS group?